Rongor Posted September 22, 2022 Posted September 22, 2022 This wasn't the case with earlier versions. For some reason we can't un-safe the chaff anymore with T1 on the WPN-ASE format page. Only works when master arm is on. If you switch master arm off, chaff automatically returns to safe as well. Seems a bit counterintuitive. I may want to defend against (often longer range) radar missiles even in situations I am not engaging targets (master arm off). Is this intended to not work anymore? 1
ED Team Raptor9 Posted September 22, 2022 ED Team Posted September 22, 2022 2 hours ago, Rongor said: Is this intended to not work anymore? It is not. The Chaff should only be forced to SAFE if weight-on-wheels and GND ORIDE is off. I'll look into it when I get back to my computer this afternoon. Afterburners are for wussies...hang around the battlefield and dodge tracers like a man. DCS Rotor-Head
ED Team Raptor9 Posted September 22, 2022 ED Team Posted September 22, 2022 @Rongor, I just tested in Open Beta, and I could successfully arm the Chaff while the Master Arm was still Safe. I couldn't arm it while on the ground unless I enabled GND ORIDE, which was correct. And when the Chaff was Armed with GND ORIDE off and airborne, the Chaff automatically went to Safe when touching down to weight-on-wheels, which was also correct. 1 Afterburners are for wussies...hang around the battlefield and dodge tracers like a man. DCS Rotor-Head
Floyd1212 Posted September 22, 2022 Posted September 22, 2022 This is new behavior with this patch. You used to be able to arm the chaff before lifting off. But if it is correct behavior, we will learn to live with it. 1
Rongor Posted September 24, 2022 Author Posted September 24, 2022 On 9/22/2022 at 11:28 PM, Raptor9 said: @Rongor, I just tested in Open Beta, and I could successfully arm the Chaff while the Master Arm was still Safe. I couldn't arm it while on the ground unless I enabled GND ORIDE, which was correct. And when the Chaff was Armed with GND ORIDE off and airborne, the Chaff automatically went to Safe when touching down to weight-on-wheels, which was also correct. I can confirm this is the complete behavior with it. Reason for my report was the difference to the preceding builds, when we could arm the chaff on the ground, regardless of master arm state, when now we can only do this with master arm on in gnd override. If this is the correct behavior and the recent patch in fact 'fixed' it, then all is good.
FalcoGer Posted September 28, 2022 Posted September 28, 2022 Would be nice if such stuff is in the change notes so it avoids confusion like this. 1
ED Team Raptor9 Posted September 28, 2022 ED Team Posted September 28, 2022 5 hours ago, FalcoGer said: Would be nice if such stuff is in the change notes so it avoids confusion like this. Yes, sometimes things are missed in the patch notes. It happens, and the question was answered. Afterburners are for wussies...hang around the battlefield and dodge tracers like a man. DCS Rotor-Head
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