Of course you wouldnt lmao, you’re a hypocrite and your entire position stands on rules for thee, not for me. You have no qualms bug reporting the A-10C to lose its HMD IFF function, but refuse to do so with the Rafale and M2K5D-RMV because they’re french vehicles and you are biased. They literally use the same Scorpion HMD.
Datalinks, GPS connections, and IFF would all be highly directional irl, and likely generally be passed through a primary control node of some kind (such as an AWACS or satellite in the case of datalink/GPS) which isn’t hiding its location through minimization of radio emissions as it would be contrary its function, and is most likely in the complete opposite direction of the enemy which would minimize the chance of radio emissions from a frontline fighter being picked up by enemy combat aircrafts. IFF specifically would only involve very directional short duration signals (interrogation signal and response) with no constant repetition irl, making it largely irrelevant in a battlespace. That being said, these signals are known to be possible to intercepted, which is the very reason they are encrypted in the first place so as to not provide the enemy with information.
As I’ve already stated, its near impossible IFF works via constant signal emission over a large area irl (as it would need to to provide constant ally location like you’ve requested in-game). As the brochure itself stated, the IFF works on a target designated or sector scanned function, which implies it only IFF targets already found by other sensors. The IFF would not be doing the job of the primary radar or IRST.
How am I biased? What a ridiculous assertion. I’m an American through and through and have no ties to France nor any French ancestry. Never even visited the country. Perhaps I accidentally bumped into a French person on a street and never realized it, that’s the extent I have of any connection to the French.
I simply said, “Why would I?” because it’s not as simple as you make it out to be. Some sources indicate M2KD-RMV uses the same IFF system as the Rafale. Further, I don’t make reports on things I am not intimately familiar with or acquainted with. However, it is very easy to simply understand that the A-10C uses datalink on its helmet to identify friendly targets, and Gaijin stated that they do not allow tactical datalink. That is far easier to understand as a concept than to get into the nitty-gritty of IFF, data-link, GPS connection, how their emissions work, and etc. You are pushing me to report something that neither of us can concretely understand off of a 1-hour search on the internet.
The decision to only give Scorpion equipped aircrafts datalink capability and then deny its existence altogether gotta be on the top 10 list of most BS decisions by Gaijin.
They could at least say that “we are working on adding it to other aircrafts”.
Or perhaps the person responsible for modelling the HMDs, truly doesn’t understand how the Scorpion can show friendly contacts, including friendly ground vehicles … (Their response in the bug report suggests such).
I looked at @DirectSupport’s report briefly, and seems like he’s asking for radar display to show IFF responses even if the enemy isn’t scanned or detected by the radar.
And to the best of my knowledge not only is this realistic, but not even such advanced technology.
I remember from naval Phantom manuals that even their primitive radar can still show IFF responses even if the radar contact isn’t shown (e.g. in the clutter or notch etc).
This is actually something that has to be fixed for all planes …
@k_stepanovich
It would be nice if you could implement this.
Friendly IFF responses should be shown even if the radar hasn’t detected or scanned the friendly contact.
Except the A-10C, it should be removed as it has no dedicated interrogation devices to speak of and relies on the datalink which is not supposed to be modeled.
I mean, that’s how it works right now.
It doesn’t show enemies; Only friendlies (send you their own location via datalink).
Now you could make an argument that not all air and ground vehicles have (compatible) datalink capability to send you their location, but then again, in the game, even I-15 gets both Soviet and NATO compatible IFF transponder. (And for obvious reasons)
So A-10C is fine; Other planes should get their datalink capability. Both in terms of showing friendly contacts, but also sharing radar contacts.
Yes, this will change the nature of the game, especially in SB but also in RB to some degree (especially if they add radar contact sharing), but so be it … It’s realistic and the nature of the beast (modern air combat).
God those got forwarded for review quick. But yeah the implementation of TV tracking cueing to your radar is so inconsistent. Not only for the Rafale but on everything else that can do it. F-14B, Su-34, Eurofighters, Kurnass 2000 all also have this feature but it barely works. In the case of the Kurnass 200 it doesn’t work at all. The only aircraft that has this working properly is the F-15E with the LANTIRN pod equipped but I’m not entirely sure if it is meant to even have it.
