How to reacquire lock once jester fails to hold it?

[mehksauce]

I can't count how many times jester lose lock  once im like under 25-20nm.  My trick is to go PAL mode  and try to get the scan to the last known position or wherever the + crosshair is in the hud  if its still showing. 

 

Whats your tips n tricks in this situation? 

 

also is there any way to quickly get a datalink target altitude information? i have to wait until jester highlights that target so i can finally see it. 

[Antonius]

Yeah, I pretty much use PAL as well. The next best thing is to not lose lock in the first place. One thing you could do is dive so that the radar elevation is above...3 degrees I think, that way the Main Lobe Clutter filter will automatically disable itself. That way the bandit shouldn't be able to notch you, unless he's flying close to the ground.

 

As for datalink contact altitude, the number you see left of the contact icon on the TID is the rough altitude of the contact. For example, number '2' shows that the contact is flying close to 20000 plus-minus 5000 feet, therefore in the range from 15000 to 25000 ft. 

So '3' is altitude in range of 35000 to 25000 ft, '1' is 15000 to 5000 ft and '0' is below 5000 ft.

Edited December 30, 2020 by Antonius

[captain_dalan]

PAL if bellow 20 NM.
If above 30 NM, reset radar. A quick silent - active switch with cause the target to get licked up and a new track assigned to it. If the target is still inside the cone that is.
If using pulse modes...... or target between 20-30 NM, then God help you.

I do wish Jester eventually becomes more proficient at locking or reacquiring STT locks.