114L Hellfires consistently miss parked aircraft

[Floyd1212]

In this test at the Caucasus Live Fire Range, I launch 4 114L missiles at 4 parked vehicles and they all hit.  Then I fire at 4 parked aircraft, and they all miss in the same way each time.  For the last missile I even use IAT for a stable track for TARGET DATA.

Track file included.

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[NeedzWD40]

Confirmed, I get the same thing. However, some curious variances: if within LOBL range, the missiles will consistently track the trucks nearby the aircraft, regardless if they're closer or further than the aircraft. Using LOBL INHIBIT results in the above missing behavior. But utilizing this and aiming at just below the static aircraft, like at a wheel or the ground under them, the missile more often hits the aircraft. Using an IAT on the aircraft for precision seems to result in the missile trying to curve for the nose or just in front of it.

[FalcoGer]

I've had a few issues with missile accuracy. Switching INU and/or resetting INU for in flight alignment seems to fix it.

Not sure why INU would be an issue though. But switching and resetting INU consistently fixes inaccuracy issues.

Right now the missiles are unreliable.

Edited May 21, 2023 by FalcoGer

[NeedzWD40]

I tried a custom mission where the targets are all static, with ground vehicles interspersed with static aircraft and helicopters. The results were interesting: when sighting in a UH-1 and firing missiles only at that UH-1, the surrounding ground vehicles were always acquired first and the UH-1 was only hit when crossing into the threshold of close range LOBL mode. This made me curious if there might be some strange RCS thing at work, so I tested with a static F-117, MiG-25, and two An-26s at different corners of the field. When firing in LOAL mode, the missiles would consistently miss exactly as demonstrated in the original post. However, when closing into LOBL range, the missiles would consistently hit. Adding ground vehicles nearby the static aircraft would generally cause the missiles to acquire these vehicles instead of the aircraft.

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