AH-64D Apache Early Access Mission with Wags | Digital Combat Simulator | DCS |

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Check out the Merch Store: growling-sidewinder.creator-spring.com/ MATT WAGNER's Channel: kzbin.info Don't forget to check out Wags Channel, a huge resource for learning the Apache. Thanks for watching guys, hope you enjoyed.

[@bodey6173]

Will you make tutorials I’m having a hard time with learning

[@MattWagner]

Great flying with you, GS!

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Had a great time wags thanks again

[@InfraredSpace]

Yeah, great flying hmmm Wags got murdered by missiles at 04:50, I think currently wags is typing from the heaven...

[@megakillen13]

4:54 Wags showing up in heaven: "Hey everyone. Wags here from Eagly Dynamics, and in this afterlife video..."

[@bukhariali71]

You win the best comment award 🤣. I can totally picture wags saying that. 😇

[@Erv704]

😅😂😂

[@baginatora]

".... we take a look at the demon eliminating Archangel system. Be not affraid."

[@TrueRaz]

I remember an Apache being at a night airshow when that was still a thing around here. I lost track of it during the show. I could hear it but I could not see it. Then, it turned its lights back at airshow center, just below tree level. Clever girl.

[@Knightfang1]

i lived on an army base in the mid 1990s, they used to land on the parade grounds out front of the Headquarters building at least 2 or 3 times a year for family open houses, so I've had the privilege of sitting in the gunners seat a few times

[@AwkwardYet]

funny thing is its a pretty quit heli too

[@VidGuru123]

10:02 don't worry guys, the clip cuts off before Wags heroically autorotates and lands them both safely. I can't wait to try this thing when I start up DCS!

[@brandonschwertley2723]

Very cool addition to DCS, and awesome to see you both working together in the rotor craft. One thing on tactics for that first engagement, the tank would actually be a serious threat before anything else. It is an accepted tactic by at least US tank crews to shoot attack helicopters with the main gun. Which can hit your craft with a sabot round going mach 4+. They can range you and get a high probability of hit before your missile lands. This will either force the helicopter to take evasive action which can disrupt the aim of the laser, or outright kill the helicopter which will have the same effect. This is especially dangerous when the tank is facing you so their thermal imaging can easily see you. Assuming the crew is actively in the tank of course. Another thing to be aware of, is some modern tanks are equipped with laser detection systems. They can tell if someone has painted the vehicle with a laser designator, and can react accordingly. IE, scanning for the person attacking, taking evasive action, etc. So even with a flanking shot you may not be safe, and your pilot should be aware. That way they can start evading if the tank turret rotates toward you. I know DCS likely does not have any of this modeled, but it is something to think about from a realism perspective.

[@EvolvedTactical]

Range shows them a little over 5000m from the T80, which is 1k past the max range of it's main gun. Tank is the least of their concerns. Honestly, they should have dropped the SA 15 first, but hindsight is always 20/20.

[@myopicthunder]

@@EvolvedTactical Another concern with Soviet and Russian tanks is barrel launched ATGMs with a range of 5K and further with newer models

[@brandonschwertley2723]

I believe that maximum effective range of 4km is for armored targets. Which is the main focus of a tank's main gun. However that doesn't mean the round stops going past that point. And even if the round can no longer penetrate a tank as intended, it can certainly kill a lightly skinned helicopter. The one main issue could be ranging, some laser rangefinders may not get a solution on the target past the max range. It can still be shot at though, if the crew understands their equipment well enough. I will agree the Hind was a strange first target, unless it was the primary objective.

[@EvolvedTactical]

@@brandonschwertley2723 max range is exactly that: the maximum range the fired projectile can reach. It's the max range, not max effective range.

[@EvolvedTactical]

@@myopicthunder are their anti tank missiles able to be guided onto airborne targets, much less one that is manuevering?

[@cavalierqoon]

Proper positioning is half the battle. Just like your tail rotor is half the aircraft. XD

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

Well said lol

[@joeybennett1491]

Pretty solid crew coordination. If you have time store your priority targets, after the first impact you should be able to slave to the next target minimizing engagement time. If targets are close together, launch the 2nd missile a few seconds after the first. Once you impact the first keep lasing and bring your cursor to second target.

