VAB Santal - missile firing distance

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Hello,
On the VAB Santal, the missile firing distances are not the same depending on the Arcade game played. In some games, once the target is locked, no missiles can be fired at distances greater than 3.5 km. However, in other games, this distance issue doesn’t occur. I was able to fire at a target over 4 km away.

Thank you

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Doesn’t sound like you are even having it that bad. No lock-on missile in the game will ever be consistent and will absolutely not launch anywhere near it’s technical maximum range

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That’s normal.

Do not trust the statcard lock range, it’s a lie, and not only on Santal.

Multiple things have to be taken into account for IR missiles lock range :

  • Is your target hot or not ? Helis can be unlockable as close as 2km, while an afterburning plane in rear aspect can be locked up to ten (of course there shouldn’t be such a difference IRL, but heat signatures are a mess across the entire game)
  • What map are you playing on ? In game you will struggle to lock on colder maps (then again, it should be the other way around, unless Gaijin considers cold map as having 90% humidity levels, which is questionable)
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Thank you both for your answers.