WelshZeCorgi Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Pal sometimes locks onto nothing. I'm assuming that this is because Pal is locking onto chaff, but if so, why does chaff radar signatures not show up on the DDD? How can you lock onto something that the awg-9 doesn't see? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenovia Posted March 17, 2020 Share Posted March 17, 2020 Because PAL is a pulse mode, meaning its gonna lock anything with a signature, including chaff. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshZeCorgi Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 Ah... Yes that makes complete sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 It's new to me that radars in DCS can lock onto chaff. AFAIK chaff isn't lockable in DCS at all. Are you sure that's what's happening? A screenshot or a trackfile would be great to verify! Because PAL is a pulse mode, meaning its gonna lock anything with a signature, including chaff. If it has a signature it should appear on the radar screen... Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonne Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 Does it not even lock onto bullets? And thats a very unique feature of the F-14 in DCS. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quid Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 It's new to me that radars in DCS can lock onto chaff. AFAIK chaff isn't lockable in DCS at all. Are you sure that's what's happening? A screenshot or a trackfile would be great to verify! If it has a signature it should appear on the radar screen... Happens to me all the time. The thing is, if you start spamming the PLM button, it keeps locking the next closest chaff to the target (assuming the radar is scanning towards the motion of the target; i.e. scanning right when the target is moving right relative to you, or scanning left while the target is moving left) and if you hit it enough, it'll catch up to what you actually want to lock onto. Rig: i9 10900KF @5.3GHz | 64GB G.Skill DDR4 3600MHz | ASUS ROG STRIX RTX 3090 24GB OC | ASUS Maximus XII Formula | 2x 2TB Intel SSD6 NVMe M.2 | VKB F-14CG on Gunfighter III Base | TM Warthog HOTAS | TM Rudder Pedals | HP Reverb G2 Hangar: FC3 | F-86F | F-4E [Pre-Ordered] | F-5E | F-14A/B | F-15E | F-16C | F/A-18C | Mirage 2000C | JF-17 | MiG-15bis | MiG-19P | MiG-21bis | AJS-37 | AV-8B | L39 | C-101 | A-10C/CII | Yak-52 | P-51D | P-47D | Fw 190 A-8/D-9 | Bf 109 | Spitfire | I-16 | UH-1 Huey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted March 19, 2020 Share Posted March 19, 2020 Happens to me all the time. The thing is, if you start spamming the PLM button, it keeps locking the next closest chaff to the target (assuming the radar is scanning towards the motion of the target; i.e. scanning right when the target is moving right relative to you, or scanning left while the target is moving left) and if you hit it enough, it'll catch up to what you actually want to lock onto. Interesting, I didn't know that, because I don't have a PLM button to spam in my rear part of the cockpit :thumbup: Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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