[@tropicthndr]

I don’t know how their doing all this without the FCR dome on top.

[@GTRNights]

@@Guysm1l3y LOAL or LOBL makes no difference in this scenario. You can still chain them in LOBL.

[@Larper-]

Just watching this makes you feel like your sitting in this Gunship

[@SsgtHolland]

Top notch editing, as always! Love the PiP!

[@Vipera_Alba]

The funny thing is that i was watching OperatorDrewski flying the Apache right now when the video dropped, what a coincidence!

[@Eridu]

Same

[@pogospin984]

Yup same here

[@avrahamorsini178]

I didn’t know he had a vid in it lol I’ll have to go see it

[@Vipera_Alba]

@@KPTKleist how would i know when he uploads i was watching OperatorDrewski and then the GS uploaded

[@Eridu]

@@KPTKleist no one cares pedantic andy

[@eticket70]

This brings back so many fun memories of flying the Longbow PC sim in the 90s…that was a fun game! Tried to price out a gaming rig for DCS, $3K, outch!

[@Dwight511]

You'll be able to engage multiple SAMs more effectively with radar-guided hellfires.

[@jubuttib]

Yeah, doesn't help though if you don't realize they're there. =)

[@skeeterd5150]

I watch a lot of sub sim plays on KZbin. This is so similar to how the sub hunts. This is such a cool slow burn type of fight

[@captainicelander3898]

You guys!! That is so brilliant man! Love this video. Thanks so much, this content just got me to buy the Apache brother!! Hope u'r good, take care and again THANKS for awsome conents Growling.

[@Tora1337]

Ever since I've been playing this sim (years now, though infrequently) I've been hoping, praying and waiting for the AH-64. And now she's here! Been flying her with AH-64D Apache Project in Arma 3 for awhile and while that is very good, it's not totally full fidelity, and I'm so glad to see this one come out now. It's about damn time.

[@olliehughes6774]

@Matt Marciniak It requires Open Beta ver of DCSW.

[@ziepex7009]

2 GS vids in one day, thats what i love to see

[@randommcranderson5155]

The apache becomes even more crazy now that they're adding Spike NLOS with 20 mile range, and a manual control mode so you can fire it while not exposing yourself and pilot the missile to the target. At 20 miles you're still outside the effective range of a Tor air defense system.

[@Dogface1984]

In Iraq I saw apaches do maneuvers I couldn’t believe. It was following a truck that was cutting through a city it was juking in such a crazy way, I’ve never seen a helicopter do that.

[@saltyfloridaman7163]

Power to weight ratio and rotor blade design

[@Dogface1984]

@@saltyfloridaman7163 that makes sense

[@calicheese3]

Great video as always! I particularly like the comment, "I think we can find a building to hide behind..." lol! Only in a helicopter!

[@rewmeister]

looks like a blast to play with another human in the same aircraft, i am excited to dive in this weekend

[@mustang8258]

having wags there was great

[@Imugi007]

Yo that video yesterday with the real apache pilot was dope as hell!

[@sgt.grinch3299]

What a machine. The Apache does it job effectively and efficiently. Nice video. Not a positive ending for round one.

[@fosty.]

Nice video. I like the different angles. and it wasn't too long.

[@k.suthproductions8611]

Awesome flying :> love from Korea!

[@CAT5752]

He's a really smooth pilot.

[@gsxr1000jt]

Great vids as always GS! Cool that you had Wags on too! I was hoping to see tutorials on binding the Thrustmaster warthog HOTAS. Wags has a great amount of tutorials as well as others but it's with different hardware. Would luv to get some help with that. This ah64 is amazing but can be a bit tricky getting the bindings down.

[@number3729]

I love the humility of this video!

[@3do2]

This is really awesome, great time watching. Please do more videos. I can´t wait to do my missions in this great bird.

[@itsducky3248]

Best crossover episode!

[@lancet.346]

"Firebirds" is the Citizen Kane of aviation movies.

[@Shogun1982]

4:40 That stealthy Comanche lookin' better and better.

[@bulletstop100]

Wow, great mission.

