dundun92

It depends on the manuever. Both the AMRAAM and AIM-54 are easy to notch if you know how to notch properly. The 54 simply has MUCH more room for error. If you mess up notching an AMRAAM you will eat it almost 100% of the time. Ive only seen AMRAAMs notched "accidentally" once or twice. You can do a sloppy notch vs a 54 and still evade it. You can do it by accident just by panicing and spamming chaff. Describing it in % is pretty pointless barring tests under specific, controlled circumstances.

The server in question uses IC, this guy has clearly found a way around it. Unfortunately, I dont have any specific evidence, the GS admins would need to get in touch with you.

Yes, this thread details the changes: https://forums.eagle.ru/forum/english/digital-combat-simulator/dcs-f-a-18c-hornet/286126-ins-improvements-in-the-19-aug-2020-open-beta

Yes, its reported: https://forums.eagle.ru/forum/english/digital-combat-simulator/dcs-flaming-cliffs-3/f-15c-for-dcs-world/275589-investigating-an-apg-63-range-is-under-represented. Been marked as investigating for almost 6 months now :( Its underperforming by at least a solid 40%, and thats comparing to the ORIGINAL APG-63. Not MSIP APG-63.

In light of DST, is 2000z still an acceptable time for everyone?

You are using the wrong button if its dropping multiple CMs with the switch in bypass. Dont use the "CHAFF/FLARE SWITCH" binding, use CMS left. Always worked for me. As for optimal CM preset, against fox 2s I drop 5 flares with a very short interval, 1-2 bursts is usually enought to defeat any IR missile if you aerent in AB. If its tail espect just dispense a 3rd one. You simply dispense until you see the missile LOS rate shift aft as its tracking the flare. As for preflaring, I suppose something like 2 flares every 1-2 seconds would work, though I personally dont use it (as ive found it not to be quite as effective as just dropping your 5 flare sequence when you spot the smoke trail, its not hard.)

completely forgot about DST. Probably wont be able to participate, its a bit early.

Pretty sure it was (early?) 2021 at last update

No it was doing that, only the mode it was launched seemed to matter, not the mode that supported it

Taken from none other than GrowlingSidewinders "server".

So a note: from some more testing, we have noticed that the magic INS is only in TWS AUTO. TWS Manual does not have magic INS. Really odd, but again makes me think that somthing related to the memory mode is at play here

Do we know if our Viper is supposed to get those HMD upgrades? Slightly curious.

All of the AIM-54 clips posted were from MP, it may help if you posted a tacview of a typical attempted AIM-54 notch, theres definitely sonething you arent doing that you need to be doing. And yes chaff resistance is worse in SP for missiles on the old API, no clue why. EDIT more videos from last Saturday. I seriously dunno why your having a hard time notching AIM-54s. Its just turning through the notch while spamming chaff:

Yea it takes like 30 seconds to get to the notifications page :megalol:

I think he means just tell us which page

Like none of the FF modules except the JF-17 and M2K are affected by ECM so this isnt really a tomcat thing, the cat just happens to have its jammer modeled, while the F-16/18 do not. As the DM goes, its definitely tanky but from both flying it and shooting missiles at it I rarely have seen a cat take a missile and still remain functional. Perhaps if what you care about is what your KD is on the leaderboard yea its problematic but in terms to taking the cat out of action and actually winning the BVR fight its not really that bad

AIM-54 is hard to notch eh?

The Magic INS is only in TWS, not STT. From what I can tell, it is caused by the radar memory in TWS, as it doesnt happen in STT, or for any other ARH missile in game. I will try and find the tacview. Also, as far as the A model being horrible vs fighters, its already like that in game right now. It eats chaff worse than the R-27 and is by far the easiest missile to notch. If you actually think any AIM-54 (A or C) in DCS is hard to notch I dont know what to say lol.

You are thinking of the AIM-54 and F-14, which behaves as either SARH or ARH depending on launch mode (IRL that is, not yet in DCS). Also, HOJ only works against a target that was origngally locked iirc. I dont think you can "maddog" and AIM-7 and have it find a freindly, though I could be wrong. Afaik the ground crew doesnt control anything missile related, its all based on the plane and whats defined in the files for the missile.

Question for the devs: how is lofting implemented in-game? Is it some sort of simple G bias? Or is it more involved?

Just as a side note, the source (at least one) for the 80 sec IIRC is the F-16 -34, which states that after 80 sec the datalink is terminated due to TOF constraints or something like that.

All but the Super 530

Blue F-16 A2A (F/A-18 if SARH)