ACH-47F - Fictional Mod based on CH-47F

[ANDR0ID]

Bottom line up front: An ACH-47 mod for the CH-47F, download here

Background: During the Vietnam War four CH-47s were converted into helicopter gunships, the ACH-47A also known as "Guns-A-Go-Go". Ultimately, the ACH-47 concept was abandoned in favor of dedicated gunships, like the AH-1 Cobra. This mod explores the what if had development of the ACH-47 continued into the modern day, and provides similar capabilities for those looking to have an ACH-47A in DCS. 

Mod Overview: 
1) Adds the ability to mount and fire a variety of armaments on the CH-47F
-Nose Mounted 40MM Grenade Launcher 
-Guided Missiles (Hellfire and APKWS) 
-Unguided 2.75" Rockets
-Air-to-Air Stinger 
-30MM M230 Cannons
-Increases the ammunition loadout for gunners from 600 total rounds each to 1600 each, roughly aligned with the original 1000 rounds per gun of .50 cal ammunition on the ACH-47A (we only have 3 guns on the CH-47F of 7.62MM) 
-Unlocks the M-134D minigun on the port gunner station (starboard M134 is in the code but remains disabled as it results in a crash to desktop when firing). 

2) Requires the CH-47F module to function

3) Breaks integrity check 

4) Known issues:
-Outboard Wing Pylon Mounted Weapons can be mounted without the wing being mounted.
-Wings pylons do not update when liveries are changed - I recommend using either of the "Dark Green" liveries to match. 
-Use of the wing mounted 30MM cannons prevents the use of the ramp gunner (necessary limitation to prevent crash to desktop).
-Cannot self-lase, requires an external laser designator (JTAC, other aircraft, scripts, etc.) for laser guided weapons. 

5) Requires two separate downloads/installations (ACH-47F Mod (Core Mod) and ANDR0ID Weapons Pack (saved games mod):
-ACH-47F Download Link (extract & install "coremods" and "mods" folder into your main DCS directory) 
 -ANDR0ID Weapon Pack (extract and install "mods" folder into your DCS saved games directory) 

User guide and how-to video to be provided at a later date. Please enjoy! 
 

Edited yesterday at 12:52 AM by ANDR0ID

[H60MTI]

Would this be usable with the MH-47 attachments mod to get a visually accurate MH-47G for some good old fashioned SOAR missions?

[H60MTI]

I know you said the M134 would crash on the #2 side of the bird if fired but is it able to be equipped if just using the aircraft for airfield mockup or is it completely locked out?

[ANDR0ID]

Can be compatible with the MH-47 mod, but would require updates to the CH-47.lua to support both simultaneously... possible at the user level, and I can look into making it "backwards compatible" so to speak in the future update.  

The right side M-134, and ramp M3M, can be mounted, again by editing CH-47.lua, but I left them out intentionally as I suspected they would cause most users frustration from not working properly.