I just survived a direct hit from an Igla...

[seikdel]

If anyone's bored and wants a track to watch, here's me surviving a direct hit from a 9K38 MANPAD. I was flying the rescue mission from the original deployment campaign and I decided to escort him all the way home.

 

Halfway from pickup to Nalchik, some snake-eater who's been sitting on a hill for goodness-only-knows how long finally gets his opportunity and takes his shot. He misses the Mi-8 with his first shot, and then takes a second shot at me while I'm laying down some highly-inaccurate rocket fire. I saw the shot, popped flares, but stupidly didn't abandon my attack run.

 

I knew the missile hit SOMETHING because I heard the blast, but it wasn't until I watched the track that I realized what it hit was me, and it wasn't just a glancing blow; I took the missile full in the belly of my chopper.

 

I finished my opponent off with a few rounds of 30mm HE, and then headed home to Nalchik. When I landed there, I realized what damage had been done: I was missing my front wheel. I managed to get over to the parking area and shut down, and then the mission failed and the Mi-8 complained about taking fire (while sitting parked on the ground) and disappeared. Weird.

 

Anyway, the track might be a fun watch if you don't mind fast-forwarding the in-between transit time. Any comments? Anyone else take a shot full in the gut and notice virtually no ill effects?

 

Can't believe I survived that!.zip

[ShuRugal]

when i did that one, the 8 got nailed by three from that snake eater before i took him out. somehow, the rescue bird still managed to get all the way back to nalchik, and landed three meters short of the runway, at which point i got the mission failed notice. but it still let me go on to the next mission, i think because i had got the success notice after the 8 lifted off with the pilot.

[Shein]

One time I had a missile go *through* my S-8 pod, but not explode. I watched it in slow motion... wish I had saved the track!

[213]

the missile is wider than the tube. if it went through, it's because it did not contact the collision model.

[Jona33]

When flying the Narzan valley one I saw an Igla heading right for me in the Skhval. Too late too do anything it blew up right on the nose. I was expecting to start the plummeting and I recieved no damage at all. I was so happy. Even more happy when I unleashed my own missile right into his face.

[Yurgon]

On this particular mission I even took 3 manpad hits, yet there was almost no damage to my chopper.

 

The "MISSION FAILED" message appears to be a common bug. Happened to me when the Mi-8 shut down, happened to a buddy of mine, happened to BeachAV8R, and we could all advance in the campaign without reflying the mission.

[Rusty_M]

In that same mission, the Mi-8 took a couple of glancing hits, as did my wingman. I also got the mission failed message when he was landing (shaking all over the place as he did so), but was able to continue to the next mission. Odd, but I don't really care. The flying experience is more important. In fact I'd turn off the "mission success" and "mission failed" if I could.

[Speed]

It would be awesome if weapons had a very slight chance of not detonating... you might hear a bang, look around, and see an Igla lodged in your tail or near your exhaust outlet or something.... talk about "pucker factor" :D

 

Anyway, are we sure that when they editted the mission for Black Shark 2, they didn't accidentally turn on invincibility?

[Jona33]

I am so happy about the fact you were so happy, but I am also disappointed you didn't explode :huh: :D

 

Hmmmmmm. Let me think about that one. :)