ma21212 wrote:the Radar off mode is just so you can sneak up on enemy jets, nothing complicated you just press 1, when you see an enemy you try to get a good angel and then switch to your AA. I have a question what is the difference between the long rage AA and short range AA? hell i didnt know that their was a differnce till i read this thred and which one is which ? (is the short range AA the one w/ 4 missles?)
The short-range AA's (4 missiles on fighters, 2 on the ground-support hogs) show and lock targets within 800 meters of the platform; long-range AA's (on the F-16, MiG, Typhoon, and J-10) have a larger lock-on cone, detect and lock targets within 1,200 meters, but acquire their lock slightly slower. If I know the enemy is there but not where they are, I'll use the long-range AA mode as a search radar, since the reveal range extends beyond visual range. I seldom use the AMRAAMs against other jets unless they are closing on a head to head (where the shorter lock range of the sidewinders can be a detriment and enemy flares are useless for countering the lock anyways).
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