Remove IR Locks

WNxLT7 · Post by **WNxLT7** » 2007-11-23 04:15

agreed + all air vehicles should have an increased amount of flairs and a faster, more realistic reload/deployment.

Post by **GeZe** » 2007-11-23 04:21

Cravixon wrote:As we all know, all the AA missiles in PR are IR based.

That is incorrect.

For instance, the Tunguska fires the 9M311 (SA-19) missile, which uses the radar of its launch vehicle for tracking.

(I know your response, and to that response I say that I view flares as a representation of any type of countermeasure)

Post by **Rhino** » 2007-11-23 04:27

Cravixon wrote:That is incorrect.

If the tunguska used a radar missile it would require no lock on time and the use of flares owuld have no effect.

hes on about how it is in r/l, not ingame.

Post by **77SiCaRiO77** » 2007-11-23 04:42

as geze says , we can asume that flares also contain chaffts .

IMO, IR missils(sa7,stinger,the AA hummve, chopper missils and sidewinters ) should not give look waringn , and radar misils (tunguska ,r77s,type95 and linebraker?) should .

Harrelson · Post by **Harrelson** » 2007-11-23 05:52

No technology exists that warns choppers and jets of an IR lock. what happens is that systems monitor a missile launch and activate flares so yeah the IR lock tone should be removed

Post by **Falkun** » 2007-11-23 05:59

We can't have the Tunguska missiles give a warning and an SA-7 give one since we're only allowed to have two target object types (laser/thermal).

Post by **Outlawz7** » 2007-11-23 06:01

I agree, that the pilots should get a warning, when the missile is already fired, not when it's still locking on.

Warmagi · Post by **Warmagi** » 2007-11-23 17:05

Missile lunch detected. Incoming missile.... incoming missile... incoming missile... Like it

If anything help me to take down those pesky insects Im all for it. Thumb up

BloodBane611 · Post by **BloodBane611** » 2007-11-23 17:25

So the Tunguska, R77, and Type 95 are the only systems in game that use radar guidance, while the rest use infrared. I think given that the majority of the AA systems are infrared the tone should be triggered by missile launch, as above. Since there are only two target object types this is a broad categorization of the missiles, but they're already broadly categorized, and badly.

markonymous · Post by **markonymous** » 2007-11-23 19:55

Harrelson wrote:No technology exists that warns choppers and jets of an IR lock. what happens is that systems monitor a missile launch and activate flares so yeah the IR lock tone should be removed

no but the radar system warns of incomming missiles

Harrelson · Post by **Harrelson** » 2007-11-23 21:27

markonymous wrote:no but the radar system warns of incomming missiles

as my post stated, it is after a missile launch that flares should be deployed not when locking on

jayceon515 · Post by **jayceon515** » 2007-11-24 21:25

After the missile is fired you wouldn't even have a chance to deploy flares since the speed of the missile is so high. I say remove the lock-on warning from handheld AA weapons and keep the warning for mobile AA assets if it is possible.

markonymous · Post by **markonymous** » 2007-11-24 22:30

jayceon515 wrote:After the missile is fired you wouldn't even have a chance to deploy flares since the speed of the missile is so high. I say remove the lock-on warning from handheld AA weapons and keep the warning for mobile AA assets if it is possible.

there should still be a warning of an incoming missile even from hand held AA

zangoo · Post by **zangoo** » 2007-11-25 09:06

cas117 posted this in some other thread but seems it would help here

'[R-CON wrote:caboose;535503']*sigh* no the F-16, F-18, F-15 and most choppers have IR launch warning receivers. Just a quick generalization: while IR tracking systems don't "emit" any kind of radiation per se, IR band radiation is significantly shorter than most radar mounted systems, meaning a fairly close range launch. This means that if a plane is in range of a IR guided SAM, the launch the launch is very likely in range of the aircrafts detection systems (which are usually significantly more sensitive than most surface launched SAMs). Missile launches are not exactly a subtle procedure in any case. So no as they are missile lock warnings are not realistic. Missile launch warnings are however.

Some reading if you're interested.
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/equip/siircm.htm

http://www.baesystems.com/BAEProd/group ... w_cmws.pdf

Sprint · Post by **Sprint** » 2007-11-25 12:19

At least what I know many choppers irl constantly drop single flairs to avoid lock ons by any type of missiles. I think that at least the transport chopers should have this constant flare-dropping as its very hard to do an missile-avoiding movement if a missile is detected with them, they are just too big and slow.

My vote for shorter reload time for the flares too