Close Air combat modes.

[slundal]

I've been trying to find some info on this but I'm having trouble.

 

From what I can see you can switch between three different modes for close combat in the Mirage.

 

How do I use them?

[Jarama]

Basically, and i'm sure other people will give more details about it :

 

-The horizontal mode, symbolised with a crosshatched line will make your radar pan left to right very quickly.

 

-The vertical crosshatched line will make your radar go up and down very quickly (your radar scan will go way over your canopy and below your nose).

 

- and the circle one will make your radar behave as a tight beam, very narrow but powerful.

[Paganus]

Adding to what Jarama said....

 

When in any of the 3 modes described, if an aircraft enters the cue (on the line/in the circle) you can press "target lock" and the radar will snap onto it in STT allowing you to quickly get a firing solution.

[enigma6584]

Adding to what Jarama said....

 

When in any of the 3 modes described, if an aircraft enters the cue (on the line/in the circle) you can press "target lock" and the radar will snap onto it in STT allowing you to quickly get a firing solution.

 

And if I'm not mistaken...as RazBam continues progress on the aircraft these close combat radar modes should automatically lock the ENY aircraft if they fly within those parameters. For now we must manually lock them up but the real system modes do it automatically. Please anyone correct me if I'm wrong.

[Rlaxoxo]

And if I'm not mistaken...as RazBam continues progress on the aircraft these close combat radar modes should automatically lock the ENY aircraft if they fly within those parameters. For now we must manually lock them up but the real system modes do it automatically. Please anyone correct me if I'm wrong.

 

That's only for the F-15

[RoflSeal]

That's only for the F-15

 

Pretty sure I remember Auto-aquisition will be eventually added.

[PiedDroit]

Here (in red, towards the end):

Radar Special Modes.

 

Hello, at last I have some time to keep talking about the M-2000C radar. In the first installment I spoke about the volume coverage and the operational modes. Now, I will talk about the special modes.

 

The RDI radar has several special modes available, depending on the tactical situation. For Air-to-Air combat it has what it is called "Close Combat Mode" (CCM).

 

Close Combat Mode or CCM, as it name implies is a special operational mode for the RDI radar for close encounters with enemy aircraft. In this case close means any bandit within 10 nautical miles (18 Km) of your aircraft. The CCM consists of three special search and track modes and it is only available for close range weapons like the DEFA guns or the MAGIC II missiles. Choosing the Super 530Ds while in CCM mode will disconnect the mode and revert to normal RWS mode.

 

The CCM modes are preset configurations and cannot be changed by the pilot, if you change one of the configuration parameters, CCM is cancelled and the radar revert to normal operational mode.

 

Now, the three special search and track modes are: Horizontal Scan, Boresight and Vertical Scan. All modes sets the radar range at 10 nautical miles.

 

Horizontal Scan:- Sets the radar at 15 degrees azimuth (30 degrees cone) and 1 bar (3 degrees aperture) search pattern. This is the fastest search pattern for the RDI.

 

Boresight:- As the name implies, it cages the radar antenna looking at the front of the aircraft in line with the waterline. Basically you get a 3 degree search cone. This is the narrowest search pattern and it just turns the RDI into a gunnery radar.

 

Vertical Scan:- Instead of scanning horizontally, the antenna moves vertically with 60 degrees elevation and 3 degrees of azimuth (the antenna does not move laterally on its own). The 60 degrees elevation provides coverage from -10 to +50 degrees. This mode is basically a specialized MAGIC II search mode, since it is usually used in conjunction with the MAGIC II missiles by slaving their seekers to the antenna.

 

CCM also has another feature: autolock. The radar will go from RWS to STT as soon as it detects a target. If it detects several it will follow these rules:

1. First engage the priority target. This mean the target whose closing velocity is the highest.

2. If all velocities are the same, engage the nearest one.

 

 

Note: Both Autolock and MAGIC II seeker slave features are not available in open beta. You have to manually lock a target by pressing the lock key. The radar will go from RWS to STT immediately.

 

To select CCM you must press the key "V" or assign it to a button in your HOTAS equipment. Remember that the only weapons available in CCM are the guns and the MAGIC II missiles.

[Voodooflies]

That's only for the F-15

 

Nope ! :smilewink:

[enigma6584]

That's only for the F-15

 

Wrong.