Switches on the side of Radar display.. are they usable.?

[simo1000rr]

Like the title says , Are those switches on both sides of the Radar screen usable and if so what are they used for and how ? thank you

[Azrayen]

AFAIK they're not implemented in DCS. I don't know if Razbam plans to do so.

 

They're used to manually set a "DO" (Désignation d'Objectif) which is a kind of virtual target on your radar ; the purpose of the mechanism is to do the math in your stead (both to make appear the "plot" on radar and to use interception guidance capabilities = RDO on the PCA).

 

I don't think it's that much useful (or used) IRL because it's somehow tiresome to enter all the data (it takes time, and it assumes that the target will fly straight & level).

Developpment time would be IMO better spent by coding a way for a human ATC using LotAtc to provide automatically DO data to a Mirage pilot (there is some kind of limited datalink for this purpose).

 

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Edited March 17, 2016 by Azrayen

[simo1000rr]

thank you ^^

[myHelljumper]

Aren't they used to display informations or not like cursor posit from bulls ?

[Azrayen]

No.