[@kmcnelley1981]

Just so much awesome!! Can’t wait for “two idiots in an Apache”

[@brentbartley6838]

@ 4:30, in Hind sight (get it) probably could have saved the Hind for last considering the time it would take to get airborne.

[@עמריקנת]

god damn i love this vehicle

[@stand-redoxszone6362]

Damn, now i want to play gunner with one of my mates flying the thing

[@kenbrown873]

Proof that target identification and selection is the difference between life and death.

[@CaptainAvatar238]

I love how you do the views. The Apache is so badass. edit: I like the tilt shift

[@charleswatkins8558]

That was really cool, enjoyed that allot.

[@semajniffirg230]

after you shoot you have to drop down behind cover. the apache is supposed to be able to target multiple at the same time and fire and forget and drop down behind a ridge and disappear, thats the whole point of the platform

[@arguywindham1101]

Isn't that done using the big dome on top of the rotor, which is the fire control radar? Because that isn't implemented as of yet.

[@Sethgaming-v1r]

This is awesome!!!

[@JD96893]

great video! Cant wait to see the apache! Not that i pre ordered it, but it will be nice to see more videos on it.

[@ulisesvelez5846]

the mdd aah-64a longbow the top helicopter gunship. very well armed. can meet the needs of the usarmy.

[@mrwjs]

There's two of them!! OHHH BOY! 😆

[@ericp.]

Things have come a long way since I played Gunship on my Commodore 64 lol

[@jamieclinnick8086]

That was excellent. More of this please good Sir....

[@zhicaofang2354]

Moral of the story---When you see any surface-to-air equipment, hit those first!

[@mrlt1151]

They are legitimately stalking their prey like an animal.

[@section9809]

Sees launch, "Awwww nuts!".

[@Eridu]

I can finally bring out my inner Apache

[@ajaxmaintenance5104]

“Up!… He sees me…down!”

[@wilbuzllf5057]

Sweeet fun! Can't wait to fly it! Great little teas of a mission 🙂

[@Sven2157]

GS ... you lucky S O B! Great video and Happy St. Patrick's Day!

[@bretth6393]

I can't wait for the Apache vs Hind video.

[@cmdrhudson]

Target priority is essential for survival! 😋 Seems to be challenging even in an apache!

[@CivisMilitarum]

Apache! Jump on it! Jump on it! Jump on it!!!

[@s.a.t7240]

Can only one person use the helicopter, that is, both the pilot and the gunman? How to switch from pilot to gunman with hamgi keypad?

[@porcsatul]

2:44 mi-8 sound

[@Jr-uh2so]

Demonstration that blowing shit up isn't as simple as sending in the ordinance haha. Love these vids!

[@totallynotthecia]

I thought the tactics were to fire and then duck behind a hill to avoid getting fired back on since the missile didn’t need a constant laser?

[@JL-vx9ri]

The AH-64D Longbow has the radar which lets you use the fire and forget hellfires, the one in game right now doesn't have that capability.

[@kenhelmers2603]

A two fer day! Yeeha Thanks GS and Wags

[@Nahid125]

That FLIR looks so good.

[@irnifilms]

I know we wanna see this thing up against a hind. Please and thank you!

[@timalexander7758]

Be nice to have a Longbow to peek over the hills

[@i4dat]

That was awesome!!!

[@Knightfang1]

lol on that first attack i think i would have prioritize the SAM as the 1st target

[@johnmoe2806]

Dang guys it's no easy day for the Apache with all these air defenses around.

[@darylcav6285]

I’m not a help pilot but was a cobra crewchief, the hellfire is a fire and forget missile so couldn’t you move to engage the next target after engaging the first instead of waiting for the first to impact? Just thinking

[@shd4618]

I think the Hellfire in the initial release is a laser variant. I may be wrong, but the target needs "painting" with a laser for the missle to follow all the way to impact. Not the case with the radar hellfires that come later with the fcr. They're true fire and forget.

[@kornykidd0]

From Casmo’s hellfire video he shows a semi-fire and forget ripple method with the laser hellfires too. If you pace the release of the missile and the targets are close enough together you can shift from one target to the other and destroy both. It does look like you still need to paint for impact though with the laser variants

[@roadsweeper1]

That needs the longbow radar module on the main rotor, which hasn't been implemented yet.

