Sidearm questions

Hey all,

I´m playing around with the Sidearms, and so far two questions/problems arose:

First, I´m under the impression that when having the Jammer pod active it´s a bit harder to get a lock with the sidearm. Is it possible that the jammer disturbs the sidearms seeker so it´s harder to get a lock or is it just coincidence ?

Second, I just wanted to put my TV screen to use and lock it on the ground near a SA-15 to better see when it would launch at me when approaching it with the sidearm active. But when I got a sidearm lock and pulled the trigger instead of the sidearm my gun fired. I rechecked everything but couldn´t for the life of me get the sidearm to fire, TV on or not, activated and deactivated gun, and so on. Bug or feature ?

Hey all,

 

I´m playing around with the Sidearms, and so far two questions/problems arose:

 

First, I´m under the impression that when having the Jammer pod active it´s a bit harder to get a lock with the sidearm. Is it possible that the jammer disturbs the sidearms seeker so it´s harder to get a lock or is it just coincidence ?

 

Second, I just wanted to put my TV screen to use and lock it on the ground near a SA-15 to better see when it would launch at me when approaching it with the sidearm active. But when I got a sidearm lock and pulled the trigger instead of the sidearm my gun fired. I rechecked everything but couldn´t for the life of me get the sidearm to fire, TV on or not, activated and deactivated gun, and so on. Bug or feature ?

Selecting the sidearm by using the ACP panel is bugged. Select it by using the MPCD. You can use the STRS page or the RWR page.

Thank you!

edit: Works like a charm ! Selecting Sidearm STRS or RWR page also gets rid of the problem of having to deactivate them after firing one to get another one of.

When I have sidearms loaded they show up on my stores page on the wing, but do not show up on an obs button for me to select on the stores or RWR pages. What am I missing?

On, I think, the upper right, click the button for "gun" until it says "sa".

Took me a while too...

But I have to correct myself from my post above, selecting sa through EWR or STRS I still have to usually deactivate and reactivate them to get the next lock. Worked one or two times only.

What radars the Sidearm can engage? .range?

Yesterday, I fired few, and they exploded in my face... i dont know why.... any?

On, I think, the upper right, click the button for "gun" until it says "sa".

That worked! Thank you!

Yesterday, I fired few, and they exploded in my face... i dont know why.... any?

Was their radar active as confirmed by the RWR?

What radars the Sidearm can engage? .range?

 

 

Yesterday, I fired few, and they exploded in my face... i dont know why.... any?

I'm under the impression they will lock any radar, however it's basically an aim-9 so the range is kinda short say 6-8 miles max, so a stealthy approach helps. it also locks the strongest radar it sees. a few have blown up in my face also, not quite sure why. great bird though! :joystick::pilotfly:

Deselect the Sidearm after you fired the first one and select it again. That should avoid its explosion in front of your aircraft. That's what the PG states, however I haven't tested it yet.

What radars the Sidearm can engage? .range?

 

 

Yesterday, I fired few, and they exploded in my face... i dont know why.... any?

This may go back to an old DCS bug. When a missile looses lock or the target is destroyed while the missile is in flight, instead of continuing on a ballistic course, it will blow up. This has been fixed/broken/fixed/broken/fixed... etc. over the years.

Thanks... so it fires against everything with radar? Would be interesting to have a list....