The V-22 Osprey is a multi-mission tilt-rotor military transport aircraft with vertical takeoff and landing (VTOL) and short takeoff and landing (STOL) abilities. It is designed to operate in a similar capacity to conventional helicopters but with the long range and high speed performance of a turboprop cruiser. The V-22 is able to reach speeds of 509 kph and can transport up to 32 passengers or up to 7 tons of cargo.
The Osprey is a multi-mission V/STOL-capable tiltrotor aircraft that uses three-bladed turboprop engines fitted on the end of each wing. It is designed to combine the functionality of a conventional helicopter with the long-range, high-speed cruise performance of a turboprop aircraft.
Features
Utilised exclusively by the U.S. Marine Corps, the Osprey serves as an alternate heavy transport aircraft that can more than twice as many troops as the MH-60S helicopter. As it primarily operates off amphibious assault ships like the USS Khe Sanh, its engines and wings can be folded to allow for easier storage aboard LHDs.
Notable Traits
The Osprey's main advantage over its conventional rotary-wing counterparts is its ability to transition from and into fixed-wing flight mode. This allows it to fly at a much faster speed over greater distances.[CfgVh 7] Once the Osprey reaches its destination, it can quickly revert back into rotary flight to land vertically into enclosed areas without the need for a landing strip like the C-130.
Drawbacks
Because the Osprey is completely unarmed, it is ill-advised to attempt drop offs or pickups at Landing Zones that have hostiles nearby as the Osprey cannot defend itself. Similarly, avoiding enemy fire while the nacelles are vectored for VTOL is next to impossible since the Osprey's manoeuvrability in this mode is virtually non-existent.
Crew Capacity
It has a crew of two consisting of the pilot and a co-pilot. The Osprey is able to transport up to twenty-three passengers in its rear compartment (the co-pilot is treated as the twenty-fourth passenger).[CfgVh 1]
Protection: Hitpoints[]
The Osprey has a base armour value of 25.[CfgVh 8]
LEGEND Green = Hull
Hull[]
The Osprey's hull can only withstand 25 points of damage.[CfgVh 9][Formula 1] Depletion of the hull's integrity will instantly result in a total loss.[CfgVh 10]
The nose and entire length of the fuselage's underbelly is protected by iron plates with a thickness of 5 millimetres.[rvmat 2][bisurf 2]
The majority of the aircraft's body (but excluding the fuselage's underbelly), wings, rotors, H-tail, cargo ramp door, and stabilisers are protected by metal plates that have a thickness of 2 millimetres.[rvmat 3][bisurf 3]
All of the Osprey's windows are protected by panes of plexiglass that have a thickness of 2 millimetres.[rvmat 4][bisurf 4]
It should be noted that the windows are not bullet-resistant. They cannot protect the pilot/passengers from being hit by small arms fire.
Avionics[]
MAWS
RWR
IWR
LWR
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✔
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MAWS[]
The Osprey has a Missile Approach Warning System that will warn the pilot of incoming missiles.[CfgVh 11]
RWR[]
Ospreys possess Radar Warning Receivers. The pilot will be alerted when they are being locked onto by a radar-based targeting system.[CfgVh 12]
IWR[]
The Osprey is not fitted with an Infrared Warning Receiver. The pilot will not be warned if they are being targeted by an infrared-based weapon system.[CfgVh 12]
LWR[]
Ospreys are fitted with Laser Warning Receivers. The pilot will be warned if they are being locked onto by a laser-based targeting system.[CfgVh 12]
AI[]
NOTE:The following information only applies to the AI.
The Osprey is not considered to be a threat[6] to AI-controlled infantry units, ground vehicles, and other aircraft (0/0/0).[CfgVh 15] The Osprey will usually be ignored unless there are no other targets of opportunity within range.
The Osprey has an audible[7] factor of 20.[CfgVh 16]
Trivia[]
Unlike both the F-35B and AV-8B, the Osprey was not initially "upgraded" with the ability to deploy countermeasure flares with the release of the Operation Arrowhead expansion pack[8] (despite its real-life counterpart being able to do so).
Defensive countermeasures were finally added following the release of the Community Configuration Project updates, though they are exclusively available to the Steam versions only without manually patching non-Steam versions of ArmA 2.[9]
The latest patches would also finally grant the Osprey access to defensive avionics, but only as part of the CorePatch updates.[10]
Prior to Patch 1.01, the Osprey's flight model behaved unusually when it was hovering in VTOL mode (it was barely possible to adjust the Osprey's roll).[11]
Contrary to its Armoury Description[12], the in-game Osprey is limited to carrying only twenty-three passengers at a time. While the real Osprey is capable of transporting thirty-two passengers, this is only possible provided that they either stand or sit on the floor of the passenger cabin.
The information below details unused, pre-release or removed content.
Pre-Alpha MV-22 in ArmA 3.
Early screenshots released during the pre-Alpha phase of ArmA 3's development showed the Osprey in-game.[13] The official website (before its drastic overhaul) also briefly mentioned that VTOL aircraft would be present as part of the sandbox's assets due to the "[...] sparse take-off and landing possibilities".[14] In addition, a submerged wreck can also be found just south of the Stratis Airbase, though the actual model for the functional version can no longer be found in the game files.[15]
It was later explained that alongside the F-38 fighter jet, the Osprey was only ever meant to be a placeholder used to test the fixed-wing flight model and aircraft PhysX interaction.[16]
The Osprey's spiritual successor would eventually arrive in the form of the V-44X Blackfish with the release of the Apex expansion pack, though the Blackfish is significantly larger in comparison and features a separately armed variant as well.
USMC - Vehicles (ARMA 2)