IR Suppressor Removal In Multiplayer Loadout Screen.

[dash89er]

I feel like it should be possible for them to act as a "Phylon" For them to be removed in the MP Loadout Screen.

"Now why would you want that?" Personal Preference. They don't look good. They look Funky. And yes I Know they help but if I'm getting shot down, I'm doing it in style.

[AeriaGloria]

20 minutes ago, dash89er said:

I feel like it should be possible for them to act as a "Phylon" For them to be removed in the MP Loadout Screen.

"Now why would you want that?" Personal Preference. They don't look good. They look Funky. And yes I Know they help but if I'm getting shot down, I'm doing it in style.

I know it isn’t exactly your wish, but there is a mod you can use to enable them as part of a modded livery. If you know the line to do it you can also change any regular livery to not have them 

[Northstar98]

Even better would be a ground crew menu item to place/remove them.

[badger7966]

Do they actually do anything within the sim ?

 

[dedlike.]

i dont think so, and the funny part is that the IR supressors were only added a few updates after the hind released

[AeriaGloria]

1 hour ago, badger7966 said:

Do they actually do anything within the sim ?

 

Yes, they reduce IR lock on range by about 33%. You can test it by setting MANPADS/SAMs to max range and seeing when they fire 

[diveplane]

yes i agree ability to add or remove them even in multiplayer would be nice

[Whirley]

+1 for more options in multiplayer.

Edited October 8, 2022 by Whirley

[evanf117]

On 7/23/2022 at 9:26 AM, dash89er said:

I feel like it should be possible for them to act as a "Phylon" For them to be removed in the MP Loadout Screen.

"Now why would you want that?" Personal Preference. They don't look good. They look Funky. And yes I Know they help but if I'm getting shot down, I'm doing it in style.

they make the Mi-24 perform worse and they add weight, 2 valid reasons not to want them, i have flares any way

[AeriaGloria]

On 11/25/2022 at 12:18 PM, evanf117 said:

they make the Mi-24 perform worse and they add weight, 2 valid reasons not to want them, i have flares any way

It’s about a 2% decrease in power according to the manual. 85 kg of weight. By comparison the dust protection costs you 4.5% power and 200 kg take off weight. 
 

Here is some tests, they do have 1/3rd reduction in signature, which probably comes from applying inverse square law to the stated 60% reduction measured by the Soviets. People say it also helps make flares work better, and it can certainly be a handicap that we can’t release our flares rapidly

 

Edited December 2, 2022 by AeriaGloria