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If it worked this way, F-15 and Su-27 should't be in the inner circle as neither of them spiked or lunched.Dimond is priority target, So there is an issue either way. The as said above, I have tested with beryosa rwr which does measure signal strength and the AWG9 signal strength matches the Mirage one which makes no sense at all.

Thanks for the update. However your statement defers from what it is written in the f-16 manual: "The locations of radar emitters on the display do not necessarily correlate to emitter range from your aircraft. The distance of the threat icon from the center of the display indicates radar signal strength." "If a symbol is displayed with no circle around it, it indicates that the radar is in acquisition/search mode. When a new emitter is detected, a new threat tone will be heard. If a symbol has a steady circle around it, it indicates that the radar is tracking/locked on to your aircraft. When being tracked by an engagement radar, you will be provided a radar lock tone. If a symbol has a flashing circle around it, it indicates that the radar is supporting a missile that has been launched at you. When being launched on by a radar-guided missile, you will hear a missile launch tone and the LAUNCH light to the left will illuminate." No circles for spikes (locks) or flashing circles for lunches as you can see in the picture. Just 4 different aircraft on the same distance (approx 20 miles) with radars on in search mode. F-15 and Su27 in the inner circle and with a diamond for priority target and 14 and Mirage far out. I'd pick the 14 as priority here as 20 miles phoenix shot is the biggest threat in that picture and also the AWG-9 radar the most powerful one should generate the highest "signal strength". Further testing shows that with russian FC3 beryosa the signal strength from the 14 matches exactly the one from the m2k, so problem seems to be on the tomcat side. I kindly ask if moderator can move the thread into tomcat section.

I am not sure where to post this, if it is related to the F-14 or F-16 (most likely 14) so moderators feel free to move it if necessary. Attached picture shows nails from f-15,su27,m2k and f-14 all together in a formation around 20 miles away from me. As the F-15 and su27 radars are stronger than m2k at this distance they are already in the inner circle as high priority threads but why the F-14 share the same signal strength as the M2K ? I'd expect it to be similar or stronger than the su27/f15 ?

Shouldn't you use TMS up to bug and TMS right to update all contacts from track to system ?

Exactly!

I will answer you just for fun, even tho I am sure you also realize how "cool" your comment was :) "Do you wear a flying suit when playing?" --> No, I don't have one but I would love to :) "When was your last ECG?" --> Few months back, I do regular medical checks every year just for the sake of it, may be not pilots standarts, but realistic enough ;) "Are you fit to fly?" --> I fly regularly as a passenger in the airliners, so yeah I am fit enough :) "next time you are killed in DCS, delete it from your computer and never play it again. See how differently you would approach flying operations then. That would be maximum realism" --> Ah you got me here, I have no answer, I will open a thread in the wishlist section to ask ED to delete my account if I got shot down. This will also make the ejection seat to have purpose no ? You are genius, I should have thought about this earlier!

Now you are the one who wants dummy systems or no system at all :) Well, you like it or not, Some of us "pursue maximum realism" so if some system can be modeled partially it is still better than not to have it at all. KA-50 is quite old module already not the best example, as you can see, they are adding more and more dept with time, IFF is one example, INS drift will come as well. More complex damage model is coming which might include some more depth system failures.. God knows what else they are preparing and working on. I hope they will never start dropping stuff just because some people find no purpose of it in the way they use the sim.

"even if underlying system is not simulated to full extent." "People who care about "experience" want dummy systems." There is slight difference between the above imho. So in your opinion it should be either fully modeled or not have it at all or if it doesn't have any real purpose in the sim it should be removed or.. sorry I have no idea what you are complaining about :)

How did you end up with this conclusion if I may ask ? Does any one said "hey don't make this to work I want it to be dummy". or something similar ? It is what it is now, if they can simulate bulb failure then good, if not then we can still do light test with or without real purpose ? You can also use win+home for startup, it's your choice but what is the problem of having a light test button if someone want to spent 1.5 seconds to press it while waiting for INS to align anyway ?

I hope someday AI WM will be able to do tac turns, join ups, overhead brakes and to/land in formation. Right now it is close to impossible for him to stay in formation in any open formation if you turn away from him, landing is also very cumbersome. He wastes half tank of fuel to join up flying in full AB and doing lag/pure pursuite even if you try to turn to help him catch up. He/It has a lot to learn as a WM before can be promoted as FL :)

+1

If something can be modeled better let it be modeled, no matter to what degree it is functional. I like to do light tests and startups as per original checklists just to experience and be familiar how they do it irl,since I will likely never have the chance to start an A-10 irl. This is part of the reason I choose to play this simulator. I also enjoyed to read the manuals, at least the older ones A-10, Ka-50, Mi-8 where they explain the systems in more details even if they are not modeled that deeply, then perform the checks as per flight manual. I hope the new modules will also have the manuals updated to that level. This is the study part of the simulator, we are not all for "join some public MP and do as many frags/kills/points you can".

