p1t1o Posted April 25, 2017 Posted April 25, 2017 So what are the current mechanics for chaff effectiveness? I presume a missile in flight may, under certain circumstances (what circumstances?) switch target to a chaff bundle from your aircraft? Does it make it harder to get a lock on you? Does it appear on/interfere with your scope when an opponent is dropping it? Does it interfere with detection? Is it effective against things like Shilkas? Or are they just assumed to switch to optical tracking? Is it worth dropping as a precaution, before anything launches at you? How much should I drop at a time? Thanks!
red_coreSix Posted April 25, 2017 Posted April 25, 2017 Chaff currently only affects missiles in flight. It won't do anything against FCRs and won't interfere with detection at all. It's a shame but that's how it works.
p1t1o Posted April 25, 2017 Author Posted April 25, 2017 Does anything about release quantity or geometry matter? By "geometry" I mean, where the chaff is released in reference to where the missile is and where my aircraft is, ie: does the chaff need to be in between my craft and the missile?
red_coreSix Posted April 25, 2017 Posted April 25, 2017 Yes, quantity matters as does geometry. Head-on chaff does nothing, the closer you get to the beam the more effective chaff becomes, in the beam it's, from my experience, 100% effectiveness. Flying away from the missile, i.e. putting the chaff between yourself and the missile, is very effective as well but only if you really line it up.
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