resolved Aim-120, Aim-7MH, SD-10 produce 0% hit chance against non-manuevering hot target with blinking ECM+chaff

[Max1mus]

1 hour ago, Harker said:

 

 

When you say "a perfect track", is it range resolved? Because if not, then it's an AOT and that's correct behavior.

If the AMRAAM behaves like it knows the range, then it's a bug with the missile or the radar-missile interface. The pilot in the F-18 does not have information about the range, with their own radar.


And why would you be able to break the track by turning the ECM on and off? What should happen in his case is that the track would switch ...

It acts as a perfect track. The missile perfectly lofts up and intercepts the target normally.

The jammer disables the notch filter and range limitations. So for long AIM-120 shots, youre helping the F-18 maintain the track and support the missile. Thus using the ECM in DCS puts you at a disadvantage, unless youre facing Flaming Cliffs aircraft, maybe also AI.

In aircraft, against which the jammer normally works (Su-27/33/MiG-29/F-15C), flashing it will defeat the radar track. You can see this when you face AI and try to lock them up beyond burnthrough range. They will trash your track by flipping the jammer on and off. Player-flown F-18 and F-14 will do this in the same way, with no delay between ECM on/off. FC3 aircraft still need to wait around 15 seconds to turn ECM on.

Edited May 30, 2021 by Max1mus