Mission 4 seems impossible with new SAM kinematics

[Noctrach]

Hey there,

I enjoyed the first 3 missions of the campaign so far but mission number 4 seems absolutely impossible with the new SAM kinematics.

The SA-10 system will launch mere seconds after you pop up from behind the ridge which at that point leaves 16-18 miles between you and the target. As DCS Mavericks have a hard lock limit of 10 nmi even with perfect contrast, that leaves 6 miles of missiles closing at mach 4.5 in the best of cases.

Not to mention 16 nmi is very much within the danger zone of an SA-10. Combined with chaff and jammer being pointless in today's version of the sim.

 

This seems like a scenario set up for failure, is there anything I'm missing?

 

[falcon_120]

Hey there,
I enjoyed the first 3 missions of the campaign so far but mission number 4 seems absolutely impossible with the new SAM kinematics.
The SA-10 system will launch mere seconds after you pop up from behind the ridge which at that point leaves 16-18 miles between you and the target. As DCS Mavericks have a hard lock limit of 10 nmi even with perfect contrast, that leaves 6 miles of missiles closing at mach 4.5 in the best of cases.
Not to mention 16 nmi is very much within the danger zone of an SA-10. Combined with chaff and jammer being pointless in today's version of the sim.
 
This seems like a scenario set up for failure, is there anything I'm missing?
 

you can try fly really low, maverick style low, at 20/30ft the sa10 won't launch on you

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[Buzz313th]

You can also load Harms instead of Mav's, or give one of your flight members Harms.

[RyanR]

Make sure you push at the time in the planner. If you leave a few minutes early, it's hopeless. If you leave on time, there's more friendly assets in the air, and I think the F-18's start flinging Harms that way.

-Ryan