OH-58 Kiowa Warrior comes to Arma2

[reconteam 19]

Great work on the Kiowa, a shame it still doesn't have a replacement in real life however.

[Punisher5555 0]

You have a public key for this?

[(st6)predator 0]

You have a public key for this?

Good Question !:D

[alesh 107]

OH-58D. Retex Southy's basic 3D model.

http://forums.bistudio.com/showpost.php?p=1673679&postcount=2962

Edited July 6, 2010 by alesh

[WallyJas 10]

Guys, the version of the Kiowa I am using in A2 has some kind of stealth feature on it ....... IGLA and other missiles etc do not want to shoot at me. :)

[eble 3]

Guys, the version of the Kiowa I am using in A2 has some kind of stealth feature on it ....... IGLA and other missiles etc do not want to shoot at me. :)

Lo Mate,

I've not come across this problem before, everything seems to shoot me down just fine.

Could you let me know what factions you are using?

Is the helicopter empty when you use it or does it have US pilots?

What trrops are trying to shoot you down?

Place an Tunguska and fly towards it, you shouldn't last more than a few seconds at most :)

@Alesh awesom work mate - sending PM :)

[WallyJas 10]

Okie doke ... well I am using empty 58's, either the Hellfire/FFAA or the Hellfire/50cal. I am an ACE Pilot (no reference to my flying abilities) and I have an ACE Pilot as my gunner.

I can fly up to the Tungusta and kill in with my 50cal. He does notice me but only at about 300m out and he only uses his guns, not his missiles.

Wally 1 - Tungusta 0

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Shit hot textures Alesh .... you need to show them to Punisher :)

[WallyJas 10]

Guys, I am wanting to place an empty Kiowa and then assign an AI pilot to the spotters position. I understand that I can use the 'this moveinGunner vehicle' line in most vehicles, but it does not work for the Kiowa. What position do I need to give for the spotter in the Kiowa?

[manzilla 1]

Guys, I am wanting to place an empty Kiowa and then assign an AI pilot to the spotters position. I understand that I can use the 'this moveinGunner vehicle' line in most vehicles, but it does not work for the Kiowa. What position do I need to give for the spotter in the Kiowa?

Commander or Cargo?

[WallyJas 10]

Tried 'Cargo' and 'Commander' as well and no joy with them unfortunately.

[manzilla 1]

Hmmmm not sure then. I'll check.

[fetus114 16]

I really enjoy flying this helicopter around.

Thanks!

Edited October 24, 2010 by Fetus

[eble 3]

all thanks appreciated :)

This addon isn't dead quite yet, tho I suspect this addons might be almost as old as some people playing the game :)

[Punisher5555 0]

OH-58 F announced.

http://www.army.mil/-news/2010/10/28/47230-kiowa-enhancements-to-give-aging-warrior-new-life/

Kiowa enhancements to give aging warrior new life

Oct 28, 2010

By Master Sgt. Doug Sample

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Oct. 27, 2010) -- The Kiowa Warrior OH-58D, the Army's primary armed reconnaissance scout aircraft in Iraq and Afghanistan, is about to get a makeover that will extend its life well into the future.

Col. Robert Grigsby, project manager for the Kiowa Warrior Product Management Office, Redstone Arsenal, Ala., told aviation writers during the 2010 Association of the U.S. Army's Annual Meeting and Exhibition Tuesday that a new equipment package planned for the OH-58D includes such items as an upgraded sensor, digital inter-cockpit communications, and software for enhanced situational awareness that will keep the aircraft fighting for years to come.

"Once the Army determines what the path to the future is for the armed aerial scout, that will determine how long the Kiowa Warrior will be in the inventory," he said. "What we've done is provide the capability to keep this aircraft viable while the Army makes that decision. "

Several upgrades are slated for the OH-58D, which will be re-designated as the F model, but perhaps the greatest with will be the level-2 Manned-Unmanned teaming. Grigsby said this technology will enable Kiowa aviators to receive and transmit full motion video between other aircraft to include unmanned aerial vehicles. Working with the Army Aviation Applied Technology Directorate at Fort Eustis, Va., the system was successfully tested in July 2009 and recently integrated into the aircraft.

"This is the first opportunity for the scout aircraft to have the same capability that was put into the Apache fleet and (it will) give them the opportunity to see data in their cockpit that's coming in from UAVs of a potential target area. This gives them situational awareness prior to coming on the scene and (and enables them to) be able to rapidly engage the target."

Kiowa pilots will now be able to transmit their own sensor data to troops on the ground as well.

Among several other improvements to the aircraft will be an advanced Nose Mounted Electro Optical Sensor, improved cockpit control hardware, full-color multi-function displays, and digital HELLFIRE missile future upgrades.

Grigsby said all these changes will make the Kiowa Warrior more effective on the battlefield. "What it will do in my opinion is provide an aircraft that is more suited to the operational environment in which our Soldiers are having to fly in, and allow them to provide better support to the warfighter on the ground."

