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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
LeftGun_Turret - selection for the whole left doorgun. (old otocvez).
otochlaven - selection for the ammo belt, both guns.
RightGun
RightGun_Turret - selection for the whole right doorgun.
zbran - both guns, no ammo belt.
That goes for all LODs and View - Gunner also.
Memory:
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
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