Kiowa pilot explains Forward Arming and Refueling Points (FARPs) in DCS

I take the Kiowa for a spin to show off some of Polychops FARP models but mainly to explain what a FARP really is and how it works. In the future we hopefully will have the option to make much better looking FARPs in DCS than the green mountain!
Special Thanks to Polychop for letting me use their module and models to make this video make more sense visually. SO much better than just finding pictures or talking through the mission editor.
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[@YouknowmeOUdo]

ED did such a good job with SuperCarrier they need to make an animated FARP.

[@CasmoTV]

Yessss

[@alcmann]

Agreed. Put in a feature request with ED on the forums for an animated crew and setup for a fully function logistics system on a FARP

[@_Hotaru__]

imagine if they call it Super Farp! lol

[@andrewdavies3584]

It is the problem with DCS; after MSFS2020, the DCS world looks a decade old and it needs life at airfields and some civilian air traffic routes on loop. Anyone else wish that ED worked with MSFS?

[@YouknowmeOUdo]

@@andrewdavies3584 I dont think it would ever happen. Give ED some time DCS keeps getting better and better. Remember it is a combat sim so I'm not sure how may Civ airlines would be flying in restricted combat airspace? I think military logistic air routes would be a great idea.

[@falanglao01]

This is 3y old now. I hope the Kiowa finally gets released this year

[@TFT-bp8zk]

It did.

[@Impact117]

This is the kind of content DCS needs to feel more alive for heli gameplay. Really glad this is coming and nice explanation!

[@samivwow]

You have no idea how much I wish ED would add a lot of the good object, structure and vehicle mods as standard to DCS. Great video giving a perspective on what a FARP is. The fuel line drawing made me chuckle.

[@CasmoTV]

I have many skills... drawing isn’t one of them.

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

@@CasmoTV That was better than the grease speck on the canopy glass :)

[@mikesolyom6884]

Great explanation. Right now I see a lot of people treating FARPs in DCS like they are more permanent FOB. So hopefully people learn something from this video. Also, when you started out with "Fast jets have the edge in range, maneuverability and speed..." I thought you were going to follow up with "but helicopters have undisputed dominance in their ability to loiter over swimming pools where I can snag some sweet pictures for bunk time later on". But then you had to get serious on us. Still a great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@CasmoTV]

Mike Solyom well you’re not WRONG...

[@Wolfhound_81]

Awesome explanation, a great resource for our mission builders. Appreciated.

[@ivaniuk123]

Who knew it would take over 3 years to bring the Kiowa to DCS.

[@flyinghuckleberry9419]

Great video Casmo. Very insightful!

[@godseykj]

This is good stuff!! Thanks for sharing and informing!

[@P90F55]

Very helpful. Based of this I will be relocating my FARPs and have the vehicles arrive and depart at certain times.

[@josemadarieta865]

You're doing a great job sharing the nitty gritty of guns ops with the masses. Thx for all you do

[@CasmoTV]

I appreciate it.

[@owolfpac5236]

really enjoyed listen to this video , Thank you

[@Happy-tp4jd]

100/10 great job really like this video!

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

0:08 That's when I paused and pressed like :) 4:44 FARP items from PC, that's what I'm looking forward to, taking things a step up. Those old "FARP" pads simply don't cut it. But we do need to have something at the FARP that actually makes it act in DCS as such, so you can request R&R. I remember Heatblur adding roadbases to DCS for the Viggen, but that never worked in MP and ED simply wouldn't want to address the limitations, which was a big bummer.

[@CasmoTV]

It’s supposed to work when it’s complete.

[@Gekkibi]

It has been some years since I touched the editor the last time, but the helipad objects are not the only objects that makes a FARP a FARP. Mobile command post vehicles can also be used to create interactable FARPs.

[@robihobby9490]

I miss the ground Crew on the FARP .

[@josemadarieta865]

If you ever have a problem locating the FAARP, especially at night, just look for the most dangerous approach, ie next to towers, wires, etc

[@MK84]

This is one of the thing where ArmA 3 is better at, in some of the missions I run we have dedicated players as the FARP crews.

