included Ability to unload the mast radar

[Stratos]

I will like to be able to select to fly without the radar on top of the mast.

[oyen20]

the radar won't be available at launch and it probably won't be forced to have it on the apache because most of them didn't use one

 

[kseremak]

On 6/15/2021 at 12:16 PM, oyen20 said:

the radar won't be available at launch and it probably won't be forced to have it on the apache because most of them didn't use one

 

 

Radar functionality won't be available, but the mast itself may be there. It is very heavy and placed on top of the mast. It changes Apache handling significantly. That's the reason why in real life Apache D usually fly without it.

Edited July 13, 2021 by kseremak

[Tank50us]

On 6/15/2021 at 5:16 AM, oyen20 said:

the radar won't be available at launch and it probably won't be forced to have it on the apache because most of them didn't use one

 

 

yeah, on average, one in four Longbows will carry the radar, and data-link with the others for targeting data.

[ApacheDoctor]

Most of the time it was flown without it for capability wise. The China Hat (dero) unit remained. But it was a weight savings measure. 

[Magot]

Hi all,

 

@ED

Will be available both verison of the AH-64D?

Will be possible to unmount the radar as an attack version?

 Because AH-64D exist in two version:

[Bedouin]

We will start by getting the one with out the radar, and then i will come later... acording to ED themselves..

[ApacheDoctor]

23 hours ago, Magot said:

Hi all,

 

@ED

Will be available both verison of the AH-64D?

Will be possible to unmount the radar as an attack version?

 Because AH-64D exist in two version:

It’s the same airframe. Only difference is the installation of a few parts, a few plugs, and boom…FCR is installed. 

[AlphaOneSix]

To be fair, ED have not said that the FCR will be removeable. I mean, I hope it is, and it would make sense that it would be removeable...I'm just saying it hasn't been announced to be removeable and all the pictures show it installed.

[Sleepy]

To avoid confusion, I've edited this post due to it being merged with a request rather than a question.

Edited September 12, 2021 by Sleepy
See above.

[Remco]

Considering the radar mast isn't something you just easily add or remove on a farp like weapons and fuel, and requires the techs to climb on top the aircraft in a maintenance hanger, I imagine it'd be a mission editor thing and not an ingame ground crew selection.

[Zyll]

I dunno if realism will play a part in the decision here, considering you can repair a damaged aircraft in 3 minutes in the game.

[Remco]

8 minutes ago, Zyll said:

I dunno if realism will play a part in the decision here, considering you can repair a damaged aircraft in 3 minutes in the game.

Not entirely unrealistic...

Edited September 12, 2021 by Remco

[Sinclair_76]

Completely unrealistic. 

 

Repair might take a minute. Paperwork will take 13 minutes at least.

 

 

[Raptor9]

Personally, I don't see any reason to restrict it to mission editor. Just as we can almost instantly land and refit our fast jets with full external fuel tanks, targeting pods, and full ammo and expendable countermeasures. Especially on the multiplayer side where people will always want that control over their aircraft config.

 

I see the Apache FCR in DCS the same way as a TGP. Click it on or click it off, even though both obviously take a LOT more work in real life to install/un-install than just that.

[Whirley]

I hope we will be able to do it in the rearming menu so we can do it in multiplayer servers.

[shagrat]

With the new option to restrict weapons in the ME it would be the best solution to manage it like a TGP on other platforms. This way a mission designer could easily restrict its use when necessary, but it could be added in MP as the user or group wants. For example have two teams of 2 Longbow with one FCR each, or a flight of 4 with one FCR...