Do I have the right pods for the Mav-65G in bad weather?
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@fisty Yes, well under the weather … else risk watching your mav accelerate and arc upward, back into the cloud deck, immediately losing whatever lock it had.
You really have to mind those clouds, even in mostly fair wx conditions…
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Heh…I had this happen with a RL MAV once…
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I flew with the sniper pod and the AGM-65G.
As I locked the target on the FCR I flew towards it and dived below the cloud level…but still could not spot him.
The TGP never gave me a picture, (Master arm was on), the AGM 65G was powered on , and the WPN view did have a picture, it but I could never spot the thing.So if you were going to go after a sea target (ship or missile boat), in low cloud (about 3,000 ft ceiling) what weapons and pod would you take?
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@jack72 all pods work exactly the same in BMS, as oakdesign said above.
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@jack72 said in Do I have the right pods for the Mav-65G in bad weather?:
I flew with the sniper pod and the AGM-65G.
As I locked the target on the FCR I flew towards it and dived below the cloud level…but still could not spot him.
The TGP never gave me a picture, (Master arm was on), the AGM 65G was powered on , and the WPN view did have a picture, it but I could never spot the thing.So if you were going to go after a sea target (ship or missile boat), in low cloud (about 3,000 ft ceiling) what weapons and pod would you take?
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If available in the campaign a Anti-Ship missile namely Harpoon.
If going with AGM in such low cloud environment maybe consider to boresight your AGM to your FCR instead of trying with another visual sensor pod.
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@jack72 said in Do I have the right pods for the Mav-65G in bad weather?:
I have a mission that I downloaded that requires my flight to sink a ship somewhere out in the water.
I have the Maverick 65G with the AN/AAQ-13 Navpod and the AN/ALQ-184 pod.
The mission is in an overcast environment where the cloud ceiling is about 5,000 ft.My Maverick is on and as I approach the target, I lock it in the FCR.
When I go to the TGP I don’t get a picture. The TGP is not in standby, and is turned on…as far as I know.Do I have the right pods for the scenario???
How can you get closer to a ship with an AGM-65G without being shot down?
Ships are a nasty business, they are quite aggressive and sea does not allow a great masking or covering behind an obstacle.
I have troubles to get closer undetected
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@freedomlike Not a problem with a missile boat or an Osa
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@airtex2019 Is that actually modelled in BMS?
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@sungad said in Do I have the right pods for the Mav-65G in bad weather?:
@airtex2019 Is that actually modelled in BMS?
I believe so. I think also sidewinders will lose track, if a cloud obstructs line-of-sight.
(Or I suck at weapon deployment, in some other ways… I can’t discount that possibility.
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@airtex2019 It’s clearly stated as modeled. Somewhere, I can’t remember exactly where.
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@airtex2019 I’m asking because the TGP never loses track (due to clouds) once locked.
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@lorikeolmin
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@sungad By itself or slaved to a radar lock?
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@migbuster By itself. Lock a target with point track and then fly above a cloud. The TGP will still say point track.
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@sungad Yes I get that also - did you report this?
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@migbuster No. I don’t see that as a real bug, more as a lack of a feature. I’m not sure if the laser is able to shine through clouds too.
SInce the TGP never loses track due to clouds once locked, I figured Mavericks might do the same.
However, you can’t command point track though clouds. The TGP won’t lock if the couds are too thick, Mavs refuse to lock through ANY clouds, no matter how thin.
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@sungad no laser nor lock through clouds = realistic.
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Something that is supposed to work doesn’t work => bug.
Something that isn’t implemented and was never claimed to be (even though it should be there for realism) => lack of feature.
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laser will give out and simply refuse to home the missile under certain weather conditions,
sand storms, Thick smoke, Ground clutter, ect
Not at all as easy as we think.
my mate was real tornado pilot and he even says that freefall and dot on the spot were way more deadly and oodles cheaper than the new tech.
This is why they prefer to have the infantry below to lase the target.
Just talking right now after i seen this thread and he told me that thick clouds or heavy rain are the nightmare.
Add to that the fact that you gotta fly straight and level over the target which is pretty tough.
Gps and drones are the new replacement for the laser.
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@roy35150 Yeah, IRL. But most of that isn’t modelled in Falcon. Smoke doesn’t block the laser in BMS and I believe it’s the same with clouds.