For an aircraft the Army has relied on for 39 years and seen its share of combat, the upgrades could not come at a better time. Grigsby noted that since 2001, the Kiowa accounts for nearly 50 percent of reconnaissance and attack missions flown in Iraq and Afghanistan, the highest of all Army aviation assets. He added that while the aircraft is designed to fly about 14 flight hours per month, the operational tempo from supporting two wars has resulted in the OH-58D pulling lots of overtime.

"We are flying an average 85-90 hours per month on these aircraft because the warfighter wants them flying. They depend on the Kiowa Warrior being there when they need them. "

Meanwhile, Grigsby said changes to the OH-58 platform will come over time. "It's an incremental approach to how we upgrade the aircraft, to get it where it needs to be and provide the warfighter with this enhanced capability," he added.

He said upgrades such as the reinforced floor armor is being install now, while the man-ummanned teaming system is scheduled to be installed in 2011. The Army plans for the OH-58F model to begin fielding in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2015.

In the meantime, Grigsby said the Army intends to bolster its inventory of the OH58D by continuing to convert older OH-58A models. There are currently 331 Kiowa aircraft on hand after losing 44 of them since 2003 to enemy fire and accidents.

"We have an authorization to go out and buy wartime replacement aircraft, so what we are doing is taking Alpha model OH58s and converting them into D models. The plan is to eventually convert to new metal production aircraft as we move forward and the supply of OH-58A's dries up."

[NutzMcKracken 17]

OH-58 F announced.

can you say OA UAV systems integration with the Kiowa? Sounds cool for an idea relating to a interface system while being the co-pilot/gunner of the Kiowa!

[Punisher5555 0]

can you say OA UAV systems integration with the Kiowa? Sounds cool for an idea relating to a interface system while being the co-pilot/gunner of the Kiowa!

The Cav is being reorganized.

The new units make up will be Shadow UAV's and OH-58D's roughly half/half. One or two units will come online sometime in the next year.

UAV operators will be scouting and then when they see something they will direct the 58D's to the scene.

[PuFu 4591]

I'd actually love to see some more info about it. Images of the new systems and cockpit panels etc..

[Punisher5555 0]

I'd actually love to see some more info about it. Images of the new systems and cockpit panels etc..

They are just pulling in the first airframe to be the prototype. Mostly still just on paper/powerpoint.

In the meantime we could start a petition/poll for BIS to release the 58D from VBS2.

Did you ever finish your ACE version pufu?

[soldier2390 0]

They are just pulling in the first airframe to be the prototype. Mostly still just on paper/powerpoint.

In the meantime we could start a petition/poll for BIS to release the 58D from VBS2.

Did you ever finish your ACE version pufu?

yeah i agree...i would love to see a proper OH-58D come from bis, not that the work southy and all else who contributed wasnt good but hell that thing as servived 3 major games and still in the fight...it needs to finally be layed to rest!!!

so i would love to see BIS come out with the OH-58D in a future patch! its not like its hard to port from VBS2(specailly with the skills BIS Dev's have). and alot of BIS A2\OA models are already VBS2 ports(IIRC), and the VBS2 Kiowa is a very, very nicely made model! so how bout it BIS.....Please???????

and yeah pufu...hows your Kiowa coming along?

Dave,

[PuFu 4591]

They are just pulling in the first airframe to be the prototype. Mostly still just on paper/powerpoint.

In the meantime we could start a petition/poll for BIS to release the 58D from VBS2.

Did you ever finish your ACE version pufu?

No, it is almost done, i just sort of lost interest in it for the moment, plus i haven't had much time to spare. I promise i will finish it in the near future.

Sorry southy for stealing your thread once more

Edited October 28, 2010 by PuFu

[eble 3]

no worries at all mate I think we all wouldn't mind an updated OH58 at some point :)

[CameronMcDonald 146]

No, it is almost done, i just sort of lost interest in it for the moment, plus i haven't had much time to spare. I promise i will finish it in the near future.

Sorry southy for stealing your thread once more

BTRT or death. >:|

[soldier2390 0]

No, it is almost done, i just sort of lost interest in it for the moment, plus i haven't had much time to spare. I promise i will finish it in the near future.

Sorry southy for stealing your thread once more

thats good to hear! i dont remember how far along it was the last i seen a pic of it(and it could have been an old pic idk), so is there any chance you can tease us with a few new pics please?

Dave,

[WallyJas 10]

No, it is almost done, i just sort of lost interest in it for the moment, plus i haven't had much time to spare. I promise i will finish it in the near future.

Any updates on this guys?

[xeno426 10]

I get a "No entry 'bin\config.bin/CfgModels/Default.sections" error when i try to use it in the editor

I get the error as well, though no other issues that I've noticed. I'm running an AMD HD 6870 card.