Beamscanner Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 (edited) Anyone know if the HMD Radar acquisition oval is supposed to disappear once a lock is achieved? Currently the oval doesn't disappear, and I dont know if this is a bug or not. Edited June 11, 2022 by Beamscanner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederf Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 Best I can see the ellipse is contingent on there not being a TOI. I would reference any dogfight tapes if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WHOGX5 Posted June 11, 2022 Share Posted June 11, 2022 10 hours ago, Beamscanner said: Anyone know if the HMD Radar acquisition oval is supposed to disappear once a lock is achieved? Currently the oval doesn't disappear, and I dont know if this is a bug or not. The ellipse is indeed supposed to disappear when a radar lock has been achieved. The current implementation of the ellipse is completely incorrect in general. The ellipse is supposed to show true radar beam direction meaning that when you move your head it will lag behind your HMD crosshair, limited by the max angular velocity and reaction time of the AN/APG-68V(5). This also means that the ellipse will be gimbal limited IRL which IIRC isn't a thing in DCS. The same is true for the boresight cross on the HUD. If you're slewing the radar with your HMD the boresight cross will also move on the HUD. With its current implementation it's impossible to tell if your radar is pointing towards the bore cross or your HMD ellipse when trying to lock something in front of you. 6 3 -Col. Russ Everts opinion on surface-to-air missiles: "It makes you feel a little better if it's coming for one of your buddies. However, if it's coming for you, it doesn't make you feel too good, but it does rearrange your priorities." DCS Wishlist: MC-130E Combat Talon | F/A-18F Lot 26 | HH-60G Pave Hawk | E-2 Hawkeye/C-2 Greyhound | EA-6A/B Prowler | J-35F2/J Draken | RA-5C Vigilante Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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