How do you use IR missiles?

[ColdIceKiller]

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[Mandalore]

Publicado originalmente por Fidelity:

I have a Walrus setup with a missile launcher. I will lock a target with it and fire an IR missile and sometimes it'll hit a different target. I'm hoping the lock-on feature is just bugged for it. It's really unreliable to hit your target with a ground launched missile.

I havent tried it yet. Does the missile arc like a javelin or is it point to point like an RPG?

[Actionjackson]

I guess the lock on feature should be disabled for the IR missiles? Not sure if it is intended to be there... or it is a bug.

The "lock on" works for the AA missiles i think, at least it looked to me that way not 100% sure.
That are the real AA missiles, not the IR missiles fired from the carrier AA launchers... they fire IR missiles.
I mean the AA missiles you can load on planes, so far lock on worked well for me with these ones.

[Mandalore]

Publicado originalmente por Actionjackson:

I guess the lock on feature should be disabled for the IR missiles? Not sure if it is intended to be there... or it is a bug.

The "lock on" works for the AA missiles i think, at least it looked to me that way not 100% sure.
That are the real AA missiles, not the IR missiles fired from the carrier AA launchers... they fire IR missiles.
I mean the AA missiles you can load on planes, so far lock on worked well for me with these ones.

I would just like to say, I play DCS and have an excellent understanding of how " IR " missiles work, however, I dont think thats how they have been implemented in the game.

I am having far higher success rates by tagging targets first than I am blindly firing IR missiles in this game. For me, it feels more like the " IR Missle " is just the standard ATG missile, functioning roughly the same as an Ace Combat missile lol...

[Actionjackson]

Yea i just fire the IR missiles into packs of units too or in the direction of the enemy, they do the rest and pick one target.

Just saying the lock on seem to work as intended on the AA missiles which i guess should be an AIM9 like thingy... but not sure what the IR missiles are supposed to be then.

[Mandalore]

Publicado originalmente por Actionjackson:

Yea i just fire the IR missiles into packs of units too or in the direction of the enemy, they do the rest and pick one target.

Just saying the lock on seem to work as intended on the AA missiles which i guess should be an AIM9 like thingy... but not sure what the IR missiles are supposed to be then.

They do home, you are correct, but its definitely not a " home on heat " function. Its similar to the way the torpedo's are functioning, which is also wrong at the moment.

I suggest pre-tagging enemies purely to increase hit chances and making life easier on the vehicle control panel. A lot of people are complaining about the helicopter AI, yet I have not had an issue as long as I pre-tag enemy units.

[Fidelity]

Publicado originalmente por AoZhouLaoWai:

Publicado originalmente por Fidelity:

I have a Walrus setup with a missile launcher. I will lock a target with it and fire an IR missile and sometimes it'll hit a different target. I'm hoping the lock-on feature is just bugged for it. It's really unreliable to hit your target with a ground launched missile.

I havent tried it yet. Does the missile arc like a javelin or is it point to point like an RPG?

It doesn't pop-up at the end of the flight path like a javelin would. It's more of a Arc like you would see from an artillery shell.

The IR missiles really work more like it has GPS guidance or an optical lock. IR really shouldn't guide against vehicles...

[Mandalore]

Publicado originalmente por Fidelity:

Publicado originalmente por AoZhouLaoWai:

I havent tried it yet. Does the missile arc like a javelin or is it point to point like an RPG?

It doesn't pop-up at the end of the flight path like a javelin would. It's more of a Arc like you would see from an artillery shell.

The IR missiles really work more like it has GPS guidance or an optical lock. IR really shouldn't guide against vehicles...

Correct, which is why I said its more like the ace combat style lock and shoot missile.

Well I guess i will avoid missile based walrus for now

[Happymeal2]

Publicado originalmente por Fidelity:

I have a Walrus setup with a missile launcher. I will lock a target with it and fire an IR missile and sometimes it'll hit a different target. I'm hoping the lock-on feature is just bugged for it. It's really unreliable to hit your target with a ground launched missile.

you aren't locking on to a target with the missile, youre aiming at one with the walrus. The missile acquires targets on its own

[Happymeal2]

Publicado originalmente por kali.mist:

Publicado originalmente por Spiggs:

1... Always Fire 1... two is borked ATM.

ah right, thanks

if you need to fire 2, manually fire one then wait a couple seconds then the other