MRaza Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Not sure if this is the right place to ask but I'll go ahead On Wikipedia I read that the SA-8 uses RF (radar frequency?) CLOS guidance, and in BMS it can guide on you either through radar or CLOS. Is this implemented in DCS? If not can it be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kang Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 I don't think they do the optical tracking in DCS. At least I don't think I've ever seen them do so. They also can't fire without radar lock in Combined Arms, for what that's worth... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederf Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Normal operation SA-8 tracks its own missile and gives it steering commands K1, K2 (and K3 arming) by radio datalink based on the angular difference between the missile and target. It's not really CLOS as in flying a straight line connecting the SA-8 and the target. The so-called optical mode replaces the target tracking angles with optical and manual operator input (similar to SA-19) and uses that as input for the steering commands. Radar is still used to track and guide the missile as well as provide target range. The only practical use of optical tracking is to engage very low targets which may be in ground clutter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederf Posted November 2, 2018 Share Posted November 2, 2018 Yeah, pretty much. RWR antennas don't have perfect coverage though so maybe radar was used just your systems didn't pick it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRaza Posted November 2, 2018 Author Share Posted November 2, 2018 Yeah, pretty much. RWR antennas don't have perfect coverage though so maybe radar was used just your systems didn't pick it up. no it's a consistent thing because I do get search indications Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederf Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 Hopefully SAM is modeled in better detail. Just to be sure it's clear that even with optical angle track and manual range input the radar will still be used. RWR of target may or may not detect emission at first depending on the angle from SA-8 to missile and SA-8 to target vectors. As missile guidance continues with angle to missile and to target grows smaller then target will detect the emission. Purpose is to overcome jamming or radar problems, not to be stealth in attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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