AN/APR-39

[ENO]

One of my regulars over at the Firehouse posted this over in the SimHQ pages but is not able to post here because of reasons we're trying to get squared away. Anyway, he has some experience with the Huey's that were deployed in 91 into the Sandbox and remarked that this piece of equipment is a badly needed tool in the modern battlefield.

 

Him and I were talking about it in a mission last night so I thought I'd put this up here in his place.

 

 

http://simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/3798026/AN_APR_39_please#Post3798026

 

Any thoughts on the matter would be great!

[AlphaOneSix]

I get the feeling that the biggest threat to the Huey in most DCS scenarios is going to be IR-guided MANPADS and unguided AAA. The APR-39 only helps against radar threats, so while I agree it would be nice, it probably wouldn't be as helpful as suggested.

 

The version modelled in the sim predates the installation of the APR-39, I believe...or maybe it's not American...I'm not sure.

 

I love the computer voice from the APR-39, if that couldn't be modelled, then it's just not worth it in my opinion. ;)

[TimeKilla]

I'll put a vote in to for this! :thumbup:

[sorcer3r]

The APR-39 only helps against radar threats, so while I agree it would be nice, it probably wouldn't be as helpful as suggested.

 

In a package with some Ka-50 it would be very usefull on some servers.

 

This or some other features/upgrades would be nice. Then it would be easier to fly the huey without an accurate start-up procedure ;)

[IonicRipper]

I don't think the Ka-50 has any radars... Its been a while since i climbed into its cockpit, though. I could be wrong.

[sorcer3r]

I don't think the Ka-50 has any radars... Its been a while since i climbed into its cockpit, though. I could be wrong.

 

Yes, I thought about coop missions on the same side because the Ka50 has no RWR and the Huey no LWS. So together they could live longer. :D

[159th_Falcon]

I love the computer voice from the APR-39, if that couldn't be modelled, then it's just not worth it in my opinion. ;)

Hmmm A computer that would not be able to simulate a computer generated voice. :megalol::megalol::megalol::megalol:

[Sundowner.pl]

The version modelled in the sim predates the installation of the APR-39, I believe...or maybe it's not American...I'm not sure.

The version of Huey we have is 1988+ because of the composite rotor blades, and NVG compatible equipment. The earliest RWR sensors installation I could find on the Huey was in mid 1970s, and the first prototype looked pretty strange too ;)

 

 

Although the XM130 and ALQ-144 countermeasures got to the line helicopters quicker than the RWR, I have pictures from 1978 of a ex-UH-1D with those and still no RWR blisters. Throughout 1980 most helicopters got the blisters, and many got sensors. Then in the Operation Just Cause Hueys were used in C² role - those were pretty much top of the line with all* the gismos bolted on, and that was 1989.

 

* ALQ-144 IR jammer, M130 countermeasures dispensers, NVG, "Striela kit", HF radios with scramblers, Doppler navigation and radio altimeters - only fancy things missing were INS and ECM.

 

PS. Side note: there were 17 US Army UH-1H Hueys in Panama, and they scored most missions and flight hours (both day and night) of any type used in that operation... and that was when Blackhawks and Apaches were the workhorses already.

[Erk104]

Yes the Nose Bilsters were on all of our birds. Obviously an 80s upgrade. All of the DCS birds have the nose blisters modeled. We just need the RWR now... :thumbup: