Hellfire shot

[L4c3rt4]

I saw some videos where the Taliban hide behind trees and bushes and the FLIR doesnt see them. Is it so easy to hide from the Apache? Just cover yourself with vegetation and you're good? Ofc, once the pilot knows that the bad guys are behind the bushes it wont help them, but before the pilot can see them, if they cover themselves with bushes its fairly hard to spot them. Is there a way to counter the veggie-camo?

[HerrGeneral913]

Forgive my ignorance, but all but one version of the Hellfire is laser guided, correct? Who is doing the designation here, you or the person filming? I noticed that the cameraman moved the crosshair over the target so that it hit, so I assume he was doing it.

[lewis896]

@HerrGeneral913 Actually I was in the helicopter that fired the missile. The photographer was our wingman, and his front-seater was just watching us shoot the target. It was laser-guided.

[FrizzleFry117]

You can get in a hell of a lot of trouble for posting this.

[lewis896]

@FrizzleFry117 thx dad

[aseglkj]

weee ... there go 100,000 tax dollars!

[chabi3000]

LOL You got color displays ? Awesome . I never thought the US Military could switch from black and white to color displays . Whats the resolution of these displays ? And how much megapixels does the camera got ?

[lewis896]

@chabi3000 not sure

[ApacheCobra]

@lewis896 On the topic of the displays again, I know you aren't sure of the exact specifications, but how would you compare the image quality in person to the recordings that are all over the internet? It's my assumption that the imaging is in a much higher definition than those low quality black and white output recordings; is this true?

[lewis896]

@ApacheCobra i will tell you that the image quality is exceptional in person.

[bodyboystance2]

@chabi3000 they always look like that

but its the output thats black-white.

Thats why you just know these black and white videos

[chabi3000]

@bodyboystance2 oh ... why is the output black-white ? Too much data to save on the hard disk or because of the possible gore you could see on the videos ?

[bodyboystance2]

@chabi3000 nooonoo gore is not the problem in the army XD if you watch apache guncam videos somewhere apart from youtube you will find a lot of gore... And for those soldiers its the everyday bussiness i think its rather due to filesize

[grgspunk]

Wow, this is rare footage. I've seen video footage of Apaches before, but I've never known what it's like to look at the screen (through the eyes of the pilot) that shows you the TADS footage.

[raulrusboy]

@grgspunk That's because we're not supposed to take cameras into the cockpit... Clearly this guy's not familiar with the concept of "COMSEC"...

[grgspunk]

@raulrusboy

Yeah, or the concept of "OPSEC" for that matter...

[raulrusboy]

@grgspunk Actually, I think that was what I was thinking of XD

[nighthawk006phoenix]

I love technology ;)

[smokeythelung]

Well either way that shit looks fun as hell ; )

[lewis896]

@smokeythelung not a bad way to make a living!

[smokeythelung]

awesome vid, what a machine! Just out of curiosity, why does apache guncam footage always appear in black and white, or black hot white hot as opposed to the green scale images I see on the MFD's in cockpit photos/videos? is this a function of the recording process? perhaps they are older or newer variants of the targeting pod?

[lewis896]

@smokeythelung not sure, really. good question

[HarisonHopwood]

@lewis896 Night vision imaging modes I think.

[LegionCWAM]

@HarisonHopwood

not really ! the screen would be white during nightvision mode xD

[HarisonHopwood]

@LegionCWAM Green/White is generally light amplification whereas Black/White would be Infra-Red.

[LegionCWAM]

@HarisonHopwood

what i meant is...the screen would be complete white during day time

[tatarjj2007]

@smokeythelung Well, that Apache TADS (target aquisition and designation system) has both an IR camera and a visible light camera. This is obviously through the visible light camera. Most Apache vids are taken with the B&W IR imagery, and I would guess that that is why you always see B&W Apache images.

[sabhacker101]

@smokeythelung i think its because of when its taken its in infer red and youtube video player dosent convert it in tyhe same kinde of color ?

[AriXtheEvil]

Really awesome video!

Clear sky & more tanks to blowup,man))))))))))))

[AnalCuntFanLoL]

amazing video

[waffamoto]

I would just like to say I have no regrets for my tax dollars going to helicopters.

[gescoboza]

this reminds me of Project Reality

[bengacris]

nice you played it :)

[MoraaNL]

Question: My friend thinks the crosshair is yellow, i think he is being silly, but is it really yellow? Because it really seem more like light green to me.

[lewis896]

Nah, not yellow. Pretty much light, light green.

[MoraaNL]

Okey, thanks.

[N1cholas240]

Is the longbow hellfire missile radar gudied or radio gudied.

[lewis896]

There are 2 variants: laser-guided and radar-guided. This was a laser shot.

[BFDK]

It IS yellow :p

[khakiwolf]

I love this video. I'm actually building a 1:32 Apache model right now. The Hellfires are about 3" long and have yellow stripes on them. Gorgeous.

[cardude024]

was this target practice or an actual battle?

[lewis896]

practice

[ApacheCobra]

That is the DTV sight right?

And is it true that the FLIR vision is scales of green and not black and white?

[lewis896]

Yes and yes.

[ApacheCobra]

Thanks

[ApacheCobra]

To clear some things up... All FLIR systems are in scales of green and just the onboard recording makes it in black and white?

[ApacheCobra]

I recall the Abrams has its FLIR in scales of green just like the Apache..

[blackhatch46]

we use black and white in the usmc.

[The80sSucked]

is that a training missile? didn't seem to have as much of a bang

[lewis896]

No, it was a real F-model missile (dual warhead).  The hulk that we fired on was basically a gutted armored personnel carrier though. Nothing to really "blow up".

[trunsako95zelda]

damn those apaches can stay straight and steady O.o

[TheFajr]

Nice Shot dude...

[SuperMan3111]

so thats what the screen looks like

[wambulance]

man your living my dream

[Cadmium77]

Good stuff.

[Dylan912395]

hey can canadians transfer to be american pilot like for ah-64d

[lewis896]

absolutely.  you just have to join up and gain an american citizenship

[ApacheCobra]

I really like this video.

[keldererik]

nice, make some more!

[faggator]

Wish I could have gone buddy... good take and glad you could share it. (DB)