Pavlin_33

Ah I see. I didn't know they carried fox3 also.

Didn't 16A have only fox 2? 29 has DL, fox 1, HMS, 2 engines... IMHO it beats the 16A version in almost everything except RWR maybe

Dunno, the manual just says that the sensitivity is 150% of max range of the illuminator.

SPO has a maximum detection range of 150% of illuminating radar's max. range. I am guessing that that's for when the signal enters the center of a lobe.

Yes, MiG-29's radar was pecifically developed for WVR with a max detection range of around few kilometers. The 27Rs were designed to be initially guided using M-link, and then they would home in using pilot's eyballs.

True that

I guess in this kind of situation ot would be advisable to ask RL pilots for their input.

Don't feel bad, my voice doesn't sound the best either. Opinions are like asses - everybody has one.

Let me put in your terms: F-15 has a horrible range compared to 777ULR. It's payload is also not good at all and it can't carry any passengers.

Optimal speed at low altitude is M 0.5, as per RL OM.

So you get "nails"? If yes, then assume that you are being targeted. If this helps in any way, that is.

If you fly the 29 in a realistic manner you can get a decent range out of it. Problem is that people that fly DCS judge an aircraft by how long it can fly on full burner, 'cause this is what they do in game. They keep forgeting that real fighter pilots have missions, mission objectives and commanders. And sure Fulcrum might have short legs on a quake server, but this is not what it was designed for. Reminds me of that saying: this cat is a horrible dog, it simply won't bark.

People seem to think that AWACS and GCI in the real world work like in DCS: an all seing eye that gives you an F10 view of the battlefield. In '99 NATO agressiom against FR Yugoslavia, USAF pilots found the (British) AWACS next to useless, as it was giving them erroneous reports and, in their words, was making the entire situation more difficult. Same story on Serbian side with GCI, that was giving reports like: "Blue is comming from the west." No further instructions, no number and type of threat, no height and no speed. Just a one-liner that left the pilots use their imagination and wonder what to do with this information.

I dunno, Eagle looks awful alot like the 25 in layout, down to almost identical air intakes. Do you have some references that back up your statement. I would be grateful.

In this particular encounter, 3 120s were launched in TWS mode. One missed.