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====== Turrets ======

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.

<code>
		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";
			};
		};
</code>

====== Notes ======

This article is bit work in progress, fee free to discuss or ask questions in [[http://www.pmctactical.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=29|PMC Tactical forum editing]] area.
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