Evasive Maneuvers

[LtMacGowan]

Im flying 1 of the MiG 21 Campaign missions and I get a warning from AWACs that 4 enemy planes are coming at 29 for 12, and i go to engage and i get a missile fired at me, basically head on

 

What are good evasive maneuvers to break the lock of missiles fired on you from air planes?

 

I only learned how to break locks of missiles from sams flying A-10s.

[=DECOY=]

don't know if this helps. but it's a good read

 

https://defenseissues.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/evading-air-to-air-missile/

[PiedDroit]

don't know if this helps. but it's a good read

 

https://defenseissues.wordpress.com/2013/08/17/evading-air-to-air-missile/

Good read, I have one question though, how do you figure out the missile's distance?

In that article (and other similar articles), one reads "once the missile is at about distance X then do maneuver Y)", but how do you figure that out?

Do you guess it using known missile type, speed and typical launch/pitbull distance?

I suppose the experienced guys have some tricks up their sleeves for this :thumbup:

[=DECOY=]

tbh I have guessed based on max missile speed and approx distance of launch.

 

9/10 I get it wrong lol

 

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[Gargoil]

Good read, I have one question though, how do you figure out the missile's distance?

 

The RWR should give you a good estimate on the enemy's range at the time of missile launch based on radar strenght signal. Then you calculate missile speed x time :D

 

I don't have this module so the RWR may be different than in the Su-25 and Su-27

[PiedDroit]

I don't have this module so the RWR may be different than in the Su-25 and Su-27

Much different lol. No strength indicator, only 4 sectors :D (or 8 sectors if you count narrower transitions between sectors).

Also you can't tell if you're locked or shot at - when you're locked/shot at, the RWR shows all directions.

In a MiG-21 your RWR is not capable of giving you enough indications whether a missile is on it's way ot not, so for this aircraft and era it's more visual.

 

So, short answer to the original question:

- MiG-21 vs WVR: spot the smoke, apply short range evasion techniques

- MiG-21 vs BVR: run away / hide / ambush

- Other vs BVR: guess time before impact using RWR and math voodoo (my question), apply BVR evasion techniques

Edited November 29, 2015 by PiedDroit