Gunnar81 Posted September 26, 2019 Posted September 26, 2019 Hey all. Not sure if this is a bug or not or just user error, but I am fairly confident in my use of the Harrier. I've been trying to fly a night missions against a column of tank using the TPOD and AGM 65G's. Spot the tanks, uncage the MAV's, hit the IRMV key and my TPOD and MAV crosshairs are slaved. Now, the MAV will not lock the tank even with gentle repositioning of the cross hairs. I have a hunch this is because the 'G' model MAV is not suitable for night use? It just seems bizarre as the heat contrast against the black night is full visible in the seeker head... Help...:cry:
Harlikwin Posted September 26, 2019 Posted September 26, 2019 It should work fine at night. Even better than the day. At least IRL. I haven't tried it the way you are doing it in DCS though. are you close enough? New hotness: I7 9700k 4.8ghz, 32gb ddr4, 2080ti, :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, HP Reverb (formermly CV1) Old-N-busted: i7 4720HQ ~3.5GHZ, +32GB DDR3 + Nvidia GTX980m (4GB VRAM) :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, Rift CV1 (yes really).
Gunnar81 Posted September 26, 2019 Author Posted September 26, 2019 It should work fine at night. Even better than the day. At least IRL. I haven't tried it the way you are doing it in DCS though. are you close enough? Pretty sure I was close enough. I tried at 10nm, then 6nm and even 2.5nm and she wouldn't lock. Mavericks armed, uncaged, you name it..
Captain Orso Posted September 26, 2019 Posted September 26, 2019 Once you are on-target with the TPOD -- preferably with PT (POINT) locked on to the vehicle -- uncage the IRMV, and press SSS-FWD to transfer sensor selection to the IRMV -- the closer to in-line with the target you are flying the better for various reasons. At uncage the IRMV view will appear in the left MFCD with the vehicle targeted by the TPOD now also targeted by the IRMV. You should not need to adjust the IRMV TDC at all. Now press TDC-Down to have the IRMV lock onto the target, and the IRMV cross-hairs should close down on the target -- should be very obvious with the crosshairs nearly touching and just the target dot in the middle. Now just press the pickle to fire the IRMV. When you hit the wrong button on take-off System Specs. Spoiler System board: MSI X670E ACE Memory: 64GB DDR5-6000 G.Skill Ripjaw System disk: Crucial P5 M.2 2TB CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D PSU: Corsair HX1200 PSU Monitor: ASUS MG279Q, 27" CPU cooling: Noctua NH-D15S Graphics card: MSI RTX 3090Ti SuprimX VR: Oculus Rift CV1
Captain Orso Posted September 26, 2019 Posted September 26, 2019 Pretty sure I was close enough. I tried at 10nm, then 6nm and even 2.5nm and she wouldn't lock. Mavericks armed, uncaged, you name it.. IRMV have a max range of about 8nm IIRC. If you uncage too early, you will get a Correlation Track situation, which means the in IRMV crosshairs will retreat way out to the edge of the display. This will also happen if the target leaves the IRMV's FOV. From my understanding, if the target returns to the IRMV's FOV or enters max. range, the Correlation Track should end and normal track begin -- ie. the cross hairs should advance toward the target again. However, this does not happen -- it's a reported bug. So, although the crosshairs remain near the edge of the MFCD, you can still depress TDC-Down to get a lock with and fire the IRMV. When you hit the wrong button on take-off System Specs. Spoiler System board: MSI X670E ACE Memory: 64GB DDR5-6000 G.Skill Ripjaw System disk: Crucial P5 M.2 2TB CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D PSU: Corsair HX1200 PSU Monitor: ASUS MG279Q, 27" CPU cooling: Noctua NH-D15S Graphics card: MSI RTX 3090Ti SuprimX VR: Oculus Rift CV1
Gunnar81 Posted September 26, 2019 Author Posted September 26, 2019 IRMV have a max range of about 8nm IIRC. If you uncage too early, you will get a Correlation Track situation, which means the in IRMV crosshairs will retreat way out to the edge of the display. This will also happen if the target leaves the IRMV's FOV. From my understanding, if the target returns to the IRMV's FOV or enters max. range, the Correlation Track should end and normal track begin -- ie. the cross hairs should advance toward the target again. However, this does not happen -- it's a reported bug. So, although the crosshairs remain near the edge of the MFCD, you can still depress TDC-Down to get a lock with and fire the IRMV. Ok the TDC DOWN part is what I think I was possibly doing wrong. I typically just use the DMT when I use MAV's and its just a simple matter of slewing over the tank and it locks on. I'll give your method a try with the TPOD, thanks.
Captain Orso Posted September 27, 2019 Posted September 27, 2019 Ok the TDC DOWN part is what I think I was possibly doing wrong. I typically just use the DMT when I use MAV's and its just a simple matter of slewing over the tank and it locks on. I'll give your method a try with the TPOD, thanks. I haven't noticed any difference between using DMT and TPOD - Uncage, SSS-FWD, TDC-Depress, Pickel - always the same. When you hit the wrong button on take-off System Specs. Spoiler System board: MSI X670E ACE Memory: 64GB DDR5-6000 G.Skill Ripjaw System disk: Crucial P5 M.2 2TB CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D PSU: Corsair HX1200 PSU Monitor: ASUS MG279Q, 27" CPU cooling: Noctua NH-D15S Graphics card: MSI RTX 3090Ti SuprimX VR: Oculus Rift CV1
Gunnar81 Posted September 27, 2019 Author Posted September 27, 2019 You are right, it is. I am fully to blame...I've been playing the A-10C a fair bit lately and forgot the difference between the two MAV target locking procedures...:doh:
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