AA Missiles bouncing off enemy flares and hitting friendlies
Posted: 2015-08-12 20:04
by Lonewolf67th
I would like to represent the problem of Anti air missiles bouncing off flares and hitting friendly air assets. It has happened to me multiple times but I shall talk about the most recent encounter with this issue. I was playing on Khamysiah, as a MEC pilot, I was flying the Su-22 Fitter trying to get an enemy F-15 Strike Eagle off of my friendly Mig-29 Fulcrum. I proceeded to lock the enemy F-15 I fired as I was perpendicular to the plane ( a shot that is very hard for a missile to hit I know). As I fired my missile it bounced off of the counter measures the F-15 deployed, It flew 90 degrees off my hard point and tracked my friendly as he flew vertically upwards and killed him. I feel like the missile if it is not going to track the enemy should at least track the flare it deploys and hit it, rather than redirecting at all.
PS. I have also seen missiles bounce of enemy flares and hit friendly choppers in main with out a lock warning.
Re: AA Missiles bouncing off enemy flares and hitting friendlies
Re: AA Missiles bouncing off enemy flares and hitting friendlies
Posted: 2015-08-13 03:17
by camo
haha spook that aa missile.
Re: AA Missiles bouncing off enemy flares and hitting friendlies
Posted: 2015-08-13 04:28
by Mouthpiece
Dat missile, Spook. Epic shit.
Re: AA Missiles bouncing off enemy flares and hitting friendlies
Posted: 2015-08-13 06:17
by Danesh_italiano
2 tk on the same moment:
happens sometimes!
The BIG PROBLEM is that when the AA missile reflected on flares and go to the "next" target. The "target" dont receiv "sound lock" or if you drop 60 flares,it will not work.
There is another big problem with AA missile. Many people using hand AA, shoot before lock the target, and along the way, the missile lock the target and the target does not receive the "sound lock", and the target just explode!
Edit: i noticed when the AA missile reflected on flares, the AA missle is more more faster! lol
Danesh_italiano here!
Re: AA Missiles bouncing off enemy flares and hitting friendlies
Posted: 2015-08-13 06:42
by Spook
It does make a sound lock as soon as the missile locks onto a new target, but since the missile is already in the air and at its max velocity you barely hear it before it already hits you. Nothing you can do most of the time.
Posted: 2015-08-13 23:59
by matty1053
I'm trying this!
But this is kind of funny. But sucks.
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Re: AA Missiles bouncing off enemy flares and hitting friendlies
Posted: 2015-08-14 07:26
by Spook
wat?
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Re: AA Missiles bouncing off enemy flares and hitting friendlies
Posted: 2015-08-14 18:12
by LiamBai
Yesterday on Bijar std I shout down every other jet in the sky.
AA missiles didn't work on the enemy jets very well, but were super effective against the friendly mig.