Is it possible to Ask Jester to IFF the locked contact and how reliable is he?

[cmbaviator]

Hello,

 

Yesterday on the GS server i've locked a contact in PAL (horizontal scan) and Jester didn't tell me it was a Friendly, hopefully my missiles missed as he was splashed before by the Foe. However when i watched the Tacview, it was a friendly.

 

So my questions:

 

1.  How reliable is Jester when he tells you that you locked a firendly or not because i've seen several video 6+ months on YT and youtuber said that he was not reliable => Jester said multiple time it was a friendly but it was acutally a FOE
2. Is it possible to bind a command that asks Jester to IFF the lock contact ?

 

Thanks

[draconus]

1. He's not very reliable esp. in MP (esp. for units that are available for both coalitions) or wrt some units (like helicopters, happens in SP).

2. No, there is no such option. Jester does IFF automatically but we have no control over it.

[cmbaviator]

8 minutes ago, draconus said:

1. He's not very reliable esp. in MP (esp. for units that are available for both coalitions) or wrt some units (like helicopters, happens in SP).

2. No, there is no such option. Jester does IFF automatically but we have no control over it.

 

 

Thanks, but doesn"t he IFF each locked contact ? or does he only use the Camera to tell if its a bandit or foe ?

[draconus]

34 minutes ago, cmbaviator said:

Thanks, but doesn"t he IFF each locked contact ? or does he only use the Camera to tell if its a bandit or foe ?

He does both whenever possible.

Edit: Jester uses TCS for target ID (type), not for IFF.

Edited October 14, 2022 by draconus

[The_Tau]

when there is no datalink with multiple contacts at close range with mixed A/C types on both sides then yea. Jester is too slow (painful). Only way is to IFF them at distance and hope there is no friendly popping up at merge in the valley. 

Or of course jumping into backseat and IFF yourself

Edited October 14, 2022 by The_Tau

[cmbaviator]

2 hours ago, The_Tau said:

when there is no datalink with multiple contacts at close range with mixed A/C types on both sides then yea. Jester is too slow (painful). Only way is to IFF them at distance and hope there is no friendly popping up at merge in the valley. 

Or of course jumping into backseat and IFF yourself

 

thats almost impossible WVR as you have to fure your missile ASAP or you'll get spash