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Does the laser overheat?


moggel

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Was practicing buddy lasing yesterday with two squad buddies and I flew a FAC. About 20 mins in, after having lased four or five attacks for the others, the "L" indication on the TGP format page looked a bit "dimmed" and it no longer flashed when I pulled the trigger.

Could it be that I had overheated the laser? If so, what's best practice to avoid that?

Somewhat related: It seems I can lase through clouds. Is the cloud modelling not blocking lasers yet?


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1 hour ago, moggel said:

Was practicing buddy lasing yesterday with two squad buddies and I flew a FAC. About 20 mins in, after having lased four or five attacks for the others, the "L" indication on the TGP format page looked a bit "dimmed" and it no longer flashed when I pulled the trigger.

Could it be that I had overheated the laser? If so, what's best practice to avoid that?

I haven't tested if laser overheating is modeled for the F-16, but it is definitely modeled for the A-10C and Ka-50 so it is quiet possible, that it is also modelled for the F-16.
 

1 hour ago, moggel said:

Somewhat related: It seems I can lase through clouds. Is the cloud modelling not blocking lasers yet?

Yes, clouds interfering with sensors is supposed to come at a later point.


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