Nealius Posted March 30 Posted March 30 It was said that we would not be getting the UPK-23 because it was only ever used on export variants of the Hind. But ED's F-5E has various options for export variants, our F-16 gets a triple-rail Maverick that was never operationally used, the FA-18 has a cheek-mounted LANTIRN that was never used by USN or USMC, and the BS3 has a third wing pylon that doesn't even exist in real life. We should have the UPK-23 to recreate the Hind in export usage. 6
Raffi75 Posted March 30 Posted March 30 I agree. Mi-24 without UPK-23 is like a man without a hand. If Mi-8 has UPK-23 in its armament then what is the problem of adding it to Hind. 3 2
Nealius Posted March 30 Author Posted March 30 Particularly with the Afghanistan map. Polish Hinds almost exclusively had the UPK-23 when operating out of Ghazni.
AeriaGloria Posted April 2 Posted April 2 I think it would offer interesting gameplay as a more accurate weapon then S-5/8, but still less accurate then the nose gun atleast horizontally. Wouldn’t have the range of the rockets, but would open up being able to snipe single units in a way you need the majority of a rocket pod for. EDIT: damn, let me back track! I just read about its export use, 1. it required a separate position on the weapon selector; which would deter from the 100% USSR version we have. 2. And a bigger deal for me, it did not have CCIP! You have to aim manually! In such a case, your only aiming aid would be the scale telling you approximate range to target. So I rest my case, it might not actually be that accurate unless you were 2-3 corrections in. And barely more accurate than using it from Mi-8. Big sad 2 Black Shark Den Squadron Member: We are open to new recruits, click here to check us out or apply to join! https://blacksharkden.com
Raffi75 Posted April 2 Posted April 2 UPK-23 is a great can opener, if you know what I mean. Adding it to the game would definitely give more fun than the useless, nobody needs GL AP-30. ED was able to adapt more than one airframe to their technical idea that one more or less won't make a difference to anyone, and the pleasure of destroying enemy units would be immeasurable.
HC_Official Posted April 2 Posted April 2 +1 I too would like the pew pew power of these canons under my control No more pre-orders Click here for tutorials for using Virpil Hardware and Software Click here for Virpil Flight equipment dimensions and pictures. .
Stratos Posted May 11 Posted May 11 100% agree! I don't understand anything in russian except Davai Davai!
AeriaGloria Posted Tuesday at 04:34 PM Posted Tuesday at 04:34 PM On 4/2/2025 at 6:35 AM, HC_Official said: +1 I too would like the pew pew power of these canons under my control On 5/11/2025 at 3:29 AM, Stratos said: 100% agree! Even without CCIP? Black Shark Den Squadron Member: We are open to new recruits, click here to check us out or apply to join! https://blacksharkden.com
Raffi75 Posted Tuesday at 09:39 PM Posted Tuesday at 09:39 PM 5 hours ago, AeriaGloria said: Even without CCIP? Yes, I would agree to that. All it takes is tracer bullets, and I can work out the aiming correction myself. On 3/30/2025 at 12:12 PM, Nealius said: Particularly with the Afghanistan map. Polish Hinds almost exclusively had the UPK-23 when operating out of Ghazni.
Stratos Posted Wednesday at 10:22 AM Posted Wednesday at 10:22 AM 17 hours ago, AeriaGloria said: Even without CCIP? Yes, some close action and tracers will do it. This and two gunners at same time without losing hardpoints use and I will be in Hind heaven. I don't understand anything in russian except Davai Davai!
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