cesarferrolho Posted August 6 Posted August 6 Should that be possible? An STT lock that is maintained long after the target has landed?
Despayre Posted August 6 Posted August 6 I wouldn't think so. How long is "long"? I'm not updating this anymore. It's safe to assume I have all the stuff, and the stuff for the stuff too.
scommander2 Posted August 6 Posted August 6 (edited) It is a good question. My case is that a moving plane is on the field, and I am able to "lock" it with the sidewinder tone since it is an infrared seeker within the certain range. I need to try for the plan has landed case. Edited August 6 by scommander2 Spoiler Dell XPS 9730, i9-13900H, DDR5 64GB, Discrete GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080, 1+2TB M.2 SSD | Thrustmaster Warthog HOTAS + TPR | TKIR5/TrackClipPro | Total Controls Multi-Function Button Box | Win 11 Pro
Ivandrov Posted August 6 Posted August 6 (edited) 2 hours ago, cesarferrolho said: Should that be possible? An STT lock that is maintained long after the target has landed? Yes, it is possible. You can lock onto completely still ships out on the water as well. Edited August 6 by Ivandrov
cesarferrolho Posted August 6 Author Posted August 6 (edited) 2 hours ago, Despayre said: I wouldn't think so. How long is "long"? at least 3 minutes after it landed, i still had a lock. I Launched one Aim-54 before and another after he landed, both failed to hit Edited August 6 by cesarferrolho
RustBelt Posted August 7 Posted August 7 It should not work with PD-STT definitely. if it’s reflective enough, maybe with the right background in P-STT, but ground clutter should really make it unlikely. You will certainly miss with a Phoenix in P-STT.
cesarferrolho Posted August 7 Author Posted August 7 8 hours ago, RustBelt said: It should not work with PD-STT definitely. if it’s reflective enough, maybe with the right background in P-STT, but ground clutter should really make it unlikely. You will certainly miss with a Phoenix in P-STT. I assume Jester did not go to P-STT, i got the lock at around 60nm or so, the target was an il-78 tanker, the lock remained steady and accurate several minutes after it landed.
Ivandrov Posted August 7 Posted August 7 (edited) 7 hours ago, cesarferrolho said: I assume Jester did not go to P-STT, i got the lock at around 60nm or so, the target was an il-78 tanker, the lock remained steady and accurate several minutes after it landed. An IL-78 you can definitely maintain lock on, it's a huge and highly reflective target conpared to ground clutter and there is no MLC filter when STT'ed. So, it not moving is not an issue. Edited August 7 by Ivandrov
3000 Black Jets of Allah Posted August 9 Posted August 9 On 8/7/2025 at 11:54 PM, Ivandrov said: An IL-78 you can definitely maintain lock on, it's a huge and highly reflective target conpared to ground clutter and there is no MLC filter when STT'ed. So, it not moving is not an issue. There is definitely an MLC filter when STT'd, the only way to not have one is to be in a look-up scenario or get the RIO to turn it off.
Ivandrov Posted August 9 Posted August 9 (edited) 44 minutes ago, 3000 Black Jets of Allah said: There is definitely an MLC filter when STT'd, the only way to not have one is to be in a look-up scenario or get the RIO to turn it off. There is not. There was a very specific patch note about this a while back. The AWG-9 will transition to using a range gate and/or speed gate when STT'ed. Apr 8 2022 Edited August 9 by Ivandrov
3000 Black Jets of Allah Posted August 9 Posted August 9 8 minutes ago, Ivandrov said: There is not. There was a very specific patch note about this a while back. The AWG-9 will transition to using speedgates when STT'ed. Well <profanity>, the more you know, found the patch notes from 2022 and you're right. Must have just been placebo or a coincidence whenever I've flipped MLC to OUT while supporting sparrows.
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