Ironhand

Check your video recording software. You might have to tell it to record your mic as well.

Same here. As long as TIR is paused. Which suggests that it’s an Open Track issue.

That's true of the Su-25 but certainly not true of the Su-25T. I would love to see the Su-25 modeled, though.

I stand corrected then. EDIT:

Yes. It was at some point prior to Flaming Cliffs 2. I used to use it. It was a great learning tool and teaching tool as well because you could take things to the critical moment and, then, restart from there.

It existed many years ago but was removed. Would be nice to have it back. I’m sure someone will be by shortly to inform you/me that it’s a “cheat” and shouldn’t be allowed.

Unless I’m misunderstanding you, static and dynamic weather are two completely different things. Unless something has changed, you can’t play one against the other. To do what you want to do would require some serious editing. You’d have to set up a couple of weather systems under the dynamic tab and save it. Open the resulting file and move the pressure systems to where you need them to get the wind interactions you want. You’d probably have to alter the system strengths and, possibly, shapes as well. Another way to handle it would be to select the number and type of systems you want and hit the “Generate” button until you get something that works for you. Either approach would probably take a day or two to achieve the results you want.

My apologies. I didn't recognize the situation. I thought it was a short track showing the issue. So I stopped watching after the first missile failed to hit the target. Not sure why the ET stopped tracking in your TRK because it was tracking as it should off the rail and the Su-30 stayed in afterburner throughout its maneuvering. OTOH, I flew your TRK file again this morning and, again, both ETs tracked and hit. See attached. Rozbiork-Ironhand-2-su_30_vs_r27et.trk Tacview-Rozbiork-Ironhand-2-su_30_vs_r27et.trk.zip.acmi

Well... it would probably help if you had launched an ET rather than an ER in the TRK you provided, especially since you didn't have a solid lock, when you launched the missile. I took control of your flight and launched two ETs instead. Both hit. TRK and Tacview attached. Rozbiork-Ironhand-1-su_30_vs_r27et.trk Tacview-20220824-091232-DCS-Rozbiork-Ironhand-su_30_vs_r27et.trk.zip.acmi

Most likely they are being used in Pre-Briefed mode, if I understand that mode correctly.

I know that. Just saying that the OP wasn’t in error that Ukr. is using them. Besides, this is an FC3 a/c. No need to emulate anything. And, of course, being an FC3 a/c, nothing like this will be added. But he can certainly ask.

https://www.defense.gov/News/Transcripts/Transcript/Article/3134558/senior-defense-official-holds-a-background-briefing/

Sorry to see you go…go in peace.

Yes. Got confused in my old age…

Everything else aside, that R-77's missile’s behavior was bizarre beginning roughly 1 minute into it's flight. It was tracking the aircraft, then suddenly began switching back and forth between something off to its left and the original target. Finally it shifted back to the original target and continued to track it for the next minute, even though the target was about 50° or more above the seeker head.

Their default position is off. You need to turn them on. Whatever they are set to, when you raise the landing gear, that is what they will be set to the next time you lower them. At least that’s how I remember it always working in the past.

I guess I don’t see what you’re referring to. The profiles look similar to me. They wouldn’t be identical because the target is maneuvering and the missiles are not in the same piece of sky. But, if there is a difference, could it be biting on chaff and, then, relocking on the real target?

Back in the day, when aircraft were FC3 and flight models were all SFM, track files were quite reliable—that is, until an update would come along. In fact, the early tutorials accompanying sim were TRK files with text and voice added. And it worked well, for the most part. But as the sim became more complex—AFM and PFM, more complex weather, more complex AI, etc—the TRK system hasn’t kept up. Would love to see it 99% reliable again.

The best way to test would probably be to set up a server with two slots and run the scenarios. That way you can run tests with more precise profiles. Might be easier to figure out what causes what. TRK files would also be manageable.

Just for comparison, here is a 58 km R-27ER shot. Similar look to the shorter one in my previous post. Again, SP. So, if the -ERs behave differently online, then it's probably not the missile itself but rather, the interaction of the missile with either the target or something else.

Yes. SP. There are too many unknown variables introduced in MP.

The ET was launched first and reached the target prior to the -ER. So what is the difference supposed to be between the two?

Just want to note that you can already do this…in the ME.

Sure it can. You just have to select "trk" as the suffix rather than "miz" in the "Open Mission" dialogue box.

I’m not at my computer, so I can’t check but, under the Controller tab, there are a few categories that are universal and not related to a particular aircraft. Have you checked in there? Just a thought. nnmm