TLTeo Posted April 12, 2020 Posted April 12, 2020 I've looked this up in the forum but couldn't find much discussion. Can you guys get it to lock reliably? Specifically, can you get it to lock in the "Dawn Raiders" mission? For me, it won't lock on the building I'm supposed to hit even 4nm away from it, which makes it pretty pointless Can you maneuver the thing with the datalink after dropping it? For me, what happens in the video feed after dropping it is that on the video feed, the seeker of the bomb somehow looks way down rather than straight ahead on the target. As a result, it's impossible to guide it. Any tips?
stenji Posted April 12, 2020 Posted April 12, 2020 I've looked this up in the forum but couldn't find much discussion. Can you guys get it to lock reliably? Specifically, can you get it to lock in the "Dawn Raiders" mission? For me, it won't lock on the building I'm supposed to hit even 4nm away from it, which makes it pretty pointless Can you maneuver the thing with the datalink after dropping it? For me, what happens in the video feed after dropping it is that on the video feed, the seeker of the bomb somehow looks way down rather than straight ahead on the target. As a result, it's impossible to guide it. Any tips? Are you Italian? Same here pal, no way to lock it and I was not able to maneuver the bomb with D/L. I solved it using only the Walleye without pod. It locked thr building and flew directly on the roof of that.
TLTeo Posted April 12, 2020 Author Posted April 12, 2020 Yes, I am (though I haven't lived in Italy for a few years). At what distance did you achieve the lock?
stenji Posted April 12, 2020 Posted April 12, 2020 Yes, I am (though I haven't lived in Italy for a few years). At what distance did you achieve the lock? Ciao, pure io. A bit less than 20 miles, I was flying 25000 feet.
LastRifleRound Posted April 13, 2020 Posted April 13, 2020 I posted some tests on this forum demonstrating the walleye will not lock a target after 5pm regardless of actual lighting conditions. This is based on real world accounts from Desert Storm where Hornet pilots had trouble getting lock at dawn and dusk. It is likely there is a time (5am ?) before which lock is not possible with the walleye.
TLTeo Posted April 13, 2020 Author Posted April 13, 2020 I was over the target around 6:30 am-ish, so you might be on to something
TLTeo Posted April 13, 2020 Author Posted April 13, 2020 Updating on my question: it is indeed time-related. I found that between 6 and 8am the lock distance increases from 1 to 10-ish miles, more or less linearly with time.
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