Smoke markers for Huey

[Galwran]

I would like to give the door gunners (or the pilots, it doesn't really matter) the possibility to deploy smoke grenades as seen in Huey documentaries that have been posted on this forum.

 

I know that you can fire WP Hydras, but that takes away a lot of firepower that you could otherwise carry. By dropping smoke grenades (in different colors, please) you could mark safe landing zones or mark hostile targets for your CAS assets. Also, having a smoke marker on the ground would be a very good reference point when you are communicating with fast jets that are supporting you.

 

 

Actually, I just realized that I could propably do this with a script, smokemarker_on_unit. If that works on a flying unit, that is. I must try this at home :huh:

[WolfK33]

Yeah, I would like that too !

And when that smoke would move with the wind to give you the wind direction like the white smoke from the chimneys and not just stand straight up like the smoke markers in mission that would be even better !

[Galwran]

Yeah, I would like that too !

And when that smoke would move with the wind to give you the wind direction like the white smoke from the chimneys and not just stand straight up like the smoke markers in mission that would be even better !

 

Oh, I didn't even think of that! That would be super

[Sundowner.pl]

Don't forget the rotor down-wash ;)

 

But that's something for ED to chew on, not Belsimtek.

[Galwran]

OK, I got this to work. But it looks stupid, because the smoke marker starts smoking in the air :megalol: But better than nothing!

 

Here is how:

Create two triggers:

 

First trigger:

TYPE:

Switched condition

name: whatever

 

CONDITIONS:

flag is true , flag=123,

 

ACTIONS:

smoke marker on unit (pilot1)

flag off 123

 

Second trigger:

TYPE:

Mission start

name: doesn't matter

 

ACTIONS:

radio item add for group, helicopter group 1, flag=123, name=drop smoke on the ground

 

 

Then while flying you can drop smoke with the radio menu. I will try to make this work with a cockpit button or something simpler...

[todd022]

GREAT idea! I remember the blackshark has colored flares you can drop...should be do-able to make it smoke from the huey. I like the radio idea. I remember in the book Low Level Hell (about an OH-6 "loach" pilot) the pilot would call out "mark mark" and the gunner would drop smoke.

[wess24m]

I "settle" for an animation and a trigger so you could say, this vehicle or this soldier fires/throws smoke here. Right now in my missions all my soldiers should be playing professional baseball with the canon's for arms they have.

[BIGNEWY]

my door gunners want to throw smoke grenades out of the door ( they told me lol)

[Vlerkies]

:lol: