swaps Posted May 30, 2022 Posted May 30, 2022 Hi all, Can someone a lot more experienced than me have a look at the attached track and tell me why I cannot get a lock ? TMS up does not work , is that because I am not placing curser over target ? TMS right, both short and long do nothing I get no fire cue in the HUD. I know people have reported problems like this but this could be down to me as I and very new to trying it. I have managed to get a few locks over the last week but its been more miss than hit. Thanks Alan cannot lock.trk
Sacarino111 Posted May 31, 2022 Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) HI. I've just watched your .trkand. 1 Yes, place the cursor on top of the contact, but the white one, wich is the one your radar sees. then TMS fwd to lock. 2 The targtets are "notching" you, they are flying perpendicular to you flight path, so the radar will struggle to get a lock. Try reducing the aimuth to have a better chance, again, doing what is in n 1. 3 TMS right is for TWS mode, and will work once the radar has built a SYSTEM track on the bandit, wich means that the radar found the same guy in the same position enough times to create a file on him, and if more than one targets, you can "bug" between the system tracks with TMS right. Again, the narrower the azimuth, the faster the radar will create the system file. Change the geometry of the attack; set the bandits flying towards you and place the cursor over one of them, TMS fwd and FOX 3! If TWS, same theatre, reduce azimuth to 30º whait until the contacts get solid color on them, and start TMS right to jump between targets. Saludos. Saca111 Edited May 31, 2022 by Sacarino111 1 1
swaps Posted May 31, 2022 Author Posted May 31, 2022 (edited) Hi, I am always change to TWS mode and the bandits at the start are flying straight at me. They only start the notching when they get very close so you have plenty of opportunity to target and shoot at them but im not trying to practice dog fighting. Im trying to practice BVR in this mission and really want to lock all bandits which TMS right should do but I cannot get it to. Have not checked the track but I should be in TWS, if not then I forgot it but in most if not all times I have tried it I have been in TWS. watched the track and was in RWs, tried to get another track and its working better today but not right. A flight of bandits (about 6) in line TMS right will lock 2 of them but not all. I can toggle between the 2 but cannot lock all. TMS right should lock up to 10 bandits ? Thanks Alan Edited May 31, 2022 by swaps
Sacarino111 Posted May 31, 2022 Posted May 31, 2022 2 hours ago, swaps said: Hi, I am always change to TWS mode and the bandits at the start are flying straight at me. They only start the notching when they get very close so you have plenty of opportunity to target and shoot at them but im not trying to practice dog fighting. Im trying to practice BVR in this mission and really want to lock all bandits which TMS right should do but I cannot get it to. Have not checked the track but I should be in TWS, if not then I forgot it but in most if not all times I have tried it I have been in TWS. watched the track and was in RWs, tried to get another track and its working better today but not right. A flight of bandits (about 6) in line TMS right will lock 2 of them but not all. I can toggle between the 2 but cannot lock all. TMS right should lock up to 10 bandits ? Thanks Alan Hi. Be sure all ten bandits are between radar constrains, and let the radar do a few swipes across to be sure it biulds the files. Also, but not sure on this point, maybe if they are too close the radar can not separate them and make separate files, who knows Saludos. Saca111 1
swaps Posted May 31, 2022 Author Posted May 31, 2022 2 hours ago, Sacarino111 said: Hi. Be sure all ten bandits are between radar constrains, and let the radar do a few swipes across to be sure it biulds the files. Also, but not sure on this point, maybe if they are too close the radar can not separate them and make separate files, who knows Saludos. Saca111 They come in in 2 waves 6 in each and one a few miles behind the other. They are quite close but no closer than I have seen them locked on youtube videos and sometime the further planes are locked and not the near one's. I would have thought the near one's around 12 miles should have locked first but maybe you can make out a dot so they could be considered in visual range but they would be the main threat so im sure the programming in the real F-16 would select them as targets first. Thanks Alan
Sacarino111 Posted May 31, 2022 Posted May 31, 2022 1 minute ago, swaps said: They come in in 2 waves 6 in each and one a few miles behind the other. They are quite close but no closer than I have seen them locked on youtube videos and sometime the further planes are locked and not the near one's. I would have thought the near one's around 12 miles should have locked first but maybe you can make out a dot so they could be considered in visual range but they would be the main threat so im sure the programming in the real F-16 would select them as targets first. Thanks Alan Hi. Ill check if it is not that they are too clos to each other INSIDE the wave. Saludos. Saca111 1
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