zamboni

I think that the reason why I couldnt do the Shkval method was because the laser was on the fritz. It just happened to go on the fritz at the same time I needed to do a nav fix update. I think this is due to the laser bug and not because I used it too much.

To follow up on Istari what is considered a "cycle" Does locking up a target use up a cycle? or is a "cycle" only mean firing off a Vikhr missile? I just want to know if I am using the laser the way it should be used or not.

To continue with this (instead of starting another thread), is the Shkval method borked? Situation (finally bought the sim couple of weeks ago and just started getting into a campaign): Took off from airport, expended my munitions. Went back to AP to rearm/refuel. Went back to the front and after firing off a missle got the EKRAN message to do a Nav Fix. Since I was hovering in good position towards the unprotected nme, I tried to do the Shkval method and it would never take. I never got the KOPP message that the manual says. The nav fix point was about 4km away, is that too far? Am I doing anything wrong? Bug? I soon gave up and then did the flyover method and that seemed to work. But I ran into another problem. When I got the EKRAN warning for nav fix, I could no longer auto-fire, and if I did a manual fire, it was like the laser wasn't lasing. I had read on the forum here that the laser will burn out, but I had only fired off 17 rockets and it shouldn't have burned out (never got any warning to that effect either). I tried various things to get it to work, but never could. Is there something I need to reset in this situation? or is it some kind of bug?