BluTuthNinja Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 I've flown the harrier for a bit, and am pretty well practiced at the a/g maverick use. Or I thought so until today. For some reason, when I try to fire in IRMV designation, the missile will not come off the rail. But if I switch to ins designation, it will fire. Master Arm: On A/G Mode: Active Weapon: Selected and Uncaged. Video feed visible SSS: Up to select. IRMV mode active, seeker head slewed to target Gate: Collapsed and tracking target Pickle Switch: Depressed. No fire SSS: Up again, to select INS mode. Pickle Switch: Depressed again. Weapon comes off the rail. Is this a new change? Is this a bug? I've fired a lot of mavericks in IRMV mode, so idk why this would change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay Posted September 4, 2023 Share Posted September 4, 2023 59 minutes ago, BluTuthNinja said: Is this a bug? I've fired a lot of mavericks in IRMV mode, so idk why this would change. IRMAV locked and fired ok, when I tested using a "simple" air spawn mission, do you have a short track file ? i9 9900K @4.7GHz, 64GB DDR4, RTX4070 12GB, 1+2TB NVMe, 6+4TB HD, 4+1TB SSD, Winwing Orion 2 F-15EX Throttle + F-16EX Stick, TPR Pedals, TIR5, Win 10 Pro x64, 1920X1080 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluTuthNinja Posted September 4, 2023 Author Share Posted September 4, 2023 5 minutes ago, Ramsay said: IRMAV locked and fired ok, when I tested using a "simple" air spawn mission, do you have a short track file ? I can try an build one later. I've been trying on different versions to see if the behavior changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluTuthNinja Posted September 5, 2023 Author Share Posted September 5, 2023 20 hours ago, Ramsay said: IRMAV locked and fired ok, when I tested using a "simple" air spawn mission, do you have a short track file ? Hopefully this works, and shows whats going on. AV-8B Maverick Bug .trk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay Posted September 5, 2023 Share Posted September 5, 2023 2 hours ago, BluTuthNinja said: Hopefully this works, and shows whats going on. Thanks for the track file - what I see ? TL;DR: You attempted to lock a target at too greater distance for the IRMAV seeker, without a valid lock, the IRMAV wouldn't fire until you got closer. Detail: 1. You attempt to lock the IRMAV at ~15nm (using the LH MFD) - as the cross hairs fail to close (i.e. lock), it fails to launch. 2. You switch to using DMT-TV (RH MFD) and attempt to designate, while still closing distance on the target. 3. At 10.2nm, the IRMAV cross hairs reappear, perhaps because it senses a lockable target or a sensor slew. 4. You switch to IRMAV mode again and the IRMAV was able to lock on a railway telegraph pole and you fire. 5. The telegraph pole is hit by IRMAV and a passing train is hit by splash damage 6. The DCS Debrief screen shows the IRMAV was shot at the railway telegraph pole Taking control of your track, I simply needed to close the distance to the target area to lock and fire the IRMAV at 7.1 nm Adding a waypoint near the telegraph pole, I locked one of the nearby buildings at 8.9nm with the IRMAV alone. What did you expect ? i9 9900K @4.7GHz, 64GB DDR4, RTX4070 12GB, 1+2TB NVMe, 6+4TB HD, 4+1TB SSD, Winwing Orion 2 F-15EX Throttle + F-16EX Stick, TPR Pedals, TIR5, Win 10 Pro x64, 1920X1080 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluTuthNinja Posted September 7, 2023 Author Share Posted September 7, 2023 So the problem is, that is not what happened. IDK if the track file is faulty, but when I got the lock in IRMV mode, it did not fire off the rail. Again, the missile would not fire after the gate collapse, until i switched to ins mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, BluTuthNinja said: So the problem is, that is not what happened. Unfortunately it's not unusual for tracks not to replay "exactly" as they are a recording of your inputs, actions, etc. - your bug may be difficult to track down if it's not easy to repeat. 6 hours ago, BluTuthNinja said: IDK if the track file is faulty, but when I got the lock in IRMV mode, it did not fire off the rail. This is how your track played on my PC ... as said, if I took control of your track - I simply had to wait to get in range for the IRMAV to "lock" onto a ground object and I could press the pickle button. Have you setup a dead zone for your TDC axis as, IIRC any drift on the TDC will break the IRMAV target lock ? Edited September 8, 2023 by Ramsay i9 9900K @4.7GHz, 64GB DDR4, RTX4070 12GB, 1+2TB NVMe, 6+4TB HD, 4+1TB SSD, Winwing Orion 2 F-15EX Throttle + F-16EX Stick, TPR Pedals, TIR5, Win 10 Pro x64, 1920X1080 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluTuthNinja Posted September 8, 2023 Author Share Posted September 8, 2023 I have dead zones already set. It must be a local bug. I'm going to uninstall and reinstall the harrier and update this post if something changes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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