[@McPinpin]

Yes StepWags ❤️

[@BackerCZ]

hello, in a documentary about Apatch they said. Apatch can target up to 60 targets at once and send them with data link to others. And shoot all the hellfires and destroy more targets in practically one moment. Is it true? if so, why don't you target more dangerous targets at once and destroy at one time? Is it at all possible in DCS? Awesome video man.

[@beavis0615]

As always, an awesome video.

[@magnanimus9692]

Can't wait for the "Two morons fly an Apache" video

[@RockingFretwerk3]

Casual viewer question here. Couldn't the Apache mark multiple targets and then simultaneously fire a volley at those targets at the same time?

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

you need the radar for that, something that will be added to the apache later, this is an early access variant with just starter functions to get it out to people to mess around with, the development will continue stage by stage.

[@NeightWolf49]

Great vid guys! Damn missiles and helicopters are not forgiving at all. lol

[@timothycantor4488]

Maybe try firing from different positions? Launch, guide it in. Get low find another spot to shoot from?

[@unitor699industries]

the most realistisc module of dcs i think

[@liubei106]

Give the people what they want, when is "2 Morons fly the Apache" coming out?

[@JozMkII]

Did you guys shut off the engines when you lost your tail rotor at the end? I remember watching a documentary some years ago in which a helicopter pilot said that was the proper thing to do in the event of a tail rotor loss or failure, so as to eliminate the main rotor’s torque and maintain control of the helicopter. Of course at that point you’re in autorotation and have to pick a spot to land in the field.

[@bernardanderson3758]

This is what I wanted to fly and Army Aviation is the one

[@dot50ae]

dying in the apache - looks like fun :)

[@michaelballard7323]

So it seems you have an impossibly long time to case the joint without detection. Good thing, since the Army apparently only sent one damn Apache. I thought the Apache is capable of engaging some absurd number of targets simultaneously. Once you figure out the targets, I’d target as many as it would let me before firing the first shot. Then I’d unload. Light that camp up, and then beat it. I think IRL they’d have this target mapped and prioritized off a satellite image, and then the USAF would sneak up and drop a bunch of smarties on it.

[@roadsweeper1]

I belive this capability is only with the longbow radar mounted on top of the main rotor, which this one, does not have.

[@Ilke2gofst]

Nice, thanks for the vid

[@ctplayzyt_47]

This is Amazing! Keep up the good content! :D

[@Michaelkaraz]

Wow what a demo. Cannot wait for the update...

[@timvilleneuve7244]

Maybe fire then duck and reposition? Not sure how that works in this system.

[@veteranironoutdoors8320]

Now that you have apache, PLEASE re create the military’s rotary wing vs fixed wing testing

[@tonyHern865]

it looked very ambitious to fights several tunguska at same time with no terrain cover

[@GTRNights]

Very, those things are NASTY

[@dg6546]

Distance: nein! nein! nein! nein!

[@aciiks]

That was awsome

[@kolditz9983]

Great video, It gives an idea how difficult is to atack with an Helo when air defences are still working. Thank you.

[@salameez]

4:46 This is getting out of hand! Now there are two of them!

[@DevrimBabacan]

LOL! I loved this video. Very honest! :))) Thank you!

[@maliburallye350]

Ultra vulnerable any helicopter to SAM's!!!

[@wesammansour1486]

More Apache videos!!👌

[@kenjones5195]

Can you do a video of an intercept of backfire bombers or bear bombers? Love your videos. Keep up the great work. Especially love the WWII stuff. Hopefully the Pacific theatre will be available soon.

[@shinobi61]

Very nice, btw how do you setup that alarm when attacking the group :P

[@chuanyh0n]

Tasty missile. Took the first one like a champ! =D

[@chriskibbe2901]

Love the help stuff. Is there any way to engage targets more quickly? It seemed it took forever to rifle between targets. Keep up the great content!

[@ziggystardink9389]

They were laser guided HellFires. They have to hit and then they can switch targets.

[@chriskibbe2901]

@@ziggystardink9389 I’m obviously newbie….thanks. Didn’t know that about hellfires…thought they maybe fire and forget.