DCS: AH-64D | Fire Control Radar Pages & Controls 

NOTE 1. As always, these videos provide a preview of an upcoming feature to assist you in understanding a new feature. Later, it is quite possible that the feature will change, and the feature functionality has changed. As much as I’d like to, I lack the time re-record these videos. NOTE 2. Regarding George / Flight AI and the FCR, once FCR development is complete, we will update both George and AI primary member commands to take advantage of it.

Let's go!! Cannot wait for this! Ground Ai does need a lot of work though as well, infantry taking cover, vehicles actively evading etc. Small things that add to that realism. No point the aircraft being realistic if the environments you fight in are low fidelity, and I don't mean environment graphics, I mean the combat environment. Enemy AI on the ground is very low fidelity at the moment.

The fcr targeting system makes the Apache so much stealthier. Ducking behind a forest or mountain and lobbing missiles would be devasting for the enemy assets. The depth of systems implementation for the Apache at this rate while a welcome development and shows the amazing capabilities of AH-64D is increasing the learning curve. So many systems to master.

Honest feedback: Keep up the good work! I cant imagine how much effort it is to write all the scripts for the videos, but I appreciate you for it!

Every time I see the little blue Dot that says "Wags" has a New Video, my Heart jumps full of Joy. 😊

Great stuff Wags. Appreciate you and the team's hard work. Getting Jane's Longbow 2 memories resurfacing. Also can't wait for the C-Scope function!

the apache was already complex enough. Here we go getting in over my head again! well done Eagle Dynamics. Raising the bar yet again

i was waiting nonstop for this since the last vid ! keep up the good work

I've been dreaming of this type of complexity since Jane's AH-64D Longbow.

Looks like a game changer for future engagement with the Apache. This will be perfect to do this all by myself as pilot and let George just sit in his front seat - he is most useful that way ;D

Thanks for going through all the controls before starting the video. Even though HOCAS cursor controls etc. are items which appear in other videos, this really helps to make this a comprehensive guide (even though things may change in the future). Thanks!

Matt, thank you so much for these videos. They make sure I jump in and can use the systems. It is so awesome to be prepared before the patch drops. Thank you and a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you, yours and Eagle Dynamics. You folks rock!!

I like the way this video is recorded. Concise and Systematically organized. FCR from could start till utilizing it in battle, Of course all your clips are helpfull but this one is recorded in such easy way to understand the systems.

FCR LET'S GOOO!!! Getting super hyped for this. You guys are doing great.

OMG awesome just awesome can't wait🤤. You guys & girls doing great job👍

One reason why i love the apache is because how clean the displays are designed... For me its really simple and Informative were to get what i want Greetings from germany❤💙💛 nice video thanks

love these new camera / perspectives

Phenomenal work guys. I can't wait for this! FCR is going to be as much of a game changer in DCS as it is in the real world.

Thanks for this presentation 👍

Wags is flexing those n.o.e skills again. Very cool.

Amazing! Really really want this update now!

Great! A long awaited feature is finally around the corner. I Hope this comes in the next openbeta patch

Looking good, Wags. It's impressive how it stores, prioritises, and prosecutes targets. Will make using the RF Hellfires more fun. Hope you enjoy your Wombat/Delta funded trip to Atlanta haha!

I just remember when I was playing Jane's Longbow and Longbow 2 and moving forward into DCS Apache AH-64D FCR my first impression was "I got this, this is familiar, easy peezy". Reality is so much cooler and more in-depth; I am so freaking excited for this capability being simmed. So much gratitude to be able to use such an amazing platform. I was so happy with F/A-18C arrived, then the super carrier came along, then carrier ops comms, then Apache AH-64D and now the FCR. So much incredible awesomeness

this is a huge force multiplier. thank you!

Super Work! 😉

Better fire up the Apache module again as the FCR was the main reason i bought it in the first place.

Bringing the Longbow element of the Apache to the sim is what I've been waiting for. Such a massive upgrade to its capabilities and lethality.

This is some mighty fancy stuff.

This will be so powerful :)

That Top Hat moves finally!!!🥲

Excellent!

Amazing 👏 Thanks Wags

Just wondering but in the future are there plans in the George as CPG menu to indicate which target has already been stored? At the moment there is no difference on the list of spotted targets and I feel with FCR this might be important.

Love to try this out. 😂

This is probably the most important feature ever to be implemented for a module in the history of DCS. Because the FCR is what makes the Longbow so lethal. It was at 50% lethality without it. And even then it was lethal AF. Now? Whoa Nellie…well done Wags and everyone who made this possible

Thanks WAGS!

this is going to be such a game changer for the apache, no longer are we limited to scoping out the target via flir or mark1 eyeball now you can actually do the stuff that happaned in the intro of jane's apache longbow gold

Wooohooo! ❤

Now it becomes a even more deadly weapon 😮

The lawn is so well manicured. Who do you use?

Thanks big daddy Wags

I can't wait to see the servers lag or crash. Reason for this will be from all the Hellfires flying at the same time.

Unbealivable job as always. Thank you very very much. I was always asking myself, how can this radar distinguish military targets in a wide area of buildings, trees, various civilian installations and tools and so on?

Are the trees in this video the same than in the current open beta? They look way better than what I see, but it might be just my settings, hehe.

