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Yes, but Gaijin refuses to implement damaged modules like sensors, optics and ballistic computers in the game. If A Ka-52/50 got half of its tail gone after being hit with a rocket then fine it should be able to fly but nothing on it should still be operable (rockets, flares, machine guns).
They removed that and its a good thing. You can land and repair most of the times, since for some stupid reason you can’t guide missiles when “dead” even though you may be still in working order. Instead of fixing damage models they do dumb shit like this to suit their incompetence
Thats if the needed modules get hit, but thats true for every heli, as well as true for tanks (we have scopes being able to break but it does nothing rn), but if Ka50/52 lose tail im pretty sure they lose just module to measure speed and radio or smth.
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Depends on how much of the tail is lost. If it’s a comical amount like in the video it should already be exploding, but if it’s damage like the photo it’s still fine.
So somewhere in between should logically be the normal damahe threshold.
If its the that point of the tail then it loses only its speed measuring module and something i think is a radio.
Gaijin shouldnt just give kill message for Kamovs losing their tail since getting their tail struck off isnt enough due to their nature.
Losing the entirety of the tail is still catastrophic damage and it wouldn’t be able to fly at all.
If only the tip is lost then yeah I agree it’s still in a workable state.
It will only impact how well it handles which applies more tp simulator battles where theres no things helping you to pilot. Kamovs have different way of stabilising themselves.
Plus im pretty sure you can only lose your tail like in video, so if to somehow model it devs need to make tail more modeled in.
I’m aware. It’s still catastrophic damage and wouldn’t be able to fly properly, there’s this thing called physics and the helicopter would be unbalanced.
It wouldn’t fall out of the sky or do spins in a classic helicopter, but it still wouldn’t be able to do much.
The Ka-50/52 aren’t wonder weapons that can ignore physics like people think.
It wouldn’t be able to aim its rockets very well due to centering being off but thats it, and im pretty sure for planes that stuff is literally accounted for by the game itself so again, will probably affect sim battles.
No. It’s needing to land at best.
That literally has been looked at when V-80 (kinda like prototype name for Ka-50) was tested where they took off its tail to look at its capabilities.
Though it should be fine until around 200 km/h, which is from test results.
Again, if it’s coming anywhere close to the video levels that’s still catastrophic damage.
So you just say nuh uh in that case.
There were also testinf with shooting tail off with V-80 and it still was able to fly and land. Unless Kamov goes more than 200 than it is, but until that its fine to fly.
Also was looking at Kamlvs history and look at this goofy image of Ka-8
Kind of. Unless you can show proof of the V-80 having an endurance flight with only the front section I’ll assume it’s false.
If it’s just the tip of the tail I’ve said that I agree that it’s still survivable.
While I took another look at the video, while the damage isn’t as catastrophic as I thought, it’s still severe. The helicopter should have been completely obliterated after a few hits into it. Some hits should have destroyed the rotors, causing it to be unable to move or completely lose stability.
It goes back to a lack of modelling.
That’s got to be one of the the funnier early helicopters I’ve ever seen.
And to how helis shrug off literally most damage they take, you can hit them with APDSFS many times yet it smh will be weaker than MG spraying it.
Because they got rid of hull break, and they don’t model all the millions of critical aeronautics modules, so you have to actually hit the pilot or ammo or whatever or it’s the same as shooting a milk truck.
u all crying about the ka50 or ka52 and you forgat that there are clown helicopters that can roll and fire atmgs at the same time very realistic.
Incorrect modelling leading to worse nonsense where a helicopter can tank explosions and up to APFSDS is more important of a problem.