[@akrmki3389]

im buying this just for the orange cloth marker prop lmao

[@gerardheil8303]

Part of the reason practical AV-8B harrier farps aren't really a thing. Too much stuff needed. At least that's what i've seemed to gather. Have you come across any farps for STOVL aircraft like harriers or F-35Bs?

[@realQuiGon]

The brits did something like that in the Falkland war. They put down a FOB for their Harriers near their landing site at San Carlos: www.thinkdefence.co.uk/san-carlos-fob/

[@gerardheil8303]

@@realQuiGon Yeah, but like so many FOBs created for harriers it was quite the aurduos task, and really only existed because of the very limited range and time on station the harriers had operating from their carriers that other fixed wing aircraft operating from larger carriers wouldn't have had a problem with.

[@realQuiGon]

@@gerardheil8303 Yeah, they actually constructed it as an emergency landing field IIRC, so Harriers that used up a lot of fuel in dogfights or had other emergencies that prevented them from returning to the carriers could land there. It was a very small number of Harriers that actually had to land there I think.

[@WiktorFIN]

@casmo tv, Do you think the Kiowa would be mature enough to demonstrate some FAC and buddylazing capabilities?

[@CasmoTV]

You mean before release? Once we get to that stage we will show it all off.

[@WiktorFIN]

@@CasmoTV Yes, before release, does the current development state accomodate for that?

[@CasmoTV]

Thorax_FIN I don’t think the laser is working yet. Not sure to be honest.

[@shagrat47]

Do you know if actually refueling and reloading with the new FARP objects is possible? Until now you need to be in "physical contact" with the bloody "FARP hill" and we crave a way to get rid of this limitation, especially in multiplayer.

[@CasmoTV]

That’s the plan!

[@shagrat47]

@@CasmoTV This will be a game changer for helicopters and the AV-8B. Finally doing forward operations from realistic, small FARPs instead of the abomination the current "4-pad helicopter base" with its mountain beneath. Fantastic news. Hope it works out.

[@CasmoTV]

The “Mayan temple” as one of my Patreons called it.

[@shryke2a]

I'm interested in your Computer set up. What do you have for GPU and RAM ?

[@CasmoTV]

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[@S3NTRY]

Does DCS allow for animated human-unit mods? Even the stock infantry could do with an overhaul in the animation department.

[@CasmoTV]

Yes they could. Best animation they have is super carrier.

[@jeffjefferson1503]

are these new proper FARPs actually useable to rearm and refuel in game?

[@CasmoTV]

That’s the plan as I understand it.

[@jeffjefferson1503]

@@CasmoTV sweeeeeet

[@CakePrincessCelestia]

@@CasmoTV Would be great to see this work finally as the Viggen road bases only work in SP.

[@scarletlightning565]

Ground crew = kids LOVE IT XD

[@richarddiss1643]

👌🏾

[@typhonus2]

I know this is a zombie thread, but I'm unclear on why Polychop, having the module in this level of doneness, still hasn't released it years later. Seems weird?

[@CasmoTV]

It’s certainly a rolling release date

[@shd4618]

2 weeks?

[@CasmoTV]

SHD 46 atleast!

[@xXxjikxXx]

@@CasmoTV seriously though, any idea on a timeframe for release ? Can't wait for this !

[@CasmoTV]

Vader I wish I knew. I really don’t know and don’t have a good sense of where things are in the overall scheme of things. There is a lot of work being done tho so it’s certainly active.

[@shd4618]

@@CasmoTV It's looking good and sounds increadible.

[@xXxjikxXx]

@@CasmoTV thanks for the reply dude, it looks great !

[@josemadarieta865]

Always felt bad for the 3/5 guys. Hot, noisy, dirty, while I had ice chunks blowing into my face. Stetson off to them. Couldn't do what I did without them

[@RH03111BFOUR]

So has the Kiowa been just dropped from development?