Guns only when in A2A when you also have missiles?

[bunraku]

Hi

 

When you have both missiles and guns loaded and you only want to use the gun how do you disable the missile? I have both the funnel and missile reticule on the HUD, but want the funnel only. If I disable the missiles in DSMS it disables A2A mode completely.

 

Thanks

[Hook47]

UFC Select key IIRC, but that's off the top of my head, I'll check and edit when I get back

[AvgWhiteGuy]

Curious of this as well but also wondering whether it is related to when I have exhausted my AIM missiles I can't get a funnel reticle....I'm still in a fight!!

Edited March 14, 2016 by AvgWhiteGuy
shitty typing skills today:)

[Kimi_uy]

Why would you want to turn off the aim9? It's like saying i only use the gun for tanks and dont use mavericks cause they look funny.

 

Besides, a dogfight without the growl is not fun! Whenever i hear it the adrenaline kicks in, it's like a battlecry or something like that haha.

[Buzzles]

Hold down the master mode button to go into in A-A mode (default is 'M') without needing to select the Aim9.

 

While the HUD is still SOI, use DMS-Left and DMS-Right to select the aircraft type (for wingspan) to keep the funnel. Obviously pick the closest to the aircraft you're trying to engage.

 

In the AAS submenu of the IFFCC there's actually more aircraft profiles, you can add or remove based on targets.

A-10, F15, AH-64 and Su-25 are the default enabled 4, but you can turn on things like the Mig29, Su-27 etc...

 

Also, if you keep cycling dms l-r and you'll find two manual modes:

MAN-FXD

MAN-RTY

 

These are set in the same IFFCC AAS sub menu. Not quite sure on the difference, and you can seemingly only set them through the menu with the rocker switches, which means they're probably only useful to be set before take-off rather than adjusted in flight.

[lobo]

Like Buzzles says above. While in A2A mode, use the DMS left/right short to cycle through the gun sights. You get both Aim-9 and gun symbology displayed at the same time on the HUD.

 

As far as I know the only way to get rid of the Aim-9 symbology is to launch all Aim-9's. With that done, you've now got yourself a good old fashioned, guns only, depleted uranium spittin, A2A killin machine worthy of Yosemite Sam himself!