Laser designation from helicopters feature?

[PELHAM 10]

Edit: I had forgotten/didn't know about the Wildcat/Venom before I posted this. I think I mean - can we have laser designation on the Comanche / Apache?

2nd Edit: RobertHammer just mentioned the BD Helfire mod - just what I wanted. If only there was a way to slave the 30mm cannon to the pilot's vision? Bet someone tells me we already have that too!? :D

I downloaded the MI-28 Havok mod for Arma 2 today and noticed that it has an option to laser designate for other vehicles.

This is a great option - I know the UK upgraded Apache MK1 has this feature (eye-safe laser). Will it be in Arma 3?

Picture of me designating for an F35B. It's SP - I'm the gunner in the Havok - all other vehicles are piloted by AI.

PS For the F35b you need to remove other weapons or it will use canon and sidewinders first. Name it F35Bveh and add the following to init.

F35Bveh setVehicleAmmo 0.0;
{F35Bveh removeMagazines _x} forEach (magazines F35Bveh);
{F35Bveh removeWeapon _x} forEach (weapons F35Bveh);
{F35Bveh addMagazine "2Rnd_GBU12"} forEach [1,2,3,4];
F35Bveh addWeapon "BombLauncherF35";
{F35Bveh addMagazine "120Rnd_CMFlare_Chaff_Magazine"} forEach [1,2];
F35Bveh addWeapon "CMFlareLauncher";
F35Bveh setFuel 1;

Edited June 24, 2011 by PELHAM

[Tonci87 163]

Ther are already some helis in Arma that have the ability to lase for the fastmovers. Example: Venom transport chopper

[PELHAM 10]

Ther are already some helis in Arma that have the ability to lase for the fastmovers. Example: Venom transport chopper

Thanks - didn't know that, will have to look at the venom. This game has so many aspects to it lol. I wonder what else I have missed.

[Smurf 12]

There is some vanilla aircraft\helo that can self-designate laser targets? (without tab-locking)

[PELHAM 10]

There is some vanilla aircraft\helo that can self-designate laser targets? (without tab-locking)

Yep - I had also forgotten about the BAF Wildcat! I think I mean can we have laser designation from the BAF Apache lol?

[Smurf 12]

Yep - I had also forgotten about the BAF Wildcat! I think I mean can we have laser designation from the BAF Apache lol?

Nah, with the Wildcat (and the Venom) you can only designate targets for others, not for your own missiles. Witch is silly for a helo like the Viper ou Apache.

[Big Dawg KS 6]

Nah, with the Wildcat (and the Venom) you can only designate targets for others, not for your own missiles. Witch is silly for a helo like the Viper ou Apache.

You can self-designate. Haven't you tried BD Hellfire? ;)

[Smurf 12]

Haven't you tried BD Hellfire? ;)

Dunno what is. :confused:

[roberthammer 582]

Dunno what is. :confused:

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=103458&highlight=Missile

[PELHAM 10]

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=103458&highlight=Missile

RobertHammer be praised thats just what I've needed all my Arma 2 life!

Similar to what they have on the Havok but a little better. The pilot can select Laser Marker and point it with the aircraft to buildings etc. You can then command the gunner to target laser target and kill the building with a hellfire. Excellent!

That's what we need in Arma 3.

Thats one problem I have - so many mods it's hard to get what you want :confused:.

[Big Dawg KS 6]

Similar to what they have on the Havok but a little better. The pilot can select Laser Marker and point it with the aircraft to buildings etc. You can then command the gunner to target laser target and kill the building with a hellfire. Excellent!

That's what we need in Arma 3.

Thats one problem I have - so many mods it's hard to get what you want :confused:.

Good deal glad someone is appreciating it. I do think BIS could do it better though.

RobertHammer be praised thats just what I've needed all my Arma 2 life!

Yes RobertHammer, praise you... :rolleyes:

[Smurf 12]

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=103458&highlight=Missile

Oh well... Have to appeal to mods since CWC to do this, which is a shame. Hope to see this as standard in A3 (and much more that have to be moded in since day 0).

(BD seems better since the AI don´t try to throw the helo in the laser target ¬¬)

[Big Dawg KS 6]

Oh well... Have to appeal to mods since CWC to do this, which is a shame.

Hey if there was nothing to mod in there wouldn't be any appeal to the game for some of us. ;)

[PELHAM 10]

Good deal glad someone is appreciating it. I do think BIS could do it better though.

Yes RobertHammer, praise you... :rolleyes:

:D OK praise him for telling me about it, praise you x2 for making it.

[Laqueesha 474]

At the moment in ArmA 2, whenever a helicopter gunner laser designates a target, the pilot starts spazzing out and starts flying away, rather than staying still.