Wow. How does the auto-classification of contacts work in the real thing? Do they have a big database of radar signatures of common tanks, vehicles, air defenses?

NEEEEEDDD !!!!!

Great work with Apache it has came so far since release and its an amazing module, but I have a question I'm not sure if you can answer this question yet but will we be able to Remove/add the FCR eventually on the ground or will it strictly be a Mission editor option.

Nice Data Cartridge page on the right screen..... Wondering if this is a hint :)

Great work Matt, in RMAP mode will you model the raw underlay return?

Matt need to promise us never to leave ED, not even in death

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Holy smokes gonna have to devote a month to learn this haha.

👍👍TOP

As a pilot, I have no idea how front-seat stuff works.. How well integrated is George going to be with this, as this looks pretty dang cool to use (even from backseat/george)?

How the FCR auto classify anti-air ground unit from a tracked vehicle for example? and how precise de classification is? crazy tech.

Rahhhhh fcr!!!

Will George be able to use FCR? Can I use it through the pilot? Thank You!

Will George be able to use the FCR?

Premium „Level Up“ 🤤

Between auto-hovering courtesy of George the AI pilot and the Hornet's ACLS system, there's a lot of sandwiches being eaten during these videos.

I just realised that I don't have enough buttons. 🤨 But it looks awesome!

Hey Wags! This is DTC spoiler ? 4:00 on right MFD, And do TPM mode come with inital release ?

Nice. Can the FCR scan and prioritize enemy helos?

hello matt can you not put the wide narrow adn meduim zoom controls for the same switch? now we have to need a switch for tads n m w z , can we not use the n w m z just by one swith ( 4 hat ) that is for radar and TADS?

ATAS & become Perfecto 👌🏻

So cool. I also love this terrain. Trees look so great...what is it?

Which map is used? The trees and grass are looking very good

Help... how do you point the TADS to the current FCR NTS contact? Tried the slave button without success.

Hi. What do you press in order to start scanning (9:40-9:45 on the vid)?

Ive always been curious, why does the radar hellfire launch in such a strange pattern unlike the laser hellfires linear launch method?

Nooooo! Just when I figure out everything in the current build!

can we use fcr with george AI?

dang... army dudes got alot going on I'll just stick with jets lol

Hey Wags! Will the radar show civilian units as well?

hello again wags, long time fan of DCS, and i know you know what im going to ask, where is the kiowa? like 2maps 5 aircraft, 3 yrs of where almost complete, still love the game

this is going to be toooooo easy 😈

hello my fcr donuts is empty if i follow this video ?? When make may donuts full ..

Can someone explain how the radar can difference a house for example from a stationary tank? Because I cant wrap my head around it. Also the F18/F16 "Ground Moving Target" radar mode can only see tanks that move at idk like 10 knots.

What can George do with the FCR?

Tengo casi todos los módulos de DCS y finalmente compré también el AH 64. Y me alegro de haberlo comprado, es realmente un gran módulo e incluso consigo hacerlo aterrizar😅. Uno de los grandes problemas de helicopteros en DCS es la facilidad con la que caen en vórtice y explotan al tocar el suelo (no es nada divertido), el Apache creo que es mas fácil de aterrizar que otros y es un gran punto a favor del Gameplay. Este radar FCR es absolutamente necesario para hacer el módulo realmente divertido. Otro de los grandes problemas de DCS es la visibilidad, es muy difícil encontrar pronto los enemigos sin estar encima de ellos para que te destruyan...los enemigos controlados por la IA te ven a cuatro kilómetros y te destruyen sin compasión con su gran puntería y habilidad, ni siquiera los ves. Este radar te da una pequeña oportunidad de ver donde estan y poder defenderte y eso mejora la diversión. Es un simulador si, pero también es un juego, y como juego debe favorecer mas la diversión, alguna ayuda en este sentido es de agradecer (sin que sea tan extrema como poner etiquetas rojas a los enemigos ni botes de humo que quitan inmersión), por eso este radar será una gran actualización, muy necesaria. Es mi opinión como jugador, que aparte de disfrutar con el acercamiento a la simulación, quiero realmente disfrutar del Gameplay, es la asignatura pendiente de DCS...encontrar el equilibrio entre favorecer la diversión sin llegar a convertir el juego en un arcade. Saludos

Nice video!! But what is this map??? Not caucasus not syria…🧐🧐🧐

What map is he using?

What map is this on.... I don't recognize those trees.. Kola? or is it just on the channel / Normandy map

New trees and grass?

WOW but I agree with@xxSWxxNINJA targets are quite dumb

The real question is, what kind of sandwich ?

Well, I’m out of switches and axis on my controllers now. 😢😂😂😂

? does not seem to work

What is everyone using to bind all this. Xbox controller out of space lol

0:49 missile goes through tree without exploding. Is this a new change Wags? Or is it just the camera angle? Looking forward to the FCR!

2 weeks

can someone explain me why td does the apache drifts to the right and doesn't stay fucking still while i try to land/hover/ takeoff?

This is great, however, I will officially run out of the HOTAS buttons after the FCR release. Perhaps I will grab an Xbox controller just for the FCR.

I...need...more...buttons...ahhhh

fcr range 8 km? really its 4.97 miles in this range you get already shot down before you even burst the radar once i think in real life the radar goes much further

im guessing im first

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