Arbil Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Is this a thing that's modeled in game? Is it even something they have to worry about irl? If I latch my laser and forget to turn it off are there any adverse effects? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knives Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Yes it can over heat. For example in the Ka-50 black shark module it can over heat and wear down with usage. But, I don't think it is modeled in the F-18 yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rainmaker Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 In 18 years around the original LANTIRN, the LITENING, and the SNIPER...I never once hear of crews reporting a laser overheat. Not saying it can’t happen, just saying it’s more than likely very rare/non-existant. ‘Pod Hot’ bit failures are pretty common on the legacy pods, but don’t recall anything involving just the laser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harlikwin Posted August 17, 2019 Share Posted August 17, 2019 Is this a thing that's modeled in game? Is it even something they have to worry about irl? If I latch my laser and forget to turn it off are there any adverse effects? Well the main adverse effect would be a shitload of potentially blinded people along where you pointed yon light saber. But luckily for you dcs doesnt simulate that, so the next time you leave it on think to yourself, yup that would be the end of a real flying career. Overheating, it depends it can happen but its pretty hardware specific, the more modern the pod, the less likely it is. New hotness: I7 9700k 4.8ghz, 32gb ddr4, 2080ti, :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, HP Reverb (formermly CV1) Old-N-busted: i7 4720HQ ~3.5GHZ, +32GB DDR3 + Nvidia GTX980m (4GB VRAM) :joystick: TM Warthog. TrackIR, Rift CV1 (yes really). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biga42 Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Yesterday I was buddy lasing and after a while the laser turned off and was imposible to keep it on. Maybe is already implemented. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drac Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Had the same issue. It happened after releasing my GBUs and returned to base to rearm. Laser would not remain on at that point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldur Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 Had it already that it wouldn't fire (just switches off instantly) while being armed after some usage. And yes, I left it on mostly (not fully intended though) since I still think it's modelled wrong. Wags said we had to hold down the trigger to fire it and it would stop upon release of the trigger. That's what I go for, expecting it to change soon to be correct, so I wouldn't want to learn false procedures... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drac Posted August 25, 2019 Share Posted August 25, 2019 My laser latches with the trigger. However, once I landed and took off again, laser would come on for a half a second and go off. Even when you I hold the trigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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