When I play the F-16 CM PoBIT w/ the AN/ASQ-213 R5 HARM targeting pod and AGM-88C, I am not able to lock targets beyond ±10 degrees of the middle of the ESM display. I am only able to locks on ESM that are within the radius of the AGM-88C seeker. I know this because the F-16 with the HARM targeting pod has a ±30 degree gimbal but the F-15EX and F/A-18E family when using AGM-88C/G have a gimbal limit of ±10 degrees on both seekers and can lock targets 10 degrees horizontally.
F-16 ESM can't select target byond +-10 degrees
To demonstrate this:
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Enter test flight with the F-16CM PoBIT equipped w/ HTS pod and AGM-88C. -
Turn on ESM -
Move targets on ESM display to the edge of the screen at +-30 degrees. -
Make sure the target on the edge of the screen wasn't "selected" automatically. -
Try to "select target" outside of +- ~10 degrees and this fails.
Targets within the AGM-88’s seeker, and targets within the ESM display’s horizontal/vertical azimuth on aircraft, with or without AN/ASQ-213 R5 pod, disappear from the display if they are within a few degrees of the ESM/seeker’s horizontal/vertical azimuth limit. See the media below.
