DCS: AH-64D | TSD Points
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In an earlier video, we reviewed the basics of the AH-64D’s TSD. In this video, we’ll discuss TSD Points. The AH-64D provides a database of 149 points, with three separate “partitions” for waypoint/hazards, control measures, and target/threats. Waypoint/Hazards are numbered 1 to 50, Control Measures 51 to 99, and Target/Threats 1 to 50.
Points can be used to set navigation, targeting acquisition source, and sent to other flight members over the inter-flight datalink (once available).
Points are a powerful function to build battlefield situational awareness.
With every video on the Apache, it gets deeper and deeper. Eagle Dynamic is taking things up to another level with this module. Bravo
@Captain Beano Yes the A-10C in definitely in that league. I am reckoning the AH-64D would surpass the A-10C. There are lot we have not seen like the weapon, ECM or even the not implemented radar doom{fcr).
This is going to be one high fidelity module from what I seeing in these videos
Eagle Dynamics and Wags...thank you for developing an outstanding simulation program. I always look forward to the upgrades in your creations and, I cannot wait for the Apache to become reality. Thank you again for everything you all do for all of us simmers. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!!
Apache will yield many hours of study! Thanks ED! You are the best!
I can’t wait for the English version of these tutorials! 👍
A week after release: Everyone flying around brassing up targets and popping off Hellfire missiles.
Me: Still sitting on the apron heads down in the cockpit watching Wags videos. 😉
The same for me waiting for Chuck's guide.
@@ClintThrust-e8r Chuck's guide will be even more detailed than Wags video ;)
Me too. On the ramp. Alone. Rotor spinning overhead.
Heads down. Still learning (and chair flying)…
This is going to be a serious brain challenge Amazing work by ED 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Looks like the same sort of brain workout as the A10C
Real serious brain challenge. In the last two videos, it was very easy to get lost on what Mr Wagner is talking about multiple times through the videos. I hope ED or other third party would come out with a good manual because l could see my head deeper in those manuals for days.
@@ernestwinslow7316 well like everything complicated needs hands on time and focus and it will make sense
We are spoilt by the degree ED goes to provide the sophistication to this amazing SIM
Another excellent video Matt. Thank you for the very detailed presentation. Kind regards Nick
i cant wait! i wish i could make a cinematic video for this beauty already! keep them videos coming!
It turns out I'm an apache junkie!!!! I have been getting desperate waiting for my next hit so thanks Ed! Have watched all these videos time and time again and can't wait for my first cold and dark!
With those helicopter action, I hope to see more infantry improvement.
- less precise shots
- no more "detection bubble"
- add recoil to those ak47
- better animation
- suppression...
- some more realistic soldier (with backpack and stuff)
- some Insurgent units as well
And far less tracers. Fighting infantry in DCS looks like a GI Joe battle lol
Definitely
может всё-таки журналистов пусть добавят для разнообразия )))
My main concern for the AH-64 isn't the module itself but the low level and A2G/G2A sandbox its going into...
We getting pick up trucks
The amount of detail in every aircraft and especially this one is insane! Creating points/navigation.
Meanwhile, I'm over here: Haha shoot missile tank go boom.
This is going to take a while to learn. Awesome!
Great video, already preordered. Hope there will be ally of training missions. This module needs it. Thanks!
I'm glad you are doing these videos Wags, reading the dash 10 on this bird is giving me a headache
My Christmas wish is that the Apache is a surprise in tomorrows patch :)
Insane detail level. This module looks difficult, even more so than the A-10C II.
super fun the videos! ... great stuff coming
Great details on this mod guys, thanks!
Beyond excited that this iconic helicopter is coming to dcs; the only other apache sim that exists is Jane's longbow 2
Well there is EECH, even has a 3d cockpit now thanks to community patches. But it is way more arcade than DCS.
There is also the first Janes Longbow 😉
I used to so love the Jane's series. I always think of it everytime I watch Clear and Present Danger with Harrison Ford. When he is investigating Cellulose Bombs, he has a bunch of Jane's Defense Books on this desk, which for some reason just makes me think Longbow, every time
The level of training the actual pilots achieve is absolutely mind boggling! 😳
Tutorial and training missions will be awesome..
Imagine driving in triple a and you see this hovering between 2 buildings and a smoke trail heading your way
Sounds like a good time to see what it's like to jump from a moving vehicle.
Will we have the functionality to add WP/HZ/CM/TG points in the mission editor?
I pre-ordered this game and got vaccinated three times in order to be alive until the release date so please do not postpone it any more
Hahahaaha that's the spirit!! 😉
Ну всё теперь не заблудимся! ))
By the time i learned all the buttons and functions the conflict will be over 😂 so looking forward to it ...
