[CORRECT AS IS] Laser deactivate after being on too long

[NeMoGas]

Yes it has been in since as far back as I can remember, just quantifying it for people who didn't know.

[icemaker]

Laser burnout seems realistic to me, that not seems realistic is that you can't cool your laser, by doing something like shutting down the POD for few minutes, or something like that

[Shimmergloom667]

Laser burnout seems realistic to me, that not seems realistic is that you can't cool your laser, by doing something like shutting down the POD for few minutes, or something like that

 

You can do that, though - I never, ever burned out the Laser, no matter how long the mission was that I was flying, and 100% those missions had more than 20 min lasing cumulative

[Ramsay]

You can do that, though - I never, ever burned out the Laser, no matter how long the mission was that I was flying, and 100% those missions had more than 20 min lasing cumulative

 

Which aircraft, what was your mission (FAC ?), which weapon(s) were you lasing for ?

 

I didn't really suffer from this until using the Ka-50 were it's laser generally burns out half way through my 3rd reload.

 

12 x 3 = 36 Vikhr, so if the laser burns out at number 28, I've lased ~40 sec per launch (20x60/28 = 43 sec).

 

Time of flight for the Vikhr at max range is ~20 sec., so with careful management I can improve on that but the question is - should I have to ?

 

It really cripples working as a FAC and it's not repairable, you **must** switch to a new player slot.

 

I can't say if arbitrary damage to the Ka-50's laser after 20 min cumulative operation is correct but it 'feels' wrong to give different generations of lasers/targeting pods the same limitation/damage unless there's supporting evidence i.e. the POH and Tactical manuals include coolant time limits for maverick and IR missiles but nothing about a lifetime limit on the TGP laser.

Edited October 7, 2020 by Ramsay

[Deezle]

You can do that, though - I never, ever burned out the Laser, no matter how long the mission was that I was flying, and 100% those missions had more than 20 min lasing cumulative

Except there's at least one person in this thread that just tested this and found that isn't the case. Cool down did not help laser longevity.

[AW139]

So after the laser has burnt out, is the only solution to fix the aircraft on the ground? Will it cool off and be able to function again if you shut off the TGP for a period of time?

[NeMoGas]

From my experience you need to land and remove the bad pod, then reload a new pod.

 

I haven't tested if an aircraft repair will fix it though, so maybe it will.

Edited October 9, 2020 by NeMoGas

[NeMoGas]

So it seems like a repair will also fix the pod, but unloading and reloading a new one is still faster.

[Eldur]

The problem simply is that it doesn't "regenerate" by cooling down. If you fly all day long with the same airframe and rearm at times, you'll definately run into this limit and have to replace the pod or the plane (/repair if it received actual combat damage, otherwise the ground crew simply won't do it). Exactly the same as with the Ka-50 which's laser dies exactly after 30 Vikhr shots, even if you let it rest for 5 minutes everytime in between shots and an owa, owa an'a haaf in between the sorties while flying home, reload, fly back to target area. This has been tested by so many people extensively back then. It's just weird.

[icemaker]

that means ED need to add cooldown management in DCS.

[tech_op2000]

From the future. +1 to this. please add laser cooldown.

[Jascha]

On 10/6/2020 at 11:55 PM, NeMoGas said:

It appears that the total time the laser can be on is cumulative and cooling down has little effect, actually seeing slightly less combined time than the continuous laser on test.

Is this still valid? Meaning - laser cooldown is not simulated at all in A-10C and cumulative lasing time cannot exceed 20 minutes regardless of lasing pauses?

Edited July 24, 2022 by Jascha

[festr]

I would like to know this too. Seems like there is no cool down simulated?