Scendore Posted August 19, 2022 Posted August 19, 2022 I think I'm missing something when I use the ECM pod. I have it turned on and clearly you have NO Radar when ECM is running. But what I have run into is when I go to reengage after an exchange of Fox3s. I go defensive and once clear. ECM off TWS lock master arm on and I can't release the weapon. Yes I'm aware of the delay when holding the release button. Am I missing something?
skywalker22 Posted August 19, 2022 Posted August 19, 2022 This statement of yours is not exactly true. If you have ECM XMIT switch (which has 3 positions, 1,2 and 3) on 1, your ECM are still working (with less power, we could say), and FCR is also working. On 2 and 3 is does not work. You have to turn it off manually.
skywalker22 Posted August 19, 2022 Posted August 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Scendore said: ECM off TWS lock master arm on and I can't release the weapon. Yes I'm aware of the delay when holding the release button. Am I missing something? FCR was working? Did you maybe forgot to turn on your master arm?
Aquorys Posted August 20, 2022 Posted August 20, 2022 ECM and FCR should be irrelevant, you can normally fire AMRAAMs as long as master arm is on and they're selected. They don't require silent ECM or the FCR to be released. If they can't be released, that would probably be due to a problem with another system - spontaneously, I'd say, check DGFT/MRM override, A-A mode, SMS/ST STA, MMC, something like that. F-16 / Su-33 / Ka-50 F-16 Checklists (Kneeboard compatible) F-16 BVR training missions
Scendore Posted August 23, 2022 Author Posted August 23, 2022 On 8/19/2022 at 2:02 PM, skywalker22 said: FCR was working? Did you maybe forgot to turn on your master arm? Thank you for the response. So I did look up the 3 different modes for ECM and yes they only effect the Radar. With master arm on it would not release the 120. I will need to go through my HOTAS and see what is mapped. It could be some things are double mapped but I don't see how I could have anything like weapons release double mapped to my Warthog Stick. Can you also just send them pitbull with no radar lock like you can in the F-15?
Frederf Posted August 23, 2022 Posted August 23, 2022 Yes, set them to BORE in SMS (or hold enable button to swap to BORE) and hold uncage and then press WR
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