High Explosive Rockets | DCS World OH-58D Kiowa Warrior

[@adampribula]

You explained this way better than their manual... Thank you!!! I have been trying to find out where the hell zone A and zone B were but they leave out so much info in the manual. Appreciate it!

[@99AudiMan09]

Casmo...aka the best DCS Helicopter Salesman ever

[@murdoch9106]

uuh the sounds of those rockets in that last clip did not sound reee-aaa-list-ick, mmkey! 🤣🤣🤣 Thanks for the awesome content Casmo 😁 Cant wait to get my hands on this beauty!

[@McKronenberg]

God tier thumbnail !

[@charlesc7723]

Great video Casmo. I have all the helicopters and I will get this one. Looks like a fun little chopper. The added value of having a hellfire, is also a great standoff weapon. I find the AI so aggressive and accurate that it takes away from what would be in real life, people running for cover.

[@SsgtHolland]

Nice and clear, well edited, Cas!

[@MieWRLDD]

god i cant wait for this, really hope it comes this week 🤞 i finally ordered pedals for the kiowa and apache!

[@sosayweall1201]

Truly one of the thumbnails of all times

[@RedTail1-1]

Right as I was about to ask which you liked more you basically answered my question, so I'll change it up. Which one did you prefer to use when engaging targets, the .50 or the rockets?

[@CasmoTV]

Rockets are a gift from God.

[@cedriclarson559]

Very cool, Cas. Any chance we can see a sort of "overall realistic" employment video? High density altitude COIN type stuff in mountains. Would be cool to see sort of real-life tactics and aircraft performance similar to its use in Afghanistan. Cheers mate, so glad to see the Kiowa finally arriving.

[@paulmartinek1716]

Another Great video, thank you for taking the time to make these!

[@albula642]

"Got a little close to the target but it doesn't matter if he is burning" :D

[@romagnolo]

The thumbnail 👌🏻

[@mrmagic5508]

Out of curiosity can you just switch the feed from the mast mounted site and use it as a boresight retical (similar to what was demonstrated with the stingers)? Or does it not align properly?

[@CasmoTV]

Different technique. Maybe we will cover one day

[@therocinante3443]

As Casmo has stated in previous installments, "Rocket-Rocket bird is my favorite bird." Or something like that.

[@Pece73]

Thank you again Casmo!

[@wo2597]

Thank you always for the awesome video, I have a question about the bump (pop-up) attack! I understand that a forward cyclic after rapid climbs(low G pushover) causes right rolling, in severe cases mast bumping. I'm wondering if bump attacks don't expose them to this risk. Doesn't it matter if it's not semi rigid rotor system? Or is there anything I should be careful about when controlling it?

[@GusT81E]

Great videos mate, do you think we'll get the flechette rockets in dcs

[@CasmoTV]

Who knows.

[@MrDagobert666]

Rockets in DCS underperform so drastically because splash damage, shrapnel effects and, above all, hit zones on vehicles are not simulated correctly. I think the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System is the only weapon system that really makes sense to take with you... assuming they are similar to the A10... they are great there.

[@CasmoTV]

I think rockets have gotten silently better. I’ve noticed more results recently

[@brickmantooth2317]

I saw the thumbnail and thought it was Casmo and Tricker in the cockpit, but I saw the lefty's head was facing forward and not completely backwards....

[@henrikoldcorn]

Casmo on rockets: weight is an issue so one pod only lol on Hellfires: weight is an issue so one or two only lol on gun: weight is an issue so we often didn’t have a full load of ammunition lol I sense a theme here.

[@kilianortmann9979]

Seems like rockets are like pancakes, the first one always comes out a bit wonky.

[@CasmoTV]

lol fair

[@pimpked]

@@CasmoTV, I have a question. I left “the real army” and went to recruiting command in 2002. I was in 1-25 AVN…I served with Matt Mattingly…he is truly missed…but the question is, did other units use the circle, square, and triangle pained on the side of the bird? I remember painting those on our birds as a 67/15S.

[@Hans-UlrichRudel-y2e]

Bought the module and was stoked to start the training, I'm a solo player and was so bummed out there is no campaign!

[@Upstateaerial]

Love this aircraft. She lacked the power of the 60, but the mission was infinitely better.

[@Ereshkigal616]

Kiowa is something i've wanted for years, and now we're so close. Now if we could get an Mi-28, and official UH-60.... xD. One of my co-workers who served in Afghanistan used to laud the Kiowa pilots they got to work with. Something apparently about them showing up in the mountains and dropping snacks to the troops or something like that. I wanna drop snickers bars to ground forces now. :D

[@maxpower3050]

I’ve only played DCS offline with the UH-1. I’m not sure if what I’m asking makes sense, but are there maps or mission packs that I should buy? Great set of KW videos, by the way; it’s all coming back.

