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Suhiir said:
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thatguy96 said:
Thanks for that. I'm actually pretty good for sources, I just have to do it. The new default is unfortunately more inaccurate than the previous one which is more the issue. I just have to go in and muck around with it.
AH-1Js and Ts apparently were capable of carrying minigun pods, though I'm not entirely sure how common that was. I've also seen pictures of AH-1Ts with Zuni pods and AH-1Ws with 2.75" pods loaded with illumination rockets (though I'm not sure that would lead to better vision rating since the sighting equipment usually allows for better vision than the 5 or so I alot to any aircraft/helo loaded with illum flares). So there are other things I sorta want to check up on, put in a certain variety of possible.
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Any of them can carry a minigun pod, but given the built-in gun in the nose it was very rare for them to do so. The pods are used far more by UH-1 Huey's playing a light gunship role.
The USMC AH-1's commonly play a spotter role, thus illum and/or smoke 2.75's, since the Marines don't have a dedicated spotter helo like the OH-6 or OH-58.
Myself I created Attack and COIN versions of the AH-1's The main difference being the Attack version carry's twice as many ATGM's as the COIN version, and the COIN twice the 2.75" load as the Attack version.
Also, tho the AH-1's can carry Hellfire's I've seen no indication the Marines use them much. I suspect they're used more by the Army Reserve and National Guard units equipped with AH-1's.
I suspect this is for logistic reasons more then anything else. The Army already has Hellfires in stock for their AH-64's and for the Marines they would be used only by the AH-1's.
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The pictures from Iraq show AH-1Ws with split loads, usually two 2.75" rocket pods plus one 4 tube TOW launcher and one 4 rail HELLFIRE launcher. Neither ever seems to be fully loaded. I would suspect that even in a more serious situation, they would simply just be fully loaded, not go one way or the other.