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Very Positive (157) - 85% of the 157 user reviews for this game are positive.
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Nov 2, 2011
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“"DCS: Black Shark 2 is a massive upgrade to the original DCS: Black Shark simulation that retains everything that was good about the original."”
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“"I enjoy Game mode a lot, but I appreciate serious simulations first and foremost, and this is as serious as it gets. We haven’t seen a product this complex in more than a decade. Just when you thought that the hardcore simulation market was dead, along comes DCS Black Shark. If you were a fan of the legendary AH-64D Longbow and Longbow 2 from Jane’s Combat Simulations, you’ll find this is another instant helicopter classic that shouldn’t be overlooked. It’s very challenging but also very rewarding."”
89% – Armchair General

“"Black Shark harkens back to a not so long line of spectacular air combat simulations. There are plenty of air combat games and simulations out there, but the list of them that are truly spectacular is short, Black Shark can I feel be proudly counted as one of them. While it may not raise the bar per say, Black Shark is a solid air combat simulation game that many simulation aficionados have been waiting for."”
90% – Impulse Gamer

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.

System Requirements

    Minimum
    • Requires:Digital Combat Simulator
      OS: Windows 10
    • CPU: Intel or AMD 3.0Ghz+ with 2 cores or more
    • RAM: 8GB+ RAM
    • Video: Discrete AMD or NVIDIA 4GB+
    • DLC size: 1.07GB
    • Input: Keyboard / Mouse / Joystick
    Recommended
    • Requires:Digital Combat Simulator
      OS: Windows 10
    • CPU: Intel or AMD 4.5Ghz+ with 6 cores or more
    • RAM: 32GB+ RAM
    • Video: Discrete AMD or NVIDIA 8GB+
    • DLC size: 1.07GB
    • Input: Joystick / Pedals / VR / Track IR / Haptic Gloves

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