PhoenixFC3 Posted 16 hours ago Posted 16 hours ago (edited) Hi! Mission 10 requires a show of force in a contested area with manpads... OK, risky but feaseble....after all you are calling yourself a "Weasel"... I tried twice and I was blown up by the manpad... I came to this forum and saw many pleople complaining about it, but instead of crying, giving up or complaining I've decided to master it... so I create a mission at the mission editor with the same payload and weight, with a MANPAD at 0,6nm to learn how to dodge it...played it more times than I can count... At 3000ft and 0,6nm from the manpad (like in the real mission)... Manpad missile comes with high energy and its very hard to dodge it unless the missile pick the wrong target by "pre-flares"... At higher altitudes like above 7000ft its much easier...but then its not a "show of force"... At high speeds like mach 1,05 or 650kts you get in and out the manpad WEZ range really fast but the jet isn't very manuverable, so again you rely on the missile picking one of your flares... at 400kts its very maneuverable but the manpad will likely shot you twice... My final solution was... doing the show of force at 4500ft instead of 3000ft, slightily offset the trucks... by 0,1nm or so... and my slant distance from the manpad went from 0,6nm to about 1nm... with the extra room your chances of survival improve significantly... After trying several aproaches (even the sugested orthogonal defense) my final tatic was: (no pre-flare to be able to dodge it,only in my trainning mission, the real one I was of course pre-flaring) 550kts...As soon as I got shot by the manpad, Engine to idle and wait 2 secs (to allow the EGT to reduce temperature so your flares look more attractive) then flares as you pull up (the first flares go in your last trajectory this way) then turn into the missile but keep some room to turn harder in the missile when its very close about to hit you, and do that aplying full power...(when it works You feel like a "Maverick")...keep the missile in sight at all times... OR At mach 1,05 ou 650kts, As soon as I got shot by the manpad, Engine to idle and wait 2 secs then flares as you pull up, if the missile is still inbound for you ....turn away from the missile... still idle changing your trajectory..and perform a hard tuneau (barrel roll) flaring as much as you can... (the best rate of survival aproach in my tests) Used program 4... Nailed it on my third attempt. Edited 16 hours ago by PhoenixFC3
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