LO:FC Features and Enhancements

[TrakDah]

köp FC :)

(skämtar inte: ED behöver våra $ :-()

/TD

[KeyCat]

Hehe, inte direkt svar på frågan men men...

Har för närvarande en "vänta-och-se" attityd vad det gäller LO:FC för LOMAC verkar inte gå i den riktning jag hoppades på och jag väljer då att rösta med mina pengar. Eller snarare sagt avsaknaden av dem ;)

Därmed inte sagt att LO:FC blir/är en dålig produkt utan verkar bara inte bli min "cup of tea"....

/Christer (a.k.a KeyCat)

[F16_Filur]

Jag kollade previewÃ,´n på SimHQ och fick nästan lust att börja flyga litet igen. Det här verkar ju vara det ultimata. Även F-15 har visst fått en liten förbättring:

F-15 pilots, they havenââ,¬â,,¢t forgotten you. Your aircraft gets a wider field of view in the HUD and improved missile steerdot logic.

Frågor: Känner någon till om de förbättrat grafiken för Su-27 - dvs gjort den mindre kantig i nosen och fått upp detaljnivån jämfört med Mig-29 och F-18? Kommer fler plan att ha lika snygg huv som på F-18?

Läste att nåt hänt även på navigeringsfronten men vet inte vad?

Vertical scanning modes, Fi0, and navigation modes have been revised.

För egen del sammanfattade jag uppdateringarna för de ryska jaktplanen, och tar mig friheten att posta det här. Det här gäller bara radarhanteringen.

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The N-001 and N-019 radars as they are found in aircraft built prior to about 1989.

Youââ,¬â,,¢ll find two beyond-visual-range master modes and three sub-modes

Master 1: DVB ââ,¬Å"Scanââ,¬Â (looks like Ob3 in Cyrillic) is the Russian version of Range-While-Search, and looks now like what youââ,¬â,,¢d find in a real pre-1989 aircraft. It has three sub-modes. Russian jets now have lock-on-jam available in DVB-Scan mode. You cannot go to DVB-SNP in an ECM environment. In DVB-Scanââ,¬â,,¢s three submodes (PPS, ZPS, and Auto), you will get jamming strobes that flicker in a vertical band of static across the HUD, and you can command a manual lock-on. Once you do, you will not get any ranging info. Youââ,¬â,,¢re firing blind. Call your AWACS for range to target, and once youââ,¬â,,¢re in range, manually set the range carat using your radar range keys and fire! The R-27R/RE and R-77 (RVV-AE) can all track a jamming target, and will default to direct radar guidance or the onboard radar for the R-77 once burn through happens or the target quits jamming. And now these missiles initially guide by inertial updating from your aircraft datalink, much like an AMRAAM does! This means that if you lose lock for an R-27, the missile will use the link to guide via inertial guidance to the targetââ,¬â,,¢s last known position. It will re-acquire if you re-acquire the target. R-27R/RE missiles have just become more deadly in the hands of a skilled f-pole jouster.

Master 2: The second DVB master mode is DVB-SNP, (looks like CHn in Cyrillic) which is the track-while-fly automatic engagement mode, the early Russian version of track-while-scan "TWS". In FlamingCliffs, you have to be in the PPS or ZPS ââ,¬Å"Scanââ,¬Â submodes to access SNP master mode.

MiG-29
TWS can be engaged ONLY if you was set radar to V (VSTRETCHA - closing to target) or D (DOGON - pursuit of target) by rotary "radar mode switch" and if you set "ZPS-PPS" switch (note it is another switch) to ZPS (ZADNYAYA POLUSHPERA - rear hemishpere), or to PPS (PEREDNYAYA POLUSHPERA - front hemishpere). These two switches must be correlated between each other. "D" corresponds to "ZPS", and "V" corresponds to "PPS". Overwise TWS-mode will not be engaged.

Su-27
At Su-27 the "PPS-AVT-ZPS" switch toggles both PFR and ability to engage TWS mode. In AVT position you can not to engage TWS respectively.

What DVB-SNP master mode does is prioritize targets for you. It will place the target designator box over the target with highest closing velocity, thus bugging it for you automatically, and track it without locking on until youââ,¬â,,¢re in optimal engagement range for your selected weapon. However, unlike an American track-while-scan setup (cf. the F-15Cââ,¬â,,¢s APG-63), you donââ,¬â,,¢t get Vc or aspect info on the bugged target. And since this is an early radar, you only have the ability to mark one target for termination. Once youââ,¬â,,¢re in launch parameters for the selected ordnance, the system will automatically go into Attack (single-target-track) mode and ready a missile for firing. Post-1989 or so radars, like that found in later Su-27SMK aircraft, can prioritize and guide RVV-AE missiles to two targets, more like an American TWS setup can do with AMRAAM.

