Does IR missiles and IRST takes Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) in consideration?

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Hello fellow pilots, tank crew, and navy guys.

I want to ask a question regarding the IR aspect of War Thunder. Let’s say you are playing Ground Realistic battles with an Ozelot or a Strela and have spotted a plane contrail on the horizon. Now you are pointing your missiles towards the enemy plane waiting for the lock tone to launch and hoping to kill it.

Does the missile IR seeker or the Ozelot IRST consider the heat emission from the plane? Let’s say it’s an F-111A. If it’s using an afterburner, the engine Exhaust Gas Temperature (EGT) may reach 1180°C. If it’s on military power, the EGT will drop +/- 100°C and come to 1060°C, but if it’s on idle, the EGT may reach 700°C. Does it reflect in the detection range of the missiles?

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Yes. Best option is turning of your afterburner and turning the plane to hide the engine while flaring (some IRCCM missiles at higher BR might need some extra tacktics)

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