Running and Gunning | DCS OH-58D Kiowa Warrior .50 Cal Machine Gun 

Nice. Good info. Yeah we didn’t do too much of that in the early 2000s. At best we did some MPSM shots from a hover.

@@CasmoTV yep - the change over was 2001/2 as Iraq kicked off and moved from HIC to LIC

I was going through Rucker 03-04 and to watch the IPs who were fresh from OIF to the ones who were still HIC minded… it was a stark contrast lol.

@@CasmoTV I taught there 03-06 and yep. Of course trying to get people to understand that it was an AQC to get people to learn the 58D and not an RL1 course was another challenge as people rotated through. I think we did the best we could for being the neglected red headed stepchildren of Army aviation. Hell I remember when AH guys “dreamed about having our sight.” Funny thing was the TISU was as capable as the MTADS but required the LWLCD monitors and two card signal processor. Beautiful picture it was but guess what the Army didn’t want to buy? You and this module have pushed me into finally getting DCS

@@m2fw815 wondering if we crossed paths. I was in Nomad Flight. Started 58s in spring of 04 and finished around July or so.

They should just put Oakleys, Gatorz or Wiley X's on all the pilots so we're not creeped out by Leonard and his 1,000 yard stare.

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​​@@TFT-bp8zkThen it'd look weird if you are flying at night haha

@@TFT-bp8zk Oakleys for the real killers

You’re very kind.

*Docking commences*

“Kid” was certainly not a slight. We thought of all our supporting dudes and dudettes as our kids. 💪🏼

Well if you have some background in sound design I’m sure you’d be handy to go over and help them recreate gun and missile sounds from recordings made over a decade ago so that people can be happy about their $69.99 video game.

@@CasmoTV wouldn't even know what a hellfire was if it wasn't for dcs certainly wouldn't know what one sounded like coming of the rail in a kw with no doors 2 feet from ya

The worst is when you are flying between buildings in a city and still get sniped in the face.

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It flies pretty damn good.

Think it was 33

_two weeks_

Special ammo

Master the sight and yeah hellfire. Coming soon.

​@@CasmoTVsweet! Taking notes dutifully. 🤓

I think it had to do with making the M2 work in that configuration (air) but that’s much before my time.

@@CasmoTV Interesting, thanks for the reply!

The m296 has linage to the an/m2 adapted to an ejector bomb rack from hard mounted receiver points in fighter wings. The m3p was developed with an elastic cradle for the avenger, which was modified to be hard mounted to the UWP/CUWP.

@@n8kilgore Cool thank you!

I think the plan is persistent

@@CasmoTV oh nice. Would be great if that's possible 👍

Yes I would

Yes but I wouldn’t

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@@CasmoTV I would say that with your answer I have no margin for error! Thank You Casmo! 👍

Lol he has a bias chasmo was a kiowa driver i belive

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I mean the last time I shot one was in 2011…

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​@@CasmoTV Are they working on another aircraft already?

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Imperial vs metric. This .50 cal = 12.7x99mm

@@n8kilgore I know but most American weapons use millimeters and only a few use caliber…

@Pekins_ when the original design was made...over a hundred years ago...there wasn't a nato standard...because there wasn't a nato..

@@Pekins_ They generally either use the military designation (the US military is surprisingly metric), like 5.56x45mm NATO and 7.62x51mm NATO, which in traditional (i.e. old) civilian terms would be referred to as .223 and .308, or the original naming schemes like 9x19mm Parabellum/Luger/NATO, which were never called by the inch size. For guns that are not in (current) military calibers it's AFAIK most common to use original marketing names, like .45 ACP etc. The one really common exception is the .50 BMG, because officially in military parlance that's called the 12.7x99mm NATO. But "fifty cal" rolls of the tongue a lot better than "twelve point seven mill", and .50 BMG was the civilian and military designation for like 20-30 years before they went metric, that it's understandable why it stuck. I don't find it particularly annoying after a while, if someone says "cal" and they're not an idiot (I've heard someone numpties say "9 cal"...) I hear that as "0.XYZ inches" and of course millimeters are millimeters regardless. And if someone says "five-five-six" I assume they're referring to a gun with a military origin for the design, rather than a purebred civilian hunting rifle, since most of those would specify ".223 Remington" as the caliber. The really annoying part of all this is how often people JUST say for example ".38 cal" or "9mm". There's .38 Short Colt, .38 Long Colt, .380 ACP, .38 ACP, .38 Super, .38 Smith & Wesson Special, .38 S&W, or 9x19mm Para, 9mm Glisenti, 9x18mm Ultra, 9x30mm Grom, 9mm Browning Long, 9x21mm, 9x21mm Gyurza, 9mm Action Express, 9x23mm Steyr, 9x23mm Largo, 9x25mm Mauser, 9x25mm Dillon, 9mm Winchester Magnum, 9x18 Makarov, etc. etc. And .38 inches and 9mm bullets are the same size to begin with! And the .357 Magnum is the same size bullet as the .38 Short/Long Colt! ARGH. =)

@@jubuttib ah thank you so much that is very helpful although still confusing haha

It’s in the way that you use it.

That’s how they stayed awake on long missions.

@@CasmoTV lol

Sorry that you feel that way.

Not at all. Much smaller.

.50 Cal = 0.5 inches = 12.7mm (the .50 BMG is also known as the 12.7x99mm NATO). The AH-64 has a 30x113mmB cannon, not a machine gun. And the Tank Killer, if by that you mean the A-10, has a 30x173mm cannon, which has over TWICE the muzzle energy. Compared to the .50 BMG the 30x173mm cartridge has over 10 times the muzzle energy.

@@jubuttib Thanks man well explained sir