Munitions with multiple seeker types that include GNSS should switch to GNSS before IOG

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title. munitions like the agm-84H, gbu-53, LJDAMS, and most notably the new agm-88G, should switch to their GNSS mode before switching to IOG on break lock. because they switch to IOG, the drift ruins the point of even having GNSS as a seeker type.

this would be especially helpful for munitions that have a high chance of losing lock before they get to the target, like the agm-84H while it is terrain following, if it goes too low and a hill breaks line of sight with the target. the agm-88G would obviously benefit on stationary radar targets in NE, if they turn off their radar. (this would be a good counter to the ramjet ARMS that Russia and china gets, instead of being extremely fast for a long time, these could always hit where the target was detected on GNSS)

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should I move this to the suggestions tab so this can possibly be forwarded to the developers?

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You would have to make a bug report for that, posting on the forum wont do anything.

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I saw someone typing this in bug report, their only answer was that every ir + gnss missile currently does that and then it was labled as „not a bug“

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There already are some bug reports that state that GNSS guidance is currently impossible to achieve on IR munitions and thats it is intentional, i believe that same now goes for prh+gnss munitions. Therefore the only way to achieve anything is posting it to suggestions on forum

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I wasn’t aware of that.
OP can write a detailed suggestion on how the mechanic would work in the game if he wants.

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I don’t believe the bug report managers. they gotta be spewing straight crap because there is no way the developers wanted the GNSS to be meaningless.

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its what they do 60% of the time