I think this isn't totally wrong, in general, shkval is ancient system and I can imagine irl it has even more issues in locking and tracking targets. Especially fast moving ones. Sure only one that used one knows for sure, bu I can't imagine this think working very reliable irl.

Let's face the truth, it is pretty much how it is now, just that the range parameter varies based on TOD and fog. It isn't really that bad, but it can benefit from some improvement, and yes, should be able to lock on dead units as well.

Ураа :) So fingers crossed for this year :)

R-27ER is very fast, good when firing against "cold" enemy, chase him until he is withing 8-10KM and fire 27ER, it will catch him. 77 has longer range than 73 and is fire and forget, shoot it on a hot enemy within 10km and he will have hard time to escape it, or at least, you will be able to gain better offensive position for the merge. They all have their use within DCS if used correctly, can be very powerful, including the ET.

I am not quite sure how resource split in ED works, but as I have done some 3d max projects in the past, mostly cars and interiors, this internal cockpit model shouldn't more than a week of full time work. Add the animations, MAX 2 weeks. So I guess, they give it 1 hour a week or so, which I am fine with and not complaining as they have many other projects that they have to work on. I just fly ka50 daily and can't wait for the better look :) Thanks ED for resurrecting the only AH currently available and especially for BS3 update!

"The new Ka50 3D cockpit model is already at the texturing stage. Remember, this will be a free enhancement for existing Black Shark owners. In mid 2020 we plan to release a brand new external model along with certain new weapons and avionics systems with even greater cockpit enhancements. The product will also come with new missions, mission functionalities and gameplay. This module will be named Black Shark 3 and will be available at a substantial discount for existing Black Shark 2 owners and at full price for new users. Enjoy the screenshots below." Ok from that update from NL, I understand we will get the BS3 in mid 2020 and he explicitly says it. So the BS2 cockpit update might come earlier and surprise us for christmas :)

Would be good if AI wingman can be improved in all aspects of flying in both rotary and fixed wing: 1. Be able to departure in formation 2. Be able to execute different approaches, straight in, overhead brake and so on. 3. Be able to do basic wingman responsibilities(scan the area,cover you, call lunches etc..) without having to tell him everything with F buttons 4. Generally make him better helicopter pilot as of now, he is horrible 5. Be able to execute certain ACM tactics a.k.a Fighting wing, loose deuce etc and reports his status e.g. "2 is offensive" when engaging offensively and so on 6. Make him possible to execute different A2G attacks correctly, use Final attack heading cone, correctly use stand off weapons, low angle, high angle dive bombing and rocket/gun runs etc... 7. Make it possible to pre-brief him e.g. Today we will travel in finger 4, once Fence IN switch to combat spread, if enemy is detected, loose deuce tactic to be applied. Then he follows the plan unless commanded to do something different..

Yeah, that would make it so much better. Other than that ti is a good campaign no doubt about that. Good luck and thanks!

I didn't like it because it is very heavily scripted, it is way too easy to miss a trigger and waste your time figure out why nothing happens. There are small trigger zones everywhere, even at moments where it is not really needed, and they are small...and you might fly for another half an hour before realize you missed something somewhere.. Some scenarios were also very arcadish rambo style.

Ot try to set up DISS in flight without autopilot or fance in and prepare GUV pod for shooting.

+100000 For the radios at least!!! It has been asked so many times and yet nothing! This is what bugs me most from m2k (and other RAZBAM as Harrier suffers the same issue) Why RAZBAM you don't want to make rotaries bindable, why ?

Indeed, they need a fraction of a second to spot you, day or night, and are snipe accurate with any weapon. Missing any suppression effect or simulated fear from the incoming rockets, like you are going against an army of Terminators.

The new ATC, DM and better AI was suppose to come with 2.5.... well I guess back then they didn't specify which 2.5 patch. May be we will still have it in 2.5 I was playing some Helicopter campaigns recently and oh man, Rottary wing AI is sooo broken, it can't fly, can't land it can't do what was programmed to do in the mission. Many missions broken because AI crash in trees, in hills, stuck hovering on top of landing points, hover climb behind every small hill make it very frustrating experience to try fly with it.. I wouldn't call it AI, it is more "A" than "I", you have to script every A"I" move, every turn and it will still fail somewhere. Ground units AI isn't any better but I will not go into details..... Honestly, how people which are playing in SP are enjoying the sim is beyond me. SP missions are so scripted and static, it is more scripted than a call of duty stage, and still A"I" can't follow the script at times. Hard to imagine how person who is not part of a Squadron or not playing MP can rate the combat part of the sim good. Enough talks and Interviews ED, personally I hope to see some real improvements and major core game updates, not just hacks. And yes, I do support ED, I own pretty much all modules and most of the campaigns, I probably have 80% of all paid content, so feel I have the right to share my feelings :)