jsleesma

ZoomBoy has a point. Why isn't this available to US aircraft? I always thought that our integration with AWACS was one of the biggest strengths of the USAF. Now I know that US aircraft operate more independently of GCI or AWACS than Russian aircraft, but I would think that the US would have a more advanced datalink between aircraft and AWACS. Does it not exist, or is it just not modeled in LockOn?

Yeah. You have to use at least the EOS to target the enemy, so you are limited by the range of the EOS (or radar, if you want to use it). However, they can't tell that you are using the EOS (its entirely passive) and if you use the R-27-ET (or T, both of which are infared guided) they won't know you are there... ever.

Also (and I'm not 100% sure about this), once you switch to BVR and turn on either the EOS or the radar your AWACS info should pop up. If I remember correctly, the radar or EOS has to be on.

I get AWACS support fine when I throw one in... Try setting the AWACS aircraft's mission to "AWACS" and putting it on a long enough flight plan that it won't just land on you. I set a few waypoints in a big "racetrack" pattern behind the FLOT. That worked for me.

Thanks for the info!

I'm relatively new to LOMAC, but I'm starting to get the hang of it. I have two questions, however. 1) Is the SU-27 a true fly-by-wire aircraft? I heard it had some sort of "mechanical" fly by wire system. The reason I ask is that I find it much more difficult to hold a consistent altitude in the SU-27 than a US aircraft like the F-15 or F-16(In Falcon). I checked my joystick's centering, but the 27 seems tough to hold at a specific altitude. 2) Can neither the SU-27 nor the SU-33 carry the R-77? That seems like a big weakness...