IR Pointer Behavior
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…I guess it depends on the pointer in use…because I have RL experience with one that looks like “the finger of God” shining from an aircraft under IR video. It was a hand-held one, though. And it also depends on particles in the air - I suppose it’s an IR laser, and the beam does/did scintillate and you could see it in the wingman’s FLIR…looking just like a “light saber” as you say. I’ll have to take another look at my vids…
Yeah I am just talking about Sniper and Litening AT. They definitely do not have their own pointer visible in their FLIR sensor. Of course if you have a different FLIR or a different pointer then anything is possible depending on the wavelengths they operate in.
But a Sniper or Litening will not see its own pointer.
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Yeah I am just talking about Sniper and Litening AT. They definitely do not have their own pointer visible in their FLIR sensor. Of course if you have a different FLIR or a different pointer then anything is possible depending on the wavelengths they operate in.
But a Sniper or Litening will not see its own pointer.
This makes some sense - I know one of the plus-ups that comes with those pods are that they have IR markers built in…I’ll have to consult the oracle…
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What would you use the IR pointer for?
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As an aid to target acquisition
When would you use it? for myself i dont see the point in using it (pardon the pun) seeing as you have the laser which is at the center of your cross hairs on your TGP. Is it used to just get coordinates for a target which can be passed on to your wingman/flight? its just that too can be done with the laser on the TGP.
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Not every platform is datalink capable. It’s just faster like a laser pointer in a business meeting. “The bad guys used to be on this ridge earlier today. Just thirty minutes ago they were in this field.”