Bouddha Posted April 14, 2010 Posted April 14, 2010 Hi all, In LO FC2 manual its written that the Flood mode is for using AIM-7 in close range using the missile seeker. Isn't it the AIM-120 which is used in Flood mode ? regards
Exorcet Posted April 14, 2010 Posted April 14, 2010 AIM-7 has Flood (F-15 radar illumination). AIM-120 has Visual (AMRAAM radar illumination). Awaiting: DCS F-15C Win 10 i5-9600KF 4.6 GHz 64 GB RAM RTX2080Ti 11GB -- Win 7 64 i5-6600K 3.6 GHz 32 GB RAM GTX970 4GB -- A-10C, F-5E, Su-27, F-15C, F-14B, F-16C missions in User Files
Bouddha Posted April 14, 2010 Author Posted April 14, 2010 Hello, So if you fire an AIM-120 in that mode, it will be directly an fire & forget, correct ? thanks regards
funkee Posted April 14, 2010 Posted April 14, 2010 (edited) Thats right. If the ARH missile is fired at short range (typically visual range), without radar lock, it can use its active seeker just after launch, making the missile "fire and forget". The NATO brevity code "Maddog" is used in this situation. Edited April 14, 2010 by funkee [sIGPIC]http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/6720/avatarpolishairforce.png[/sIGPIC] system specs: mobo: Gigabyte GA-P35DS4 rev 2.1, CPU: Intel C2D E8400@4GHz, GPU: Nvidia 8800GTS 512, RAM: Kingston HyperX 4x 1GB 1066MHz Dual Channel, HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F1 640 GB x2, sound: Realtek Azalia ALC889A + SB Audigy + Dolby Digital/DTS external encoder/tuner, display: Asus VW222U 22', case: Raidmax Smilodon, headphones: Sennheiser HD650, stick: Saitek Cyborg Evo, Track IR4 Pro + TrackClip Pro, O/S: Windows 7/Vista x64
Bouddha Posted April 14, 2010 Author Posted April 14, 2010 But in that mode if AIM-120 is selected, it will automatically be the missile seeker that will aquiere and give you the lunch authorization, correct ? Its not the F15 radar in that case as opposed to the AIM-7
Exorcet Posted April 14, 2010 Posted April 14, 2010 In visual mode, the F-15 radar can be off. If the radar is off, you get no targeting information or launch authorization. It is up to you to ID the target as friend of foe (visually, or checking by turning radar on) and to decide when to fire. The AMRAAM's seeker only activates after the missile is clear of the F-15, so it won't give you any info while acquiring the target. I don't use Flood mode very often so this might be a little incorrect, but while the F-15 radar must be on, you do not need a lock on. The missile goes for the 'brightest' radar target (often the closest). Again, you will not get tracking information or launch authorization because there is no lock on. Awaiting: DCS F-15C Win 10 i5-9600KF 4.6 GHz 64 GB RAM RTX2080Ti 11GB -- Win 7 64 i5-6600K 3.6 GHz 32 GB RAM GTX970 4GB -- A-10C, F-5E, Su-27, F-15C, F-14B, F-16C missions in User Files
funkee Posted April 14, 2010 Posted April 14, 2010 Yep, maddog may turn out to be a threat to any aircraft in front of your nose. [sIGPIC]http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/6720/avatarpolishairforce.png[/sIGPIC] system specs: mobo: Gigabyte GA-P35DS4 rev 2.1, CPU: Intel C2D E8400@4GHz, GPU: Nvidia 8800GTS 512, RAM: Kingston HyperX 4x 1GB 1066MHz Dual Channel, HDD: Samsung Spinpoint F1 640 GB x2, sound: Realtek Azalia ALC889A + SB Audigy + Dolby Digital/DTS external encoder/tuner, display: Asus VW222U 22', case: Raidmax Smilodon, headphones: Sennheiser HD650, stick: Saitek Cyborg Evo, Track IR4 Pro + TrackClip Pro, O/S: Windows 7/Vista x64
Bouddha Posted April 15, 2010 Author Posted April 15, 2010 For me a maddog shoot is when you lunch your 27ET or AIM-120 without any lock. The floode more you have a lock. Then its a question of having a visual on the lock identify Friend/Foe Thus for me, this is not a so called maddog shoot. regards
CVFSGoran_VU Posted April 15, 2010 Posted April 15, 2010 For me a maddog shoot is when you lunch your 27ET or AIM-120 without any lock. If I have good information, 27ET will not work and trace enemy if you don't have LA. :( Goran. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
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