Matra 550 or sidewinder missile switch

[Furious]

Can someone explain the purpose of this switch? At a loss - Which is A and M? do I need to switch this depending on which missile type is selected. Does M stand for Matra - but then what does A stand for?

Cheers

 

[Sydy]

A=Arret=Off

M=Marche=On

[gulredrel]

I had the switch in the off / arret position and was able to fire the wingtip missiles today. Question remains for me, when do I need this switch in the on / marche position?

[IvanK]

You need it to get cooling etc going in the missile, plus in the R550 get its internals running.

[gulredrel]

5 hours ago, IvanK said:

You need it to get cooling etc going in the missile, plus in the R550 get its internals running.

Okay, thanks. Thought it so. Maybe I switched it on / off or whatever. Not really sure. Messed around with the weapon selector panel.

[Furious]

OK, so it's not a selection switch (ie matra or sidewinder) but a simple on/off for both missile types

 

Thanks!
 

[Hez]

On 8/7/2022 at 12:12 AM, Furious said:

OK, so it's not a selection switch (ie matra or sidewinder) but a simple on/off for both missile types

 

Thanks!
 

Oh, is this the case? I've tried launching both Magics and Sidewinders with the switch in both positions, so I was also unsure what this was about.

Are we saying that by default you should always switch this on for cooling to the missiles? I had thought I'd seen in Redkite's video tutorial that he said it was a 550 or Aim9 switch?

[badger7966]

Can you have it on all the time...or only when a threat comes to piss on your party ?

[IvanK]

Yep turn it on and leave it on.

[CrazyGman]

I'm fairly certain it's not currently implemented. Had it both positions starting a flight in multiplayer with both missiles. Works regardless of position.

Edited October 3, 2022 by CrazyGman