Good evening,
How does one turn on the radar for AA vehicle such as the Hovet. The ‘key’ at the bottom states “F+ALT” but that does nothing. Hitting the “Y” key brings up a multifunction tab that has “1, Num 1” for IRST radar on/lock but again,… nothing. What is the trick. Tutorials have nothing on this.
Cheers.
As far as i remember Hovet have only a track radar that can be used only from gunner’s view. So you need to locate a target with an Eyeball mk.1 then go into a gunner and press f+alt to lock it.
As @Ushatek already mentioned,the Hovet only has a tracking radar.
This means that,in order to lock on onto an aircraft,you need to press F+ALT while using the gunner sight.
In this particular scenario,the Hovet’s tracking radar not only has limited range (under 2km if i remember correctly),but its FOV is very VERY narrow,meaning that the aircraft must be at the very centre of the crosshair in order to have a lock
With this in mind,use the tracking radar as a surprise tool:wait for an unbothered plane that is making a dive approach to be just under the 2km range,lock onto him and spray him to pieces,the closer you are to the target the more likely you are to destroy it
Cheers, gentlemen.