F15 AIM9 RDR Auto Acq ?

[IvanK]

Here is the scenario.

 

I am in F15C running Radar Off/STBY AIM9M selected.

I place the AIM9 Seeker circle on the Target. Aim9 locks .. thats fine but radar automatically locks as well ? How can this be ?

[VTJS17_Fire]

Do you use the boresight mode (key 4) or visual aiming mode (key 6)?

 

 

kind regards,

fire

[Postal2]

that totaly normal !! AIM9 M,P, etc is a Fox 2

 

So infrared-guided missile (auto lock) on the heat of the device in his circle of detection! Friend or Foe? Only difference is that the IFF will stop is a friend.

 

and if you use mode 3 Vertical scan sa l'aidera encore plus vite à locker tous seul sur un contact ! même radar off .

[topol-m]

that totaly normal !! AIM9 M,P, etc is a Fox 2

 

So infrared-guided missile (auto lock) on the heat of the device in his circle of detection! Friend or Foe? Only difference is that the IFF will stop is a friend.

 

and if you use mode 3 Vertical scan sa l'aidera encore plus vite à locker tous seul sur un contact ! même radar off .

 

I have no idea what you said, man :huh:

[3Sqn_Sven]

that totaly normal !! AIM9 M,P, etc is a Fox 2

 

So infrared-guided missile (auto lock) on the heat of the device in his circle of detection! Friend or Foe? Only difference is that the IFF will stop is a friend.

 

and if you use mode 3 Vertical scan sa l'aidera encore plus vite à locker tous seul sur un contact ! même radar off .

 

That's not what he asked.

 

Ivan if you are using the command assigned to 4 key, it's because it's the boresight radar command. If it's the 6 key for "longitudinal aiming mode" my experience (1.12) is that you'll lock the 9, but the seeker is never really uncaged so you won't be able to take your nose off him.

[IvanK]

Ok I think its a keybinding issue (my stuff up) I was trying to uncage the AIM9 Seeker head and keybinding was bringing up BST instead of my attempt to go into Longtitudinal aiming mode to uncage the AIM9 head. Keybinding now fixed.

 

What does happen though is if you have the radar off, then lock the AIM9 Seeker head (Track the heat source in the AIM9 HUD circle) then turn the radar on, the Radar goes straight into STT on the target the AIM9 seeker is looking at. I would have thought the radar would just come on in RWS ?

 

Sven I agree I don't think you can uncage the AIM9 Seeker head in FC2 either .... Bummer ! .... Devs might might want to fix that its a bug :)

 

Whilst they are there then perhaps FLOOD mode needs to be fixed as well. I am pretty sure FLOOD mode is not manually selected by the pilot (in the F15) FLOOD mode should be automatic if an AIM7 is launched without a lock or a lock is broken with an AIM7 in the air. I note in the Key-bindings doc for the F15 that Longtitudnal aiming mode is the same keybinding (6) for FLOOD mode. Seems a natural fix. re code FLOOD mode to be automatic as discussed, and use the the Longitudinal aiming command (6) to enable cage/uncage of the AIM9 head. Both errors fixed in a single step :)

Edited May 6, 2010 by IvanK