IR mode management

[Spirale]

Hi,

How do you manage the IR mode with efficiency please?

I tried in various condition ( look up, medium and close range, low and high altitude) and i don't have great result interms of acquisition.

How can you sort contacts with noise around?

Thx

[addman]

You can turn the gain all the way down which will remove almost all of the noise and it will still pick up bogeys. At least that's what I've read from other users but I find the IRST pretty useless, especially if a bandit is already hot on you. I guess it's primarily designed to take down, slow, hot and lumbering bombers. 

[AdrianL]

 

[Spirale]

57 minutes ago, addman said:

You can turn the gain all the way down which will remove almost all of the noise and it will still pick up bogeys. At least that's what I've read from other users but I find the IRST pretty useless, especially if a bandit is already hot on you. I guess it's primarily designed to take down, slow, hot and lumbering bombers. 

I have the same feeling, i dont use this function often. But if i turn the gain all the way off, it won't pick target, sensitivity will be too low?

45 minutes ago, AdrianL said:

 

Thx i already have seen this video but this dont solve my problem about picking target in a more valid way. Today i really struggle to find target with this IR mod

[AeriaGloria]

5 hours ago, Spirale said:

I have the same feeling, i dont use this function often. But if i turn the gain all the way off, it won't pick target, sensitivity will be too low?

Thx i already have seen this video but this dont solve my problem about picking target in a more valid way. Today i really struggle to find target with this IR mod

I mention in the video that turning down the gain won’t affect the targets. So you can turn the gain pretty much all the way down and still see targets perfectly. 
 

The hardest targets (MiG-21, F-16) should be seen about 8 km from front and 15 km from back. F-14/15 can be seen about 15 km in front and nearly 30 km behind (in mil power.) F-18 is sort of between the two. But I’ve got 25 km behind it. 
 

Remember from the video it’s not stabilized and looks +/-15 degrees vertically and 30 degrees to each side horizontally 

It takes practice but you’ll get there. Hold lock for 1.5 seconds. You can always vertical scan lock as well and switch to IRST search if you want the benefits of IRST search in coop.,

You’ll get there. Do a mission with lots of targets like F-14/15 that won’t attack you (you could select civil plane.)

[quantum97]

@Spirale I just use radar to lock target far away and COOP mode if I want to shoot R-27T and just shoot as soon as IRST acquired lock from radar. 

[Spirale]

11 hours ago, AeriaGloria said:

I mention in the video that turning down the gain won’t affect the targets. So you can turn the gain pretty much all the way down and still see targets perfectly. 
 

The hardest targets (MiG-21, F-16) should be seen about 8 km from front and 15 km from back. F-14/15 can be seen about 15 km in front and nearly 30 km behind (in mil power.) F-18 is sort of between the two. But I’ve got 25 km behind it. 
 

Remember from the video it’s not stabilized and looks +/-15 degrees vertically and 30 degrees to each side horizontally 

It takes practice but you’ll get there. Hold lock for 1.5 seconds. You can always vertical scan lock as well and switch to IRST search if you want the benefits of IRST search in coop.,

You’ll get there. Do a mission with lots of targets like F-14/15 that won’t attack you (you could select civil plane.)

i will it a try thx

4 hours ago, quantum97 said:

@Spirale I just use radar to lock target far away and COOP mode if I want to shoot R-27T and just shoot as soon as IRST acquired lock from radar. 

i prefer to be sneaky so i dont use the coop mod

[AeriaGloria]

8 hours ago, quantum97 said:

@Spirale I just use radar to lock target far away and COOP mode if I want to shoot R-27T and just shoot as soon as IRST acquired lock from radar. 

The trick is knowing when IRST has acquired 

[Spirale]

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