Moonlight wrote:I don't want to make another thread, so... What is the effective range (in game) of those unguided jet rockets anyway? I mean, I kow you can effectively use bvr with your jet's gun but dunno about rockets. ;]
Well, the effective range (maximum) really you should be firing hydras at is about 1500m, as after that the spread and drop of the rockets makes them useless.
I just did some testing- and Damian(>>>PL is right, you can't hear or see rockets being fired from jets, even on your own team.
In this video, the GAU8 firing was to signify that I had fired several FFARs from beyond visual range. As you can see, the objects the bunker outside blew up after being hit with the rockets, but there was no explosion from the rockets impacting:
I also tried upping the viewdistance to see if it's related to that, but it isnt. As you can see in this next video, the same thing happens. I also showed that even close to the jet you can't see the rockets being fired if you aren't the pilot:
I also tried doing the same thing with the SU-25 as well, and the same problem happens.
Oh- and another note- it also seems that firing a jets cannon from beyond visual range only can be seen/heard for whichever team the jet is on, and not the enemy team- this problem also happens to attack helicopter cannons when fired from beyond visual range.
However, FFAR explosions can be seen for all attack helicopters when fired from within visual range-but they don't appear to show up at all when fired from beyond visual range, regardless of whatever team you are on.
