Does the TPOD laser overheats?

[DrGarantia]

I was practicing GBUs yesterday and noticed that after a while my GBUs weren't getting a lock or losing it mid drop, I had my laser on for a good while at that point, so my question is if the laser overheats or has a time limit of sorts?

 

Second question, any way to enable it automatically when I launch a bomb/lmav like in the su-25t with vikhr? So far I am always clicking the fire mfcd button manually.

[mvsgas]

Not sure if this applies to the AV-8B in DCS;

From the A1-AV8BB-TAC-000, change 2 august 2002, page 1-412

On night attack aircraft, the lasers can only be fired and

the training laser dry fired with the FIRE pushbutton.

 

The AN/AAQ-14 LANTRIN pod had a laser time limit:

When ambient temperature is between +25°C and +53°C (+77°F and 127°F), laser damage may occur under the following circumstances:

 

• In a 1 hour period, laser is fired continuously for 3 minutes more than 3 times.

• Laser is not allowed to remain off for the same length of time it was fired before firing again.

• Laser is fired continuously for more than 3 minutes.

When ambient temperature is greater than +53°C (+127°F), the laser should not be fired.

 

Not sure if the AN/AAQ-28 had one

[backspace340]

I've noticed the same thing - if I attack one target and then simply move the TPOD to a new target with the laser still firing, by the time I come back around and drop then the bomb doesn't track - even though the L is flashing and nothing has changed since I used it to drop the first bomb that tracked. The only reliable way I've found to get the bombs to drop is to turn the laser off and on again before dropping.

[Shrike88]

Not sure if this applies to the AV-8B in DCS;

From the A1-AV8BB-TAC-000, change 2 august 2002, page 1-412

 

 

The AN/AAQ-14 LANTRIN pod had a laser time limit:

 

 

Not sure if the AN/AAQ-28 had one

 

Thanks Frank, I would like to know if this is actually coded into the module ? @Zeus Care to chime in if these limitations and damage model is coded into the Lantirn pod on your module ? If so can it be fixed with replacing the module on rearm or a repair ?

[Fri13]

How one does measure the ambient temperature?

 

Like how does the ambient temperature matter at the higher altitude where there is cold, while even the friction of the air would heat up a targeting pod and its external air volume overtime? Like doesn't the targeting pod external temperature matter more than the ambient temperature?

[toilet2000]

Be advised, there's a bug currently that "limits" the range of the laser to approx. 8 nm. For example, the "end point" (ie the point the bomb/lmav goes after) is limited to around 8 nm, even if the actual target you're looking at is more than 8 nm away. This makes "long shots" or long range buddy lase impossible.

[mvsgas]

Thanks Frank, I would like to know if this is actually coded into the module ? @Zeus Care to chime in if these limitations and damage model is coded into the Lantirn pod on your module ? If so can it be fixed with replacing the module on rearm or a repair ?

Keep in mind I mention the AAQ-14 for comparison and it should not apply to us in DCS since AV-8B does not carry it. I have not found any laser limits for the AAQ-28 which AFAIK, is what we got in DCS ( in both the A-10 and AV8B) No sure which version of the AAQ-28 is modeled.