LOL!
Hi Mate, Do you know how to get that "Fly-to cue"? I have created the WPs, the RTE, did a "dir" to the first WP but never seem to get that cue.
Looks like it's going to be a great module! Incredible level of simulation. I wonder what ED will present for 2022 as new module
Is the wind info on the TSD page the direction from or to? I see the wind on the PERF page and it's the reciprocal value. Which is from and which is to? Thanks.
Please tell me how to make a point of attack from the pilot's seat using the co-pilot's manual
So cool. Love it.
Nice ! can't wait for it sir !
Re: The amazing amount of such highly reliable geographical data for the TSD!!
I'm curious as to the origins of such accurate info in the database of coordinates, especially the elevations!?!?!?!?....... there was some incredible amount of RADAR mapping by the Space Shuttle missions from which a (very very) highly accurate model of the entire planet can be created....... to some extent obsolescing by orders of magnitude existing technologies such as Defense Terrain Elevation Data, Digital Elevation Map, etc. in terms of resolution and accuracy.
In my professional experience with coordinates and their elevations, we often had nothing more than a county monument post..... about 3' tall x 6" x 6" with plaque on top, used by land survey crews to establish a benchmark from which to shoot bearings/distances/elevations, or we interpolated by hand :)
As "only and always", Your Wagness, superb work!!!
What does Matt say when he gets home to his family ? ... right.... hey family here is Wags from Eagle Dynamics. 😄😁✌️ He is our star 🌟
@7:44 you place an E(nemy)A(rmour) on the map. This is of the type "Enemy control measures". I expected an enemy tank to be a Target. Can you explain what the difference is between a target and a control meansure ?
It uses standard unit symbols used by the US Army and other western forces.
So serious question I'm having issue with, how to use the TSD cursor and how to possibly bind the cursor (if you know) to an XBOX thumb stick? I'm brand new to DCS.
Imagine a world without eagle dynamics.
I'd rather not, that would be a depressing thought.
Any moment now, cos they are russians.
Pre purchased 😁👍❤️
I can imagine every server FULL of Apaches this week! :P
Music to my ears.
Selecting TG in the add list and typing AE now results in a flashing KU. You have to select CM now to enter AE however the result is an invisible point that does not show the armor symbol
Uhhhhhh..... Any chance of an early release of the manual? Moving the release for the Apache back to late January means that if I start reading now I might have worked out what on earth is going on in this video. LOL Merry Christmas ED!!!!
So how long till we get to gun and hellfires videos. Glad to see it coming along
I just figured out that "AE" is no longer a valid Target (TG) point but is now an enemy Control Measure (CM). So if you are having trouble entering an identification, make sure you check the abbreviations for the correct category.
Great info, can you add target grid using the KU while patrolling ?. For example when you patrolling over somewhere in Syria or baghdad and the command radio you a grid coordinates.
Sure, create a point and do a manual coord entry.
@@MattWagner great. Ok so for a the Grid coordinates. Do I need to enter the 10 characters only in KU ? For example [ WD 3487 8717 ] or the whole 15 characters ?. It would be great thing if you show us how in next coming videos :).
These videos are quickly getting to the area of "the helicopter knows where it is, because it knows where it isn't" territory. If you know what I mean.
wags how can you make it so that the ku enters in mgrs and not in lat long?
It receives both.
If I want to make a tank symbol I just created, a nav point on my IHAADS, can I do that?
Make it your Direct To or ACQ Source.
@@MattWagner Thank you!
5:20 "Targets and Treats". I mean, they're not wrong I guess!
Just out of interest, why are there only 300 rounds of gun loaded? If for the Robbie tank, I always see the Apache in these videos with it installed, so will we be able to add and remove Robbie tank on launch?
Just cause I heard that the Robbie would be added and non-removable from someone at ED on launch, limiting ammo to 300. Is this true?
I'll likely take this question to forums, but I wonder if it's normal when switching map scale for the underlain map to vanish? I'm on a 3840 x 2160 display with NVIDIA 970 video card....... dunno if that's at all relevant, but considering the technology behind the TSD I'd expect it'd handle the scaling much better.
I hate to be that guy but.. is there a typo @5:16?
Where?
@@Fleshpist0n he's referring to Targets and "Treats" One would assume it's supposed to be (Threats)
Good attention to detail @Slizzard
@@Abovetheclouds.photography bloody good catch, although threats are technically treats
@@Abovetheclouds.photography how do you know there aren't snacks there for the crew?
i bought it for Thanksgiving. Should i be able to play it now? I'm on beta.
