dooom Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 I can't find an answer anywhere. How far out does it look? There is no expected range input to consider? ASUS Tuf Gaming Pro x570 / AMD Ryzen 7 5800X @ 3.8 / XFX Radeon 6900 XT / 64 GB DDR4 3200 "This was not in the Manual I did not read", cried the Noob" - BMBM, WWIIOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPTIDE Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 I can't find an answer anywhere. How far out does it look? There is no expected range input to consider? Depends. IN a rear pursuit on a Afterburning target: 50+kms. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vekkinho Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Depends. IN a rear pursuit on a Afterburning target: 50+kms. :music_whistling: You wish! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GGTharos Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 It depends on the target's heat signature. A fighter can pull the throttles to idle in a head-on situation and give you 20km detection range at best in this manner, possibly as little as 10. Don't quote me on this, it's been a while. Ka-50's have very low IR signature. Fighters using afterburners and with their tails turned to you have pretty huge IR signatures. The flanker's IRST is not a primary detection and engagement sensor: It is a backup for the radar in case of heavy ECM primarily, and for sneakiness (With a little kind help from GCI) as a secondary function. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Reminder: SAM = Speed Bump :D I used to play flight sims like you, but then I took a slammer to the knee - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtherealN Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 If my memory serves the head-on non-AB does indeed get it as low as 10km against an Eagle. Significantly better on rear aspect though, even against non-AB. My tests back then weren't about max ranges though (hence no AB's) - they were about sneakiness. Launching ET's from below on targets up high. I die all the time to people doing that. :P [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Daniel "EtherealN" Agorander | Даниэль "эфирныйн" Агорандер Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz, ASUS Sabertooth P67, 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz, ASUS GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB, Samsung 830series 512GB SSD, Corsair AX850w, two BENQ screens and TM HOTAS Warthog DCS: A-10C Warthog FAQ | DCS: P-51D FAQ | Remember to read the Forum Rules | | | Life of a Game Tester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPTIDE Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 (edited) :music_whistling: You wish! Got Clue? Thats about 68kms... :music_whistling: Edited July 6, 2010 by RIPTIDE [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPTIDE Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Ka-50's have very low IR signature. Ka-50 will appear at about 11.5kms on EOS. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vekkinho Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Got Clue? Thats about 68kms... :music_whistling: Yes, but that's LO / FC EOS. If talking real ones ranges are seriously reduced. [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPTIDE Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Yes, but that's LO / FC EOS. If talking real ones ranges are seriously reduced. Within the context of this thread, we're speaking about FC 2.0. 1 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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