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## About This Content
DCS: Black Shark 2 is a simulation of the Russian Ka-50 “Black Shark” attack
helicopter.
The “Black Shark” is a unique and deadly single-seat, Russian attack
helicopter that has seen combat in the Northern Caucasus. It combines a high
performance dual rotor system with a deadly weapons payload of guided
missiles, rockets, bombs, and a 30mm cannon. The Ka-50 is also unique in that
it has an ejection seat. Virtually every switch, button and dial functions in
the cockpit and the advanced flight model provides an amazingly real sense of
flight.
## Key Features:
* Highly-detailed six degrees of freedom cockpit with mouse-clickable controls.
* Unrivalled flight physics system.
* Realistic damage model and system failure cascade affect.
* Detailed modeling and control of engine, fuel, hydraulics, electrical, navigation, radio, fire suppression, sensor, and weapon systems (casual game play modes also available).
* Advanced weapon physics for missiles, rockets and cannon rounds including ricochets.
## About the Ka-50 Black Shark
Ka-50 attack helicopter design
The Ka-50 helicopter is a high performance combat helicopter designed for
daytime, good weather combat.
Extensive all-round armor installed in the cockpit protects the pilot against
12.7mm armor-piercing rounds and 23mm projectile fragments. The rotor blades
are rated to withstand several hits of ground-based automatic weapons.
The Ka-50 is the world’s first operational helicopter with a rescue ejection
system, which allows the pilot to escape at all altitudes and speeds. The
K-37-800 rocket-assisted ejection system is manufactured by the Zvezda
Research and Production Enterprise Joint Stock Company in the Moscow region.
Weapons
A combination of various armaments to a maximum weapon load of two tons can be
selected according to the mission, including anti-tank missiles, unguided
aerial rockets of different calibers, air-to-air missiles, guns, bombs and
other weapons.
The helicopter has small mid-mounted wings, fitted with four underwing
suspension units and wingtip countermeasures pods. Up to 12 Vikhr supersonic
anti-tank missiles can be mounted on the helicopter’s two underwing external
stores. The laserbeam-riding Vikhr missile is stated as having a target hit
probability close to one, against a tank at a range of up to 8km, and the
capability of penetrating all types of armor, including active armor up to
900mm thick.
The Ka-50 is armed with a 2A42 quick-firing 30mm gun, which has an
unrestricted azimuth and elevation range mounting for use against airborne or
ground targets. The gun is equipped with 460 rounds of ammunition: two types
being carried, high-fragmentation and explosive incendiary rounds and armor-
piercing rounds. The pilot selects the type of ammunition in flight. The
weight of the ammunition is 0.39kg each round, the muzzle velocity is 980m/s
and the range is up to 4km. The gun provides an angular firing accuracy of two
to 4mrad.
Avionics
Flight systems include inertial navigation system (INS), autopilot and head-up
display (HUD). Sensors include forward-looking optical system called the
Shkval.
Countermeasures
The Ka-50 is fitted with flare dispensers.
Engines
The Ka-50 is powered by two TV3-117VMA turboshafts engines, each providing
2,200hp (1,660kW). The engines are placed on either side of the fuselage to
enhance the combat survivability. The helicopter also has an auxiliary power
unit (APU) for self-contained operation.
DCS: Black Shark 2