Hi guys,
I’m just trying to use the Pantsir as effectively as I can. And I’m wondering what the IRST function does and when do I use it. Any other suggestions on the Pantsir are more than welcome.
Thank you very much
It’s a method of tracking and locking targets using heat signature instead of radar (IRST = InfraRed Search and Track).
Its effective because it gives no radar warning to the target that they are being tracked but it can in some situations cause you to lose the lock to flares, the sun or things like that (not sure about the likelihood of that for the Pantsir).
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Use IRST if you need to be stealthy for whatever reason (rafale spawncamping, F-15 spacebombing etc) since you don’t give off radar returns while hard-locking an opponent, however you do not get range or velocity data while using the IRST so it has it’s tradeoffs.
Personally I use the normal TWS scan with the range set to the middle amount and a 30* scan rate and have the most success with target retention and tracking
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