Most memorable write up I had to work on in Afghanistan was "MMS does not work in O.F.F. position" I had to ask the pilot what precisely he thought OFF position meant. "Official obviously" he said.

@richardhockey8442

Ай бұрын

did you add a label on the button 'MMS does work with this switch set to this position: feature, not defect'

@armyfreak9389

Ай бұрын

@@richardhockey8442 No, but I did the next best thing, print out the section of the manual pertaining to the operation modes and highlighted OFF for him.

@mannyram9717

Ай бұрын

Was that an Officer or a Warrant? I have a guess which😂

@armyfreak9389

Ай бұрын

@@mannyram9717 well, lets just say he would have won the "most likely to get lost on a land nav course" award

I am insanely excited to relive my childhood through DCS. I need to download the Gunship 2000 MIDI soundtrack from someplace.

@FuzzyKedama

Ай бұрын

For me, in terms of Gunship 2000, I preferred the soundtrack on the PS1 port of that game. Definitely gonna be blasting that. That and the Base Music from Longbow 1 haha

I am so stoked about the release of this aircraft. Everything I'm seeing looks like a true study-level mod. But you're the expert.

We're gunna need these in playlist when you've got a minute!

Casmo, your tutorials are awesome. Very well explained, and I still remember your magic whiteboard learning helicopters in DCS several years ago. Keep up the good work!

I love the way they have done the camera

Your videos have convinced me to place trust in the Kiowa and plan to buy it. Fantastic videos.

It's so cool to see all this implemented already at release. 😊 This will be a lot of fun.

Sheesh two videos in one day!? Ur a boss casmo! Thank you for your efforts sir!

Flipping switches and turning knobs is quite a bit easier on my poor little brain than multiple MFDs with menus and submenus…

Now this is going to be super cool. Makes the Kiowa into a little Apache, but better because it's above the rotor instead of on the nose.

"Unlike The Apache Where Hopefully You Remember What The Number Is " Had me rolling 🤣🤣🤣

Thanks for info and another great video!

TRIGGERED!

Your pumping these out!! 🫡😎🔥

Starting out like an Apache video 🤘🏽🔥

You are on fire, man! Take care.

ok. it has to be release next week ;)

learning alot from you, sir..

Makes me want to wear my old A2CU’s, watch Firebirds with panties on my head and cry myself to sleep until this comes out for us mere peasants😂😂

@richardhockey8442

Ай бұрын

remember the incantation 'I am the Greatest!'

Offset acquire/track also used to correct/adjust hit spot to minimize overspill/underspill and increase Pk for the engagement. IRL, I would've adjusted to the cab area to improve likelihood of target destruction vs the chance of the missile puching through the bed and impacting the ground instead of critical structure of the vehicle. I don't know how DCS models damage, but I have already seen videos of HF and APKWS misses due to accepting point track as putting the laser on target.

@ 3:40 Have you guys ever visited the great closed carrots of Egypt?

thx for the video :) since the mms has no lasersearch/track, have you a hellfire seeker indication (like in the apache) if it picks up a (buddy)lasercode?

For any IRL kiowa pilots, did the copilot using their cyclic to interact with the mms ever interfere with pilot flying? I assume the cyclics are interconnected.

That laser offset trick is awesome. Any idea if that was the intended use, or as it designed to just kind of allow you to keep an eye on one target and then pop quickly over to another one nearby?

Great Video thanks, Does anyone know what the "MT" after the laser range in the MMS stands for

Will you make a video about the Pilot Display Unit (PDU)? Thanks!

Point Track and Area Track... man, if only MTADS had that feature...

Casmo does the kiowa have some sort of weight on skids to prevent the weapons from fring on the ground? , and what about the laser on the sight? Can that be fired from the ground?

Bravo Casmo!!! Question, is there an option to change the color of the MFD from black to white?

@CasmoTV

Ай бұрын

Yes

the MMS search is a bit like the automatic horizontal scan on the Ka-50 Shkval, yes?

@vincentvoncarnap2473

Ай бұрын

i didnt even know the ka50 had that

My prediction is Tuesday!!!

Whats the release for this one this is the first Ive seen of this one.

Hey Casmo. Can you explain why a scout helo would be deployed to actively engage targets when you have other assets that you could call in? I'm assuming there are any number of scenarios possible. I guess what I'm asking is why wouldn't you just have an apache hit targets?...

@CasmoTV

Ай бұрын

I know you’re asking a legit question but it comes from a place of a lot of missing context. How about this- why aren’t all cars actually semi trucks? They can travel just as far, they can carry more stuff and people… so why don’t we all just drive semi trucks? When you dissect that question and come to an answer, try and modify that answer to fit your original question. Hope this helps.

What I always wanted to know is what is up with those helmets completely covering the lower part of the face. It's often seen worn by Blackhawk crews as well.

@CasmoTV

Ай бұрын

Mandible shield to protect from injury.