Planned late January 2022
@@JSpidey thanks 😊
@@Nsane211 You're welcome
First daddy wagner
Bro…
@@ironskys2989 lol he pinned
“Professor Wags”
Will it be possible to add these in the ME or only in the helo?
game changing I thought I had to kneeboard this shit every time xD
So intense, it'll be a welcome addition and change the DCS battlefield for increased lethality!!!
Nice
I need to quit my job to ever become master of some of these modules.... :P
Anyone noticed the “L” hellfires on the stores page? Shouldn’t we only get “K”s on release?
On the Weapons Page, the L on the missile denotes that it's a Laser hellfire and the two stripes means it's a 2nd Gen. If it's an R, it denotes a Radar hellfire and will have a V where the stripes are.
@@TwoWheeledWander Ah, ok. Thank you!
blimey thats bloody complicated
All new modules feel that way. It's an overload of information but once you learn it becomes easier to selectively filter information.
cool
Well, I guess AH-64's manual is going to be total of 500 pages long including 200 pages describing TSD functions :)
Going by the A10C manual I'd say 900+ pages with 300 describing the TSD :)
Not sure why, but this video seemed to confuse me a whole lot more than the other videos. I mean it was all logical, and followed it, but a few attempts of watching to pick up the basics of what he said
Thanks for the porn Matt
It's one of those items that will better jell when you try it yourself.
@@MattWagner Of that I am sure
One thing, I guess there is no chance of seeing some form of control layout, as is, with no promises it will remain the same. I am trying to work out what I am going to need in terms of Throttle (Collective) and Cyclic (Joystick) in terms of buttons, axis, POV etc. Initially, I will be using my Warthog Throttle and either TM A-10C or F/A18C sticks
I assume the answer is heading in the 'No' direction, but would beg if it were to help at all. Just want to be prepared, best I can. I assume some of the bigger hardware players will be coming up with replica prodcuts to suit, but just wanted to perhaps ask for a jump start, so I can at least start thinking about it
Other than that, can't wait to get module. From the time it was announced on pre-order, I have never gone from watching a video, going to a website, and paid for it within what felt like seconds
Extremely impressive job of ED coders, but it looks like man would need to focus on this only one aircraft exclusively and train/study hours every day like real life Longbow Apache pilots do to be at least decently proficient.
Earlier helicopters like AH-64A or AH-1G/S were incomparably less complicated.
I don't want anything less complicated. I'll read manuals if I have to. I have a special place for the apache in my heart.
you don't need to know every last detail to fly and fight in the thing. but yes, it still takes most people a good hundred hours or more to become proficient. no different from the F/A-18
@@ImperiumLibertas I've seen AH-64A Apache cockpit from operation Desert Storm, it didn't have digital displays and it looked whole lot simpler to use. But I'm glad ED have chosen to make any Apache model really.
@@bazej1080 I assume you still had to do the same but on a paper map or in your head.
While true the A-10C2 has the same complexity in certain aspects and people learned it so dont worry man it will be fun :)
Easy peasy
when does it release
maybe Jan/22
I can't stop giggling like a schoolgirl every time you say CAQ
Only one word needed here. MOIST!
LATE January? Oh, great...
Hey Matt, I wanted to point out that your thumbnail doesn't seem to depict the AH-64D, identifiable by the dome on top of the rotor.
The fire control radar (FCR) does not define an AH-64D. In US forces, generally, only one in four AH-64D would have the FCR mounted.
Lesson 4 of "learn Double-Dutch"
Show me the Gunner controls please Matt, don't blue ball me
how to f*** move the cursor? can you pleaaaase make a video, where you describe and instant show the control settings, what to bind?
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"Toto, I have a feeling we're not in the alpha model anymore." 😕
Hi.
Topmoumoute
Uhhhhh….what?
I lost you about 10 seconds in. It’s like walking into math class after missing the last 2 weeks
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too bad you guys cant slap the APKWS from the A10C on this bad boy
I believe they will, but not until later.
Just went back and read the forum posts. It appears I'm wrong, they aren't planning on it... But they could change their mind
The APKWS was not fielded to the AH-64 until late 2015. Our AH-64D is a mid-Block II in the 2005-to-2010-time frame. This would fall well outside the version of the AH-64D that we are simulating. Further, needed information like its weapon pages are not publicly available. As such, it is not in our current planning.
@@MattWagner thanks for explaining
This is getting very serial.
We should have been flying it by now but let's wait for the sake of quality.
You Sir win the cry baby award. Congratz!
@@oldmanfunky4909 no doubt there, Are you going to give my reward then?
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