Fisherman82 Posted February 6, 2021 Posted February 6, 2021 (edited) I guess this is the kind of question that can trigger a "google is your friend response" or "read the manual" but I have tried that and on different sites there is different information. The thing is, in DCS I think the Walleye and the SLAM are not usable at night, while IR-Mavericks are. According to the DCS manual, the SLAM is equipped with a IR-Maverick seeker for the terminal stage, that is strange because at night I cant make out anything at all on the video feed while I can during the day. The DCS manual says the Walleye is equipped with a TV seeker, some info about the real weapon I find on the internet says that the SLAM is equipped with a Walleye seeker, not IR-Maverick seeker, this I think matches what I see in DCS, because I think the video from the SLAM looks the same as the one from the Walleye. I also found some info saying that the SLAM was useless at night. What seekers does the Walleye and the SLAM use and is any one of them considered usable at night? Im kind of confused here.. Edited February 6, 2021 by Fisherman82
Blaze1 Posted February 6, 2021 Posted February 6, 2021 Fisherman, the Walleye is TV guided and the SLAM IR guided as far as I know.
TLTeo Posted February 7, 2021 Posted February 7, 2021 (edited) In DCS the lock range of the Walleye is definitely dependant on what time it is, in a way that is arguably unrealistic. You can get a lock only 2-3 miles from the target at 7 am, but at 5-6ish miles around 8am, even though the lighting conditions appear identical. In real life, anything that's optically/TVuided (like the Walleye, or some Maverick variants) will have awful performance in low light conditions, while IR guided weapons (assuming the target is "hot" enough) will perform much better Edited February 7, 2021 by TLTeo
Recommended Posts