Curiosity + Whinging

[Xiathorn]

Two for the price of one!

 

First off, I often get no warning on the TEWS (Flying an F-15C) when I am launched at by an Archer (Think it's an Archer). However, the aircraft WAS maintaining a radar lock on me at the time, so it is a radar-assisted launch. I was under the impression that you'd get a warning tone from that launch, even if it is an IR missile.

 

Secondly, any idea if BS is going to impliment the F-15 actually having an IFF post-lock? I shot down a friendly today, as I was in a dogfight with at least 4 other aircraft. I was being launched upon, I saw a missile contrail heading in my direction, I locked up the launcher and fired on him. Turns out he was firing at another target behind me, or something to that effect, and was actually on my side. I was then shot down by a friendly, but that was due to a perfectly legitimate ****-up on his behalf, not created by a failure of his machine due to the fact that he was flying an Su27.

[Kenan]

Two for the price of one!

 

First off, I often get no warning on the TEWS (Flying an F-15C) when I am launched at by an Archer (Think it's an Archer). However, the aircraft WAS maintaining a radar lock on me at the time, so it is a radar-assisted launch. I was under the impression that you'd get a warning tone from that launch, even if it is an IR missile.

 

Nope. IR missile is not radar guided, which means, your radar receiver won't be able to pick it up at all. The only way you can tell someone is launching it at you, is by spotting the missile contrails.

[Pilotasso]

He means rardar swich to guiding frequencies for slaving the missilewich would leave a warning but I dont think so. All he will know is that hes being locked on, not launched at.

[Xiathorn]

Thanks for the swift reply. The up-shot, then, is that they won't be aware if I launch an AIM-9 on their ass?

[GGTharos]

Correct.