[@CasmoTV]

Syria map and Sinai are probably the best overall. Kola is good but still a work in progress.

[@maxpower3050]

@@CasmoTV Thanks for the info Casmo.

[@maxpower3050]

@@CasmoTV Not sure if it helps your stream but I picked all four (KW, Syria, Sinai, and Kola). Download tonight and hit the ground running Friday.

[@llama1910]

I don't want to sound like a fanboy, but this series is just excellent! Is there a chance you will do something similar for the Chinook?

[@CasmoTV]

Who knows. Timing is everything for me.

[@glowworm3525]

Interesting helicopter videos come out too often. Will this be an official DLC? When will the release be?

[@CasmoTV]

VERY soon. Last bit of items getting finished up.

[@Gunfreak19]

Looking forward to DCS getting proper fragmentation simulation with bombs and rockets. Will make those rocket much more effective against soft targets. Especially infantry

[@CasmoTV]

I think they have gotten better. I’m still testing but have been getting some interesting results.

[@alexandrebelinge8996]

Looks like a great module :)

[@silasbland4515]

Casmo, were you always Squadron Top Gun for your Table VIIIs? Because you are either damn good or the Polychop KW is making it too easy on us.

[@CasmoTV]

I just practice a lot.

[@baardk2]

How big targets can these rockets take out?

[@CasmoTV]

Trucks and light armor. Kinda depends on if you make direct hits or not.

[@Mak10z]

with the Kiowa, do you have to worry about mast bumps like in the UH1? like when transitioning to a low g / neg g state in the bump

[@Barundus]

No. That's an underslung rotor phenomenon. Doesn't mean you can fly like an a-hole though

[@Mak10z]

@@Barundus Roger that. Good to know :) Thanks for the Info!

[@MetallicaMan172]

The anticipation is killing me, it going to suck having to be out of town this weekend with the release so close

[@shd4618]

Is it feasible/useful to line up with a quick blast of the 50cal, as an alignment check, then quickly switch to rockets and let one off? Is that something a KW pilot would do, or is time too short on the run in?

[@Barundus]

Max effective range for the.50 is 2000 meters. More realistic is 1000 meters. Ideally, you're starting your rockets at 1800-2000 meters, and finished by 1000 meters, then follow with gun inside that range until the break. Starting with .50 would put you too close to the targets.

[@shd4618]

​@@Barundus Understood. Thank you.

[@silasbland4515]

Barundus's experiences are different from mine. In Iraq, we boresighted the .50 cal. to 1000m and did the same with the rocket pod. This gave us the ability to fire .50 cal. as the "sensing round" as Casmo described and then switch to rockets to finish the target. Generally, this got the bad guys to seek cover before we fired rockets. Additionally, the dual 1000m boresight gave us the ability to use the .50 cal. mounted AIM-1 laser at night to aim the rockets. (AIM-1 laser is a small laser, only visible with NVGs, mounted to show point-of-impact of direct fire weapons that we usually mounted to the left UWP .50 cal. MG.)

[@shd4618]

​@@silasbland4515 Thank you for the detailed reply. This is an example of how wonderful this community can be. Different takes on how the Kiowa was and could be used in DCS.

[@cgjimeneza]

You do realize the suffering you put us thru, Casmo?

[@TheFoxYTB]

Absolutely love it but please consider creating a playlist with all these great videos... They deserve it❤💛💙 greetings from Germany

[@CasmoTV]

I will

[@AIAffiliator88]

I guess it's coming out this week or next week.

[@eatleadcobra]

Delayed fuze to get through trees... God that would be nice in DCS lol

[@spitfirefrench]

It’s already in the 64 module.. doesn’t it work?

[@eatleadcobra]

@@spitfirefrench I don't know. I don't have the Apache

[@spitfirefrench]

@@eatleadcobra well, get on that

[@dudehuh5491]

makin toothpicks !

[@spikef22]

Forgive me I had to pop corn through the video due to haste. Is there anyway to do MMS enabled rocket attacks?

[@CasmoTV]

Yes but this video doesn’t cover it. Using the MMs CAN be done but frankly it’s a bit of a pain

[@noscopesallowed8128]

So is there any definitive word on whether or not we're getting APKWS or not? Would be a game changer I'd imagine.

[@CasmoTV]

Well I hope so cause I already uploaded the video…

[@noscopesallowed8128]

@@CasmoTV Yeah sorry I missed it. Didn't actually find it until today.

