Okay, so now a new issue in the same manner has shown up. My missiles make a slight veering and do a circle around me.
This was with the F-4S using AIM-7f (obviously I suppose). I’d lock with PDV and the missile would go about a clock out. It then began a slow circle to the left (every time left). The missile would do a full circle around me. I’ll try to make a recording later.
New behavior that I hadn’t seen before. For reference, these were 20km to 30km engagements. Two circles on the seeker lock. No obstructions.
We are back to the original issue. I am engaging in head on with PD at altitude (15k no background noise). The AIM-7 will again just spiral off into the distance. It’s also being distracted by flares in PD which makes no sense.
At this point, just wait for the next update with fox 3s. They seem a bit more reliable (aside from wobbling), and allow for a bit more mistake (you’ll have more chance against some r27er slinger)
I had decent success with the AIM-7M this evening, but the F is entirely fudged. 5-15KM shots were just completely off the wall. Not sure why we keep having these issues come back up. I also don’t know why the sudden change that SARH missiles are being affected by flares? PD mode that shouldn’t be a thing at all.
And its still wasnt solved? 7f is still a garbage. They are working on chance lol. You have a stady radar lock, full missile lock as well and, when you launch, it goes anywhere it wants. Or yes - going to flares. Missile, SARH that needs a lock untill impact goes to flares.
After gaijin intentionally broke rocket farm for f4s and such, would be nice to at least fix the only weapon that jet has. I dont count rear sided ir missile on 12.0br or gunpod in matches, where you easely encounter aim120 and playing against f14 every single match.
There is things you can do better, like only firing missiles on proper targets. Just because yoy have a lock doesn’t mean you should fire immediately. Wait until the target is close enough and in the right aspect to where it will not be able to notch before the missile hits. And understand the limitations of your own radar. The closer to directly headon and faster the target is closing, the better the target becomes. Position yourself to create those situations, thatbis where you lack skill clearly.
Why would i wait for them to come close, in range of their ir missiles and get killed? I launch from 10 to 5km.
And in cases im talking about radar never loses the lock. Not for a goddamn millisecond.
Im not. But even if i would: why would i care? 7f aint active. Its enslaved to radar so, if my plane didnt lose the lock, i should not care about projection of a target.
You should! Just because your radar has not dropped lock, doesnt mean the target aircraft is not within the notch for the missile. And again, the better target presented to it, the more likely to have success with a missile shot.
Well 8/10 targets are almost straight head-ons simply because f4s radar is a pile of shit, that require abuse of serious Dambledore level magic to make it lock the target, even in hdn mode against an enemy on head-on course.
And f7 manage to fly away in that scenario. There is something seriously wrong with that missile. It cant be that bad.
I mean in head ons you should be using SRC anyways. The whole point of SRC is to determine the velocity difference between you and surrounding noise.
Edit: I think I was half asleep writing this. I meant to type PDV, so sorry for anyone that I may have confused. SRC is standard search mode. PDV is pulse is used for velocity differential.
The APG-59 with Aim-7F is just fine on the F-4J/S. How about try to go play the F-4E with its non PD APQ-120 then come back and we can talk about poorly implemented radars.