Radar effectiveness

[Frederf]

Yeah it sucks that special modes cancel (aka "unlock") button causes radar antenna elevation to reset. Real radar probably doesn't do that. I'd have to double check but simply losing a lock causes a spontaneous antenna elevation reset. Crazy!

[derodo]

Ok I see.

 

Thanks for the in-depth explanation jojo; I know I should be using CAC modes in that situation, but I was kind of obsessed with the radar in the past not detecting targets, I just went berzerker.

 

It was not the best situation for the initial problem I was reporting. My bad. I’ll keep an eye on it anyway, and try to come up with a track should it happen in BVR at some point. I’ll even try to do the math beforehand just to be sure the targets are within the radar scan cone, since evidence suggests it’s just me missbehaving.

 

Thanks again for giving it a look.

[jojo]

Ok I see.

 

Thanks for the in-depth explanation jojo; I know I should be using CAC modes in that situation, but I was kind of obsessed with the radar in the past not detecting targets, I just went berzerker.

 

It was not the best situation for the initial problem I was reporting. My bad. I’ll keep an eye on it anyway, and try to come up with a track should it happen in BVR at some point. I’ll even try to do the math beforehand just to be sure the targets are within the radar scan cone, since evidence suggests it’s just me missbehaving.

 

Thanks again for giving it a look.

 

No problem.

 

That's an issue we have right now, people are reading about bugs (and there are some).

So when something happens they first think about bugs.

But sometimes it's expected or DCS World behavior.

[Dagger71]

So it looks like the issue resurfaced in a bad way again since last patch. it kind of disappeared just pre2.0, but noticing it's much worse since last patch and even weirder things are happening.

 

Had a lock on special modem lost lock and the rad screen for a few seconds had several contacts within the cone (which should NEVER happpen in CCM).

 

 

It's worse now then it has ever been!

[Tomsk]

I agree it's a sporadic bug, I've seen it too from time to time. Sometimes you don't see the contact on the radar, so you turn it off and back on again and then it appears. Same elevation, same frequency as before, same everything: not user error, bug. Doesn't happen very often though.

[vegue]

I had an issue with radar lock. I was engaging an F-15C with ECM on. After my radar burned through the bandit's jamming (<20 nautical miles), I tried locking on it. But it won't lock. I then tried close combat mode, but it wouldn't switch to these modes and stayed in RWS. Finally I was splashed by the bandit.

 

Viewing the track I noticed that I didn't choose any weapon. Is it why?

[derodo]

I think that’s a known bug happening just after you jettison the fuel tank.

Whenever you do that, you wont get radar lock until you press the 530 button on the PCA again.

[TomCatMucDe]

This bug is as old as the Mirage and was never fixed by Razbam! What a shame...

 

 

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[Tello]

That is because in DCS World when you have been a bug for more than 2 years you move up the latter and become a feature :P Muhaha

[kobeshow]

I always thought that it is intended that you can't lock up a target if you don't have weapons selected? Is it really a confirmed bug?

[jojo]

I always thought that it is intended that you can't lock up a target if you don't have weapons selected? Is it really a confirmed bug?

 

The last time I checked, I can lock a target without weapon selected.

 

It seems there is a bug after you dropped you fuselage tank.

The workaround is very simple: select a weapon.

 

No it isn't normal not to be able to lock a target without selecting a weapon.

There is a bug, but not a "show stopper".

[kobeshow]

Interesting, thanks for the info, I was unaware (;