twistking Posted December 9, 2018 Share Posted December 9, 2018 Hello, does anyone know how the skill settings affect SAM AI behaviour? I noticed that f.e. the SA-2 starts tracking targets at the same distance regardless of skill setting, but fires at greater ranges if skill is set higher. What is the reasoning behind this? Do higher skill settings translate to more aggressive behaviour, or do they increase missile performance (which would be strange and unrealistic)? Also what are your preferred skill settings for long range sams? I alwas had them on "avergae" before, simply because i did not realize skill would affect range... My personal wishlist after half a decade with DCS: https://forum.dcs.world/topic/184968-my-personal-wishlist-after-half-a-decade-with-dcs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frederf Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Yeah just more aggressive. Counter to such thinking, shooting closer is more lethal so expert level is easier to dodge than lesser level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistking Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 ok. thanks for the answer. and does anyone know which unit's skills etting of a radar sam site affects the engagement profile of said site? i would guess, that the tracking-radar is the important part and that skill settings of launcher units does not matter. can anyone shed some light on this? those things are very time-consuming to test... My personal wishlist after half a decade with DCS: https://forum.dcs.world/topic/184968-my-personal-wishlist-after-half-a-decade-with-dcs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoda967 Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 I don't think there is one. Unless the fire control system is based on an optical tracker, there's very little skill involved in a particular SAM engagement, since most processes are automated. The human part of the equation is the decision-making process: 1. Does this contact meet the engagability standard set by my ROE? 2. If the answer to #1 is 'yes', when do I shoot? Everything else is about how the system is designed and how well it's being maintained. Very Respectfully, Kurt "Yoda" Kalbfleisch London "In my private manual I firmly believed the only time there was too much fuel aboard any aircraft was if it was fire." --Ernest K. Gann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beppe_goodoldrebel Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 You mean the radar lock you at the same distance? O just in search mode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twistking Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 You mean the radar lock you at the same distance? O just in search mode? my impression was, that radar lock was at similar distance, but actual engagement (shooting) was later / at shorter distance with lower skill. My personal wishlist after half a decade with DCS: https://forum.dcs.world/topic/184968-my-personal-wishlist-after-half-a-decade-with-dcs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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