[@matts2758]

Can you use the targeting camera/laser to develop a firing solution for the rockets like you can in the Apache?

[@CasmoTV]

Sorta but not as easy.

[@matts2758]

Like you have to aim/line it up through the MFD? ​@@CasmoTV

[@CasmoTV]

@@matts2758 correct

[@matts2758]

@@CasmoTV any chance we can get a video showing how to do that? 🙂

[@nynphose]

looks awfully close to those detonations, shouldnt there be a minimum range for rockets since they throw so much dangerous debris into fragile rotors?

[@TuneboyR]

Do you use the rudder after the first shot when you realise you are off to a side? Thanks

[@CasmoTV]

You use everything you got. Just leave the collective alone if you can.

[@phillperry487]

Oh yeah!

[@DS52116]

Casmo, your videos are such a huge value add to this module. You are a great teacher and I will be watching everything you put out on this. Couple quick questions, too: (1) Would you consider releasing some of these very simple target range missions? Not sure if they come with the Kiowa but some simple mission sets to do the same target practice you are doing would be fun to go try out. (And on that note, I hope you end up partnering with some great 3rd party campaign creators for an Afghanistan/Iraq campaign in the future! (2) You mentioned in the video you need to tell the Kiowa what rockets are onboard. Is that IRL only? In DCS, if we rearm/refuel or setup a mission with a loadout, will the system already be configured appropriately? (Kind of hoping I don't need to manually go plug it in on the MFD every time I do a loadout)

[@CasmoTV]

1- yes. 2- idk

[@NuclearFalcon146]

Still waiting for Kiowa, but I guess with the Huey I can at least bring EVEN MOAR rockets plus miniguns and practice all the same fundamentals.

[@aaronwhite1786]

Any chance you'd be willing to toss together a quick little example video of how to setup some realistic layouts for a helicopter base and FARP? I know it's probably a "who gives a shit?" type detail, but I always enjoy trying to give myself some semi-realistic little bases to depart from whenever possible.

[@CasmoTV]

I did a FARP video quite some time ago. Check the video backlog

[@aaronwhite1786]

@@CasmoTV Well shit, that's my bad. Thanks, Casmo!

[@whells69]

Very cool footage at the end.

[@agidotexe7167]

did you guys ever carry Willy Pete rockets?

[@CasmoTV]

Yes

[@agidotexe7167]

@@CasmoTV awesome! i wish we had proper WP in DCS

[@171-OC]

!! Sweet !!

[@ItsAlive76]

When is the Kiowa supposed to be released for the common folk?

[@CasmoTV]

When they hit the release button. And you’re not common. You’re beautiful.

[@hexpulatwork]

Which map is this?

[@CasmoTV]

Kola

[@dethiusa2591]

Is there a damage model?

[@LEAD-DISPENSER]

i mean if they were in the trees . they are not now lol

[@cgjimeneza]

They are there, the tiny pieces are just harder to spot

[@LEAD-DISPENSER]

@@cgjimeneza indeed lol

[@theenchiladakid1866]

The OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Can carry 2,495 kg

[@hueyfoo]

Is the release imminent?

[@wrld624]

his last video he mentioned 2 weeks until release, so it depends when he recorded that, it could be mid june or in a coulpe of days

[@serpsupreme2976]

The official “two weeks” trailer was 12 days ago

[@brettallen2129]

Just be patient, I understand it’s hard waiting when you see all these videos, I would rather a module that’s all ok rather than a buggy mess

[@Brimmlinn]

My birthday is this weekend. Any chance of getting to buy myself a gift to play with? 😊

[@CasmoTV]

Just have to see…

[@Brimmlinn]

@@CasmoTV Clips at the end were great. Took me back. In 2009 you were shooting rockets in the sandbox while I was working the ramp at TPA. Lost my lower right leg in April of that year at the airport if you have heard the story.

[@stalhuth]

I guess the art for the cockpit is not finished for this module, also some of the sounds.

[@jasonirby3382]

Too bad they have zero splash damage.

[@donk5058]

For real idk how effective rockets are in real life but in DCS they're such a chore to get kills with

[@HenryMH.]

@@donk5058 they're definitely crazy effective irl. dcs is just terrible.

[@CasmoTV]

Actually I think they have gotten better lately. Havent tested it but saw some effects a few nights ago

[@HenryMH.]

@@CasmoTV really? interesting

[@flightsimulatoradventures7246]

@@CasmoTVthat’s a great sign. Hopefully more to improve.

[@chugwhiskey6605]

Could you feel the guns and rockets shooting when you flew the Apache