Anyone know any sources on lock ranges of the early (36T) IR seeker of the R-27T/R-27ET?
I found these two.
Both mention higher lock-on ranges than what we currently have in-game (to get a 15 km lock you would have to be at least side aspect for an afterburning target, but usually closer to rear aspect). One of them mentions that the lock ranges are for an F-15, but doesn’t mention the throttle position of the target (Soviets usually use 100% throttle, i.e. max throttle with no AF)
I’ve already got an open report on the issue. Do you know where the top image came from? I can add it to the sources.
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/KxpZP6pVerJi
Not only does the new MiG-29SMT have a 90 degree gimbal (I think should be 85 degrees? Will report if so)… but the MFD allows you to zoom in on what the HUD is looking at. You can identify targets a bit further out using this zoom.
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/955829235493273680/1151252147116199976/shot_2023.09.12_14.22.54.jpg
Guessing that’s a bug.
It’s just a view of the HUD, I can’t imagine it’s a bug.
I think its just supposed to be a HUD repeater mode for the MFD, like on the old MiG-29. But its still displaying the feed from the Kh-29T’s/KAB-500Kr’s.
There’s no camera for the MFD to display otherwise.
There is a separate thing for the Kh-29s
https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/955829235493273680/1151253524433358998/shot_2023.09.12_14.30.06.jpg
Also, currently (from some limited testing) the R-27R and R-27ER will trigger a launch warning on RWR even when not in SARH guidance stage, which is about 25 km for fighter-sized targets. Meaning, if launched from sufficiently far away, the RWR of the target should not warn about an incoming missile until it is close enough, assuming that the radio commands are not detectable by the RWR.
I know, but it shouldn’t show with the hud.
That’s because the radar signal changes between simple track and guidance methods.
Also
Should be a bug. SMT doesn’t have anything to provide image to MFD except TV guided munitions. It still uses old IRST.
Maybe they’re considering one of the external pods it could carry.
Think its more likely just the Kh-29T feed not turning off properly.
Probably, hopefully it does get one of its three pods though.
Hope so too
i think gaijin make this mod. but he must be a Black-White and without zoom
True, but the behavior is still incorrect
Ok, well that’s an interesting find. Is the device in front of the HUD a HUD recorder then? And the feed can be seen on the MFD?
Don’t think that part was modelled on the dev server yet though.
yes.