Generic question about Night missions

[BaD CrC]

As far as you guys know, do night have any influence on the detection capability of the enemy in DCS? I mean, will they engage you at the same distance whether it's day or night?

Thanks.

[Grimes]

Nighttime will effect the visual capability of AI to acquire targets. The distance to engage is all down to the weapons and sensors available to that aircraft. So the simple answer is that it depends. If the unit has a FLIR sensor or radar then it will probably be able to engage with most weapons just fine. I don't know how the FLIR would effect attack or detection distances though.

[BaD CrC]

Thanks Grimes. I am working on a new mission and I was worried if even a simple soldier was able to shoot at my choppers in pitch dark night.

[BaD CrC]

Wow. Just test flew the mission last night. So night does have a huge effect indeed. It's not just that they detect your aircraft at shorter distance, they don't detect at all! I was hovering a few meters above an enclosed Zu23 with a Gazelle, and the guys really did nothing.

[C6_Hellfrog]

same question for fog and clouds ?

because we can change fog density.

for night / day have to work on time of mission start...