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ArmA 1 aka Armed Assault (ArmA)

Vehicle turrets, ie multiple gunners on a helicopter for example is very cool feature of ArmA.

bis Turrets

This is the setup used in bis UH60mg helicopter which has two miniguns.

1.0 LOD:

Selection Name	Description
gatling_1	rotating parts of the left minigun
gatling_2	rotating parts of the right minigun
otochlaven	base of left minigun and some proxy
otochlaven_1	base of right minigun and some proxy
otocvez	ammo belt of left minigun
otocvez_1	ammo belt of left minigun
proxy: \ca\weapons\zasleh2_proxy.001	left minigun muzzle flash proxy
proxy: \ca\weapons\zasleh2_proxy.002	right minigun muzzle flash proxy
zasleh	left minigun … another muzzle flash proxy?
zasleh_1	right minigun .. another muzzle flash proxy?

Memory:

Memory point(s)	Description
chamber_1	center of left minigun barrel
chamber_2	center of right minigun barrel
gatling_1_axis	center and end of barrel points of left minigun
gatling_2_axis	center and end of barrel points of right minigun
gunnerview	left about gunners viewpoint
gunnerview_2	right about gunners viewpoint
machinegun	nosetip of the barrel in left minigun
machinegun_2	nosetip of the barrel in right minigun
muzzle_1	nosetip (below machinegun) of the barrel in left minigun
muzzle_2	nosetip (below machinegun_2) of the barrel in right minigun
osahlavne	base of left minigun
osahlavne_1	base of right minigun
osaveze	left minigun ammo belt top and bottom(?)
osaveze_1	right minigun ammo belt top and bottom(?)
otochlaven	left minigun 4 points spread out
otochlaven_1	right minigun 4 points spread out
otocvez	left minigun 6 points spread out (few same as otochlaven)
otocvez_1	right minigun 6 points spread out (few same as otochlaven_1)

VTE Turrets

This is example of VTE used Huey two doorguns setup.

VTE_uh101.p3d details

1.0 LOD:

Selection Name	Description
LeftGun	selection for the whole left doorgun. (old otocvez)
LeftGun_Turret	selection for the whole left doorgun. (old otocvez)
otochlaven	selection for the ammo belt, both guns
RightGun	selection for the whole right doorgun
RightGun_Turret	selection for the whole right doorgun
zbran	both guns, no ammo belt

That goes for all LODs and View - Gunner also.

Memory:

Memory point(s)	Description
axis_LeftGun	two points horizontal next to each other in left doorgun. (old osahlavne)
axis_LeftGun_Turret	two points vertical next to each other in left doorgun. (old osaveze)
axis_RightGun	two points horizontal next to each other in right doorgun
axis_RightGun_Turret	two points vertical next to each other in right doorgun
chamber	left doorgun chamber position (old konec hlavne?)
chamber_2	right doorgun chamber position
end	left doorgun tip of the barrel (old usti hlavne?)
end_2	right doorgun, tip of the barrel
gunnerview	about left doorguns gunnerview
gunnerview_2	about right doorguns gunnerview
LeftGun	5 points of left doorgun outline. (old otochlaven)
LeftGun_Turret	7 points of left doorgun outline. (old otocvez)
machinegun	middle of left doorgun (almost same as chamber)
machinegun_2	middle of right doorgun (almost same as chamber_2)
RightGun	3 points of right doorgun outline
RightGun_Turret	5 points of right doorgun outline
zbran	both guns, more points in left one though

cfgVehicles

This is the cfgVehicle part for VTE Huey helicopter.

		class Turrets
		{
			class LeftDoor_Gun : NewTurret
			{
				startEngine = 0;
				outGunnerMayFire = 1;
				body = "LeftGun_Turret";
				gun = "LeftGun";
				animationSourceBody = "LeftGun_Turret";
				animationSourceGun = "LeftGun";
 
				commanding = -1;
				gunnerName = "Left Gunner";
				memoryPointsGetInGunner = "pos gunner";
				memoryPointsGetInGunnerDir = "pos_gunner_dir";
				memoryPointGun = "machinegun";
				memoryPointGunnerOptics = "gunnerview";
				memoryPointGunnerOutOptics = "gunnerview";
 
				gunBeg = "end";	// endpoint of the gun
				gunEnd = "chamber";	// chamber of the gun
 
				selectionFireAnim = "zasleh";
				gunnerAction = "UH60_Gunner";
				gunnerInAction = "UH60_Gunner";
 
				weapons[]={"VTE_Mounted_M60"};
				magazines[]={	"VTE_Mounted_200Rnd_762x51", "VTE_Mounted_200Rnd_762x51",
						"VTE_Mounted_200Rnd_762x51","VTE_Mounted_200Rnd_762x51"
				};
 
				minElev = -45;
				maxElev = 15;
				initElev = 0;
				minTurn = 0;
				maxTurn = 180;
				initTurn = 90;
 
				class ViewOptics
				{
					initAngleX = 0;
					minAngleX = -30;
					maxAngleX = 30;
					initAngleY = 0;
					minAngleY = -100;
					maxAngleY = 100;
					initFov = 0.600000;
					minFov = 0.600000;
					maxFov = 0.500000;
				};
 
				gunnerOpticsModel = "\ca\weapons\optika_empty";
				gunnerForceOptics = 0;
			};
			class RightDoor_Gun : LeftDoor_Gun
			{
				body = "RightGun_Turret";
				gun = "RightGun";
				animationSourceBody = "RightGun_Turret";
				animationSourceGun = "RightGun";
				animationSourceHatch = "";
				selectionFireAnim = "zasleh_1";
				proxyIndex = 2;
				gunnerName = "Right Door Gunner";
				commanding = -2;
 
				minElev = -45;
				maxElev = 15;
				initElev = 0;
				minTurn = -180;
				maxTurn = -0;
				initTurn = -90;
 
				weapons[]={ "VTE_Mounted_M60" };
				magazines[]={ 	"VTE_Mounted_200Rnd_762x51", "VTE_Mounted_200Rnd_762x51",
						"VTE_Mounted_200Rnd_762x51", "VTE_Mounted_200Rnd_762x51"
				};
 
				gunBeg = "end_2";	// endpoint of the gun
				gunEnd = "chamber_2";	// chamber of the gun
				primary = 0;
				memoryPointGun = "machinegun_2";
				memoryPointGunnerOptics = "gunnerview_2";
				memoryPointGunnerOutOptics = "gunnerview_2";
			};
		};

Notes

This article is bit work in progress, fee free to discuss or ask questions in PMC Tactical Forum Editing area.