Rocket Salvo with 4 pods not working as described

[Rudel_chw]

Hi,

While editing a rocket training mission I realized that the Salvo setting is not working as describe on the manual: if I select a salvo size of 4 rockets, I expect 4 rockets to come out of each pod, but only the inner Pods do, the outer Pods don't begin firing until the inner pods are empty. This with a configuration of two 32 rocket pods on the inner stations, plus two 16 rocket pods on the outer stations. Has anyone else encountered this? Its a bug?

 

Here is a video I did while testing:

 

 

Thanks for any help with this,

 

Eduardo

[Rudel_chw]

21 hours ago, Rudel_chw said:

This with a configuration of two 32 rocket pods on the inner stations, plus two 16 rocket pods on the outer stations.

 

Hi,

 

Just wanted to add that I repeated the test using four pods of 16 rockets, and the issue happens just the same: only inner pods fire, and once depleted only then the outer pods fire too.

Sadly, I doubt this bug will be solved anytime soon, so I will have to add a bug explanation to my training mission in order to be able to release it   

 

Eduardo

[Art-J]

I think it's not a bug really. Just checked Polish "Technical Description of Weapons System" manual for MiG-21 Bis and section 4.7.1. of it, with general information about operation of system responsible for launching unguided rockets, says in point 5 and 6 that only two pods at a time can launch, up to 16 rockets in salvo each. Inner stations have priority and after pods are empty system automatically switches to outer ones. Sounds like what you've noticed in your recent testing.

Neither DCS manual nor training missions for the MiG have been thoroughly updated in a looong time (while weapon system modelling has been tweaked numerous times to make its operation more accurate). It's quite possible that launching from all pods was possible when module was new (I don't remember to be honest), then maybe it was changed in the code, but not in the manual. At least that's my theory.

Edited February 1 by Art-J

[Rudel_chw]

1 hour ago, Art-J said:

Just checked Polish "Technical Description of Weapons System" manual for MiG-21 Bis and section 4.7.1. of it, with general information about operation of system responsible for launching unguided rockets, says in point 5 and 6 that only two pods at a time can launch, up to 16 rockets in salvo each.

 

Seems you are correct, a careful reading of the english manual that I have (Pilot’s Flight Operating Instructions No. TK-359), says:

 

"In the course of successive actuations of the firing button, rockets will be
fired at first from both inboard rocket pods, in compliance with the preset launch
variant (i.e. RETS-4, 8 or 16), then the outboard rocket pods will begin to unload
their rockets (automatic switchover will take place after all rockets have been fired
from the inboard pods and once the firing button is depressed another time)."

 

1 hour ago, Art-J said:

Inner stations have priority and after pods are empty system automatically switches to outer ones. Sounds like what you've noticed in your recent testing.

 

Correct, seems I will have to update my mission even before its released  

 

1 hour ago, Art-J said:

It's quite possible that launching from all pods was possible when module was new ...

 

Yes, it was possible, as this YT image shows:

 

 

Thanks a lot for the help, I will adjust my mission, as I love to be as realistic as possible

Best regards,

 

 

Eduardo