How to fire missiles from drones??

[Construm]

Hi, since there's no way to testflight drones, maybe someone around here can help me...

(I don't fly high tier planes nor helicopters, so I have no way to test the firing process.)

I already found the aiming mode (V) and under "Controls" it says "spacebar" fires air to ground missiles. But all it does in aiming mode is to trigger a laser. Which is weird, because "laser designator" has no key assignt to it. When I hit spacebar again, nothing happens.

So, how do I do it? Are there any tutorials out there? Because "F1" ingame didn't help at all.

Thanks in advance.

[Ninja Tuna]

Do you notice that when you go to camera view there is 1 small little box at the middle? that is your launch window. If your marker is not inside that inner box the missile will not launch.

Here is what i do when i launch the Orion

Step 1: Find a target

Go to camera view, toggle thermal to find targets easier. default key is F to stabilize the camera. Where you press F is where the camera will automatically point when you get out of camera view and get back at it again

Step 2: Launching the missile

After finding a target you will notice that when you go back to third person view and look down, you will see a red small box where you locked earlier. If you successfuly locked on a tank, the camera will automatically follow.

So while in third person view, point the nose of your drone to where your locked target is. Yes go nose dive but not commit. you just want to launch your missiles. When you feel like your drone is Head is pointing at the target fire your missile. Then go level flight then back to camera view to guide the missile or watch it hit the tank if you successfully locked on the target

Usually when you spawn you are at a level flight. Meaning you do not lose or gain altitude.

Step 3: Get cancer for being a CAS player. /s

[Construm]

Thanks a lot. ;D
Low tier CAS is fine in my opinion, but in high tier it's the worst. And the drones... I really don't like, that they're not optional. I mean, the show up in my lineup, so i HAVE to use them, right?

[Tralalero Tralala]

Originally posted by Toma:

please let me know if you figure this out. i'm asking everywhere.

The answer is here

Originally posted by Ninja Tuna:

Do you notice that when you go to camera view there is 1 small little box at the middle? that is your launch window. If your marker is not inside that inner box the missile will not launch.

Here is what i do when i launch the Orion

Step 1: Find a target

Go to camera view, toggle thermal to find targets easier. default key is F to stabilize the camera. Where you press F is where the camera will automatically point when you get out of camera view and get back at it again

Step 2: Launching the missile

After finding a target you will notice that when you go back to third person view and look down, you will see a red small box where you locked earlier. If you successfuly locked on a tank, the camera will automatically follow.

So while in third person view, point the nose of your drone to where your locked target is. Yes go nose dive but not commit. you just want to launch your missiles. When you feel like your drone is Head is pointing at the target fire your missile. Then go level flight then back to camera view to guide the missile or watch it hit the tank if you successfully locked on the target

Usually when you spawn you are at a level flight. Meaning you do not lose or gain altitude.

Step 3: Get cancer for being a CAS player. /s

[Toma]

you have no idea how long it took to find this information. thank you so much. so point the drone at what i want to shoot at then fire air-to-ground missile? (default key: space). that's it?

[Ninja Tuna]

Originally posted by Toma:

you have no idea how long it took to find this information. thank you so much. so point the drone at what i want to shoot at then fire air-to-ground missile? (default key: space). that's it?

IIRC space is for dropping dumb bombs, you have to keybind it first in the aircraft controls, type in the search bar "Fire air-to-ground missile" and you should see it.

[Ninja Tuna]

Originally posted by Patchouli Knowledge:

Originally posted by Ninja Tuna:

Do you notice that when you go to camera view there is 1 small little box at the middle? that is your launch window. If your marker is not inside that inner box the missile will not launch.

Here is what i do when i launch the Orion

Step 1: Find a target

Go to camera view, toggle thermal to find targets easier. default key is F to stabilize the camera. Where you press F is where the camera will automatically point when you get out of camera view and get back at it again

Step 2: Launching the missile

After finding a target you will notice that when you go back to third person view and look down, you will see a red small box where you locked earlier. If you successfuly locked on a tank, the camera will automatically follow.

So while in third person view, point the nose of your drone to where your locked target is. Yes go nose dive but not commit. you just want to launch your missiles. When you feel like your drone is Head is pointing at the target fire your missile. Then go level flight then back to camera view to guide the missile or watch it hit the tank if you successfully locked on the target

Usually when you spawn you are at a level flight. Meaning you do not lose or gain altitude.

Step 3: Get cancer for being a CAS player. /s

I can't open the camera view, none of the buttons work and i couldn't find it on the control settings.

Okay, you need to set keybinds in Aircraft Controls:

Fire air-to-ground missile = to fire the missile
Sight Stabilization = to make the camera stable/ to lock on to the target
Toggle View = change view from third person to camera view
Activate Target point = locks onto the tank
Deactivate Target point = removes lock on tank

similarly "Sight Stabilization" also acts as a way to lock onto tanks

[MJ711]

Originally posted by Ninja Tuna:

Step 3: Get cancer for being a CAS player. /s

LMAO
I like this one

[Aurora]

How do I do this with the air to ground ? I am test flying the SU and I can't change the red box.
I figured out how to set the lock button but I can't change where the target box appears.
It always appears when I press space but I can't move it elsewhere.
Is it just me or are the guided weapons tedious and you're better off with dumb weapons you don't need to take forever to setup (And get shot in the process)

[Til_Dovre_Faller]

When i spawn i have to dive to fire the missules, and if i right clock to zoom i zoom so far in that i can count the pixels.... and there is no settings to adjust the zooom....

[Til_Dovre_Faller]

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[Ninja Tuna]

Originally posted by Aurora:

How do I do this with the air to ground ? I am test flying the SU and I can't change the red box.
I figured out how to set the lock button but I can't change where the target box appears.
It always appears when I press space but I can't move it elsewhere.
Is it just me or are the guided weapons tedious and you're better off with dumb weapons you don't need to take forever to setup (And get shot in the process)

If you are using the "Activate Target point" then you also need to use the keybind "Deactivate Target point" to release.

just use the "Sight Stabilization" it locks and unlocks by itself

[Ninja Tuna]

Originally posted by Til_Dovre_Faller:

When i spawn i have to dive to fire the missules, and if i right clock to zoom i zoom so far in that i can count the pixels.... and there is no settings to adjust the zooom....

bro what?

[OtherACTION]

Originally posted by Ninja Tuna:

Originally posted by Til_Dovre_Faller:

When i spawn i have to dive to fire the missules, and if i right clock to zoom i zoom so far in that i can count the pixels.... and there is no settings to adjust the zooom....

bro what?

Drones spawn very high and close to the battlefield & the angle at which you can fire is limited so you have to dive just to fire the missiles. Plus they are invisible to radar for some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ reason which makes them very difficult to spot.

[Danger]

step 1: press j for 3 seconds
step 2: spawn in a tank
step 3: participate in the ground battle