Laser designation point drift

[grimdar]

Hi all! First off, I love this module! It's like a poor man's Apache which Iove, has a lot of 80's vibes too even though the electronics are somewhat modern.

Anyway I'm just trying to figure out if this is by design or if it's an issue I'm having.

When I use the MMS to lock onto a target, such as a vehicle, then fire the laser, I've noticed sometimes the laser sometimes drifts off the target even though the target is still locked. Seems to happen more when the heli is slight moving, but even with the AI pilot in control and hovering I've noticed this happen too. The issue is that the missile or rocket then misses the target.

Any info greatly appreciated, thanks!

[YoYo]

40 minutes ago, grimdar said:

Hi all! First off, I love this module! It's like a poor man's Apache which Iove, has a lot of 80's vibes too even though the electronics are somewhat modern.

Anyway I'm just trying to figure out if this is by design or if it's an issue I'm having.

When I use the MMS to lock onto a target, such as a vehicle, then fire the laser, I've noticed sometimes the laser sometimes drifts off the target even though the target is still locked. Seems to happen more when the heli is slight moving, but even with the AI pilot in control and hovering I've noticed this happen too. The issue is that the missile or rocket then misses the target.

Any info greatly appreciated, thanks!

I know what you mean, it's not a bug in general but you really need to watch out for this drift. The solution is to unlock the lock and lock it again. The drift will increase over time which can lead to missing the target so you definitely need to modify the lock if you notice it on the MFD.

[NeedzWD40]

If you're talking about point track, then you can utilize the offset functionality to refine your point as your perspective changes to keep the target in constraints. Just tap point track again, move the crosshairs to where you want the new point to be, then hit it once more to designate the offset. Pressing it again will return to the baseline point if you need to refine it again.

[Coota0]

This was a thing in the KW. You quickly learned to keep you thumb on the LOS control to maintain your laser on target.

[grimdar]

Good stuff thanks for the info!