Sub 1 PPS: First is the high pulse-repetition frequency forward-hemisphere submode, which in Russian is designated ââ,¬Å"PPSââ,¬Â in the game. also known as ââ,¬Å"Head On,ââ,¬Â or ââ,¬Å"Encounterââ,¬Â mode, is designed to detect targets in forward aspect with a closing velocity (Vc). This is the most reliable of the three ââ,¬Å"Scanââ,¬Â submodes and the one real Russian pilots use most often.

Sub 2 ZPS: The second ââ,¬Å"Scanââ,¬Â submode is ââ,¬Å"ZPS,ââ,¬Â also known as ââ,¬Å"Pursuitââ,¬Â submode. This medium-PRF mode is best at detecting rear-aspect, receding targets for when you are in a stern chase.

Sub 3: AVT: The third ââ,¬Å"Scanââ,¬Â submode is the default, and it is ââ,¬Å"AVTââ,¬Â submode, also known as ââ,¬Å"Automaticââ,¬Â submode. This is an interleaved high/medium PRF mode, and its range is cut by about 25% over PPS and ZPS due to that. It is the default DVB-Scan submode, and is probably the least overall reliable of the three due to its lessened range. However, it will burn through jamming a little faster and it is more discriminating at target selection than PPS or ZPS. It is the closest analogue to an American range-while-search radar mode such as vanilla RWS in the F-15Cââ,¬â,,¢s APG-63.

CAC modes

vertical scan close combat mode,
a radar spotlight mode,
a missile seeker mode
and the helmet targeting mode.

Radar close combat modes are a little different. Although the ââ,¬Å"Boresightââ,¬Â searchlight mode is no different, the Vertical Scan mode now locks on automatically when a target is in the HUD scan area. Also, the FIO missile-seeker-lock-on mode is VERY different, because it will lock on automatically when youââ,¬â,,¢re using an IR missile! It works very much like a ââ,¬Å"Visualââ,¬Â AMRAAM launch in the F-15, except you get tone in your headset when the missile is locked to its target. If you can see it, you can kill it, even when you have no HUD. Put it in the center of the combining glass, wait for the tone, and let fly! Also, in Attack mode for all radar modes, there is now a dot in the HUD that tells you where the center of your radar scan zone is. Keep it in the HUD, or gimbal-lock your radar!

The EOS has been fine tuned and now will pick up targets in front aspect as far away as 25 kilometers, depending on size and heat signature. You cannot target radar missiles of any type with it, but you can coordinate stealth attacks with R-27T/TE missiles and R-60/73 close combat missiles. You cannot have both radar and EOS active simultaneously.

Explanation: About PFR. PFR - Pulse Frequency Rate. "V" corresponds to high PFR, and "D" to medium PFR. In the AVT (AUTO) radar mode there is interleaved PFR. Interleaved PFR it is when frequency rate is switched between high and medium rates at each radar antenna scan period. This is the reason why TWS can not be engaged in AVT (AUTO) radar mode.

[F16_Filur]

Michelangelo, men så svara då....

Kan du komma hit, och ta med stafflit och måla av min vän

Med fräknar på näsan blir du lika känd....

[Oden]

oh my godness, life was so simple in teh glory days of Jane's Fighters Anthology.
:-X

[F16_Filur]

Ja, det här verkar dessvärre bli ett heltidsjobb.... Kunde de inte lägga till några nya flygbara plan istället för all denna djuplodande överrealism som ingen egentligen vill ha? :-/ Skulle hellre se att de gjorde spelet ännu mer skalbart och marknadsmässigt lättillgängligt. Vi behöver inte en ny "Falcon 4.0", och jag hoppas ingen nämner det spelet här igen, för hur skulle det kännas om vi Lomac-entusiaster kom in i ert F4 rum och började göra jämförelser? X-( Nä, det är inget kul nu längre när Stormin är borta... och det kan vi tacka alla er "realism-whiners" för... det är ni som förstör allt. :-OO Fatta detta: vi talar om ett spel för 40$, en "pc-software", en "commercial product" där kompromisser måste göras, något alla ni gnällmånsar borde vara oändligt tacksamma för. Ett spel! ingen simulator. :-( Så sorry, detta händer inte! ED kommer aldrig att släppa FC för det är bara en beta och kommer att förbli en beta! Nuff said.

Moderators, could we please lock this thread? :-OO

[Jotte]

Filur, har ingen upplyst dig om att man inte ska röka morötter......

[Oden]

bwahahahaha, poäng till Jotte