cltmmm Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 I am looking for any information out there that someone may have on the procedures, methods, cockpit controls, limitations, etc. that Apache or Cobra pilots use to employ their cannons for aerial targets. Does anyone have any info out there? Thanks
GGTharos Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 There exists a training course for Marine Cobra pilots, as far as I am aware, and one used to exist in the past as well ... but there is no publicly available information other than that, again, AFAIK. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda
Daniel M Posted June 1, 2012 Posted June 1, 2012 "i'll put the breaks on and he'll"...wait "he's going ballistic"...no no...."time to throw the dog a bone..." yeah thats it sorry had to
cltmmm Posted June 1, 2012 Author Posted June 1, 2012 LOL... I need 30mm FCS procedures, not 2.75" :) Did you see that group of rockets he put on that Little Bird? I wish I could group them on stationary targets like that in Ka-50. Nicholas Cage is wonderful.
Daniel M Posted June 2, 2012 Posted June 2, 2012 haha, sorry my mistake :D did you try chewing bubble gum a the same time?
AlphaOneSix Posted June 2, 2012 Posted June 2, 2012 Keep in ind that doctrine states that these sort of engagements should be avoided if at all possible. That being said, there was some air-to-air training done. Note that my experience is only in regard to the U.S. Army and the AH-64A. The basic thought was, of course, to avoid air-to-air engagements of any kind. In the case of an engagement with a fixed-wing, the only training was to break off the engagement, usually by staying low and flying toward the attacker to force him into steeper dive angles and subsequent break off. During break-off, the intent was to basically run and hide. Naturally, this doesn't work so well in most case, but I think many would agree that in most cases, if a fixed-wing fighter found a helicopter, even an Apache...the helicopter is screwed unless the fighter pilot makes a mistake (or several). In cases of helicopter vs. helicopter engagements, the idea was akin to the "knife fight" analogy. That is, it was expected that if opposing helicopters got into an engagement with each other, it would only end with one or the other getting shot down (this, of course, assumes one-on-one, which would have been highly unlikely). At any rate, the training was to use Hellfires at longer ranges, and the 30mm in close. The 30mm would start out in normal operation. That is, the gunner would lock up the target, lase, and shoot, while the pilot maneuvered the aircraft as necessary for the gunner. If the engagement got really close, the 30mm would be switched to fixed forward, and the pilot would fly and shoot "fighter style".
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