Should tracer fire be more visible in daylight?

[Hippo]

I am setting up some AAA in a mission just for visual effect, so several "aaa zu-23 emplacement" around a mission target with fire at point set to trigger when an aircraft gets within around 10 nm.

If the mission is at night / dusk / dawn then I get just the effect I want, with the tracer fire easily visible from around 10 nm away.  However, during the day I can only see the tracers when I'm pretty much over the target.  It would be very nice if the tracers were just as visible during the day; I admit I have no idea how realistic or not this would be.

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[Tank50us]

oh, tracers can be seen during the day, but not as well as they can be at night

[Gunfreak]

You can definitely see the tracers. Especially for those fast shooting 23mm. 

 

Sightly harder to see those 57mm

[Hippo]

21 minutes ago, Gunfreak said:

You can definitely see the tracers. Especially for those fast shooting 23mm. 

 

Sightly harder to see those 57mm

Well, I suppose it might be my eyesight, but I definitely can't.  Same mission at the same point, but different time of day, tracers easily visible at dawn, but I can't see them at all during the day.

 

[Mad_Shell]

7 hours ago, Hippo said:

I am setting up some AAA in a mission just for visual effect, so several "aaa zu-23 emplacement" around a mission target with fire at point set to trigger when an aircraft gets within around 10 nm.

If the mission is at night / dusk / dawn then I get just the effect I want, with the tracer fire easily visible from around 10 nm away.  However, during the day I can only see the tracers when I'm pretty much over the target.  It would be very nice if the tracers were just as visible during the day; I admit I have no idea how realistic or not this would be.

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A visibility of 10nm during day would definitely be unrealistic.

[Gunfreak]

3 hours ago, Hippo said:

Well, I suppose it might be my eyesight, but I definitely can't.  Same mission at the same point, but different time of day, tracers easily visible at dawn, but I can't see them at all during the day.

 

Trust me, if a Shilka or Zu-23 sends a volley of 23mm after you. You'll see the tracers go past your cockpit (unless they hit you, which the hand cracked zu23 is surprisingly/unrealistically good at.)

[Tank50us]

7 minutes ago, Gunfreak said:

(unless they hit you, which the hand cracked zu23 is surprisingly/unrealistically good at.)

I mean... throw enough lead in the air....

[Gunfreak]

19 minutes ago, Tank50us said:

I mean... throw enough lead in the air....

Except in real life "enough lead in the air" would usually be at least half a dozen zu23s. Not a single one. Except when one is placed exactly were they know you'll fly(like when placed at the end of the runway and you know the Tornado has fly down the runway to take it out) 

 

[Hippo]

I apologise to all as I'm obviously not explaining myself clearly.  I would like to able to see the tracer during the day from, e.g. 10 nm away as in the attached mission, as can be seen in the dawn (1st) screenshot.  It's only for effect and to add atmosphere to a mission.  The tracer is not visible at all to me from the same distance during the day (2nd screenshot).  I agree that I can see the tracers when I'm directly over the AAA, but that's not what I'm asking.

EDIT:  using "SPAAA ZSU-23-4 Shilka Gun Dish" instead of "aaa zu-23 emplacement", I can see the AAA but it's still extremely faint.  I wish it could be much brighter and easier to see, but not if it's unrealistic.

Edited December 30, 2024 by Hippo