speckfire Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 I really don't know where to post this but yesterday, while flying an SU-33, I locked up a squaddie flying a KA-50 via my helmet mounted sight and I'm pretty sure my radar was off. His RWR went off and warned him of the lock. I always thought the helmet mounted sight was IR hence not detectable by RWR . Can anyone shed some light on this issue concerning the KA-50? Speed is life !!!
EtherealN Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 The Ka-50 does not have an RWR. It has an LWR - Laser Warning Receiver. When you lock with radar off mode with one of the russian planes, it uses a laser for ranging information. This will set off the LWR. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Daniel "EtherealN" Agorander | Даниэль "эфирныйн" Агорандер Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz, ASUS Sabertooth P67, 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz, ASUS GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB, Samsung 830series 512GB SSD, Corsair AX850w, two BENQ screens and TM HOTAS Warthog DCS: A-10C Warthog FAQ | DCS: P-51D FAQ | Remember to read the Forum Rules | | | Life of a Game Tester
speckfire Posted September 26, 2011 Author Posted September 26, 2011 Thanks EtherealN, yes LWR indeed. So the helmet mounted sight uses a laser ranging system. Can I assume the same applies for the IRST? Speed is life !!!
EtherealN Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 I'm not 100% on all modes for the russian birds, but IRST does, yes. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Daniel "EtherealN" Agorander | Даниэль "эфирныйн" Агорандер Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz, ASUS Sabertooth P67, 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz, ASUS GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB, Samsung 830series 512GB SSD, Corsair AX850w, two BENQ screens and TM HOTAS Warthog DCS: A-10C Warthog FAQ | DCS: P-51D FAQ | Remember to read the Forum Rules | | | Life of a Game Tester
GGTharos Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 You don't actually lock anything with your HMS. You use your HMS to direct existing sensors - the IRST or RADAR in the case of the flanker. The HMS doesn't use 'IR', 'RADAR', or 'Lasers'. Your HMS just aims what you have onboard the aircraft. By itself, it's nothing more than a really good TrackIR ;) [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda
RIPTIDE Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 I really don't know where to post this but yesterday, while flying an SU-33, I locked up a squaddie flying a KA-50 via my helmet mounted sight and I'm pretty sure my radar was off. His RWR went off and warned him of the lock. I always thought the helmet mounted sight was IR hence not detectable by RWR . Can anyone shed some light on this issue concerning the KA-50? Its great for trolling a bunch of friendly KA-50's around the base when they won't GTFO of the way. Then watch the verbal teamchat carnage as they accuse each other of lazing the other. LMAO :D [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]
Rusty_M Posted September 26, 2011 Posted September 26, 2011 You don't actually lock anything with your HMS. You use your HMS to direct existing sensors - the IRST or RADAR in the case of the flanker. The HMS doesn't use 'IR', 'RADAR', or 'Lasers'. Your HMS just aims what you have onboard the aircraft. By itself, it's nothing more than a really good TrackIR ;) When I realised that sometime ago, I found it amusing using the HMS, as i'm using a TrackIR to control a model of a TrackIR, in essence. Simulating doing what I'm actually doing in some weird loop :D The world is going mad. Me? I'm doing fine! http://www.twitch.tv/rusty_the_robot https://www.youtube.com/user/RustyRobotGaming
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