I'm not sure if any other functions need to be bound to keys. I personally don't see any advantage to having a macro for firing, narrow/wide beam, or range modes. Having a macro for high voltage could be useful, but all other mentioned functions aren't rushed operations. All other mentioned functions are preformed from a screen with both a radar display and launch controls. Of course, the above is referring to the current systems. I'm sure if you think the Shilka requires a firing button, then it probably does. As for the high voltage, it could be assigned to the keypad * or / keys. I'm sure you would probably need to use both, as the SA-5 is not directly on/off, instead it's a three position switch.


At first I thought the same thing, but then I realized that it just wouldn't really "fit" anywhere, and would look completely out of place.


True, but currently there are only two scenarios for the SA-5. Don't get me wrong, I like both of them. The Operation Tallinn scenario is a good introduction to the SA-5, and demonstrates what almost certainly would've happened had an SR-71 tried to overfly, or simply played chicken with an SA-5 when the US had little knowledge of the system. Operation Giant Reach on the other hand, holds many interesting lessons. Such as how the SR-71 actually knows when you launch, and the entire trick of shooting it down in the first place. While both are interesting scenarios, there's little to do other than wait ~10 minutes for the pesky SR-71 to wander close enough.

I think it'd be nice to have a "fun" scenario for the SA-5. This scenario would probably consist of several long range engagements, along with some closer range targets. For example, a heavy bomber raid with escort jammers. You have to shoot down the jammers to get a shot at the non-jamming heavy bombers. There could be other shorter range targets such as Tomahawks, an F-117 or even a Scud being fired. Preferably, there would be an AWACS on station too close for it's own good. After all, who here doesn't want to shoot one of those pesky AWACS down?

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