@erazorDev

Ай бұрын

@@CasmoTV Thanks.

can the KW buddy lase for fixed wing aircraft like A-10s if it needs to or is the buddy lasing capability only for hellfire equipped vehicles like the apache?

@swatstar98

Ай бұрын

Any weapon with a laser code western style, GBU-10/12, laser maverick, apkws, etc.

Just a short gear question: What are you using for lookaround and focus in your MFDs? it looks very effective

@CasmoTV

Ай бұрын

My zoom?

@nimitzg

Ай бұрын

@CasmoTV Yep, zoom

Is the TIS still useful for engaging targets at night? Will be interesting using and coping with a more antiquated flir suite

@CasmoTV

Ай бұрын

It’s less capable than FLIR

Was the Kiowa the first rotary wing platform to have a mask mounted sensor? Apache didn’t have anything till the D variant in the high 90’s right? Didn’t know the Kiowa was such a pioneer, noice!!

@CasmoTV

Ай бұрын

First glass cockpit too.

@kmcnelley1981

Ай бұрын

@@CasmoTV no one likes a bragger. But that is pretty cool too.

@kmcnelley1981

Ай бұрын

Just so curious now, how much of the Kiowa played a role in forming the modern JTAC.

I understand the whole concept behind the combat ready series and how the goal is not to overload people and to just give them a picked and chosen selection of key info so that they can jump straight in. But there is a few cases where i would really like it to be explained a little bit deeper. Stuff like first versus last on the laser and how this might affect things. You know the stuff where you point out that it exists and then kind of just say "we're not really going to get into that because its just kind of a niche and most people won't ever use it". I dont know but that just makes me incredibly curious. Would you ever consider (after the main combat ready series' for an aircraft are over) doing some videos that talk about those niche systems and functions that everyone glances over? There are a lot of people like me who would live to know how or why these things work.

@CasmoTV

Ай бұрын

Maybe one day but I’m certain that “for instance” isn’t modeled in DCS

@heyviper1238

Ай бұрын

@@CasmoTV yeah definitely get that. A lot of stuff just flat out doesn't do anything but it does still leave me curious as to why it existed in the airframe and what the theory behind the system was. Maybe good podcast material with a couple of other sme's?

6:37 "Triggered" lmao

Area track is the “ ground stabilize” mentioned in other videos right?

@CasmoTV

Ай бұрын

What other videos?

@flightsimulatoradventures7246

Ай бұрын

@@CasmoTV 104 mavericks.

So, Casmo, will this be sold on Steam as well as in the DCS ED store website? I'd read someone summarizing some Polychop folk who claimed it was ED website only. Any idea?

@CasmoTV

Ай бұрын

Not sure

😁👍

Is the x on the windshield a fun sight? Is it marked with a grease pencil?

@CasmoTV

Ай бұрын

Keep watching and you’ll see.

Since the off position starts with the MMS facing backwards. Does that mean you can slew it all the way to look back ? If not. How far can the MMS look to the sides ?

@CasmoTV

Ай бұрын

It has 190 deg rotation.

could you do a video, one day on how to wake out the AA guns on the airports with just guns, if there is a way.

Make sure all this training is annotated on your 7122 in CAFRS lol

I can't seem to get point track or area track to do anything. No box around the target, no brackets, nothing. Also is there a ground stabilize for trying to spot on the move?

@CasmoTV

Ай бұрын

Area track does that

@Solo6R

Ай бұрын

@@CasmoTV I'll keep trying I guess, but I feel like I'm missing something because neither one of them does anything for me. Can't see or think of any steps I'd be missing, it's pretty straight forward from what I can tell.

@CasmoTV

Ай бұрын

@@Solo6R yeah it is… hmm. Are you in manual mode and then hitting area track?

@Solo6R

Ай бұрын

@@CasmoTV Ah, I bet that's it!

@CasmoTV

Ай бұрын

@Solo6R hope so. Good luck

Can the Kiowa carry apkws?

@CasmoTV

Ай бұрын

Yes

Le algorithm.

Needs more fortunate son.

Don't tell me I'll have to mow the chin window grass?? ;)

I do wish you were doing these not in VR as the clarity would be better but they have all been packed full of information.

@CasmoTV

Ай бұрын

This isn’t VR

@ImpendingJoker

Ай бұрын

@@CasmoTV Ah, my apologies.

@paulk.8681

Ай бұрын

Just FYI, when someone records VR gameplay, they are typically recording the mirror display that’s rendered on the 2D screen and has the same clarity as 2D gameplay. Unless I misunderstood what you meant by clarity

Is the line flicker on the display realistic? I hope it is not, then we have a chance it is gone until release, horrible to watch :P

@CasmoTV

Ай бұрын

Bro this isn’t some fifth gen fighter. This is what stuff looked like before 2010. Maybe this isn’t for you.