Hellfire Lockon

TheCapulet · 2011-09-13, 07:18

I've spent a bit of time in the apache, and every time, it's simply locked the hellfire missiles on a vehicle target by holding right mouse button over the target. But tonight, I couldn't get it to lock on for anything.

Does this behavior change between difficulty settings, or was it just a fluke?

gsg6 · 2011-09-13, 15:54

Using Hellfire missiles in the Realitymod requires a ground laser designator, you can't lock on to vehicles from the helicopter.

James2464 · 2011-09-14, 02:32

can you control the hellfire with TV? i noticed it went just straight for me

angellfall · 2011-09-14, 05:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by gsg6

Using Hellfire missiles in the Realitymod requires a ground laser designator, you can't lock on to vehicles from the helicopter.

This is incorrect. You surely can lock to the vehicles and this is the way you get the auto range finder and shot pointer to your 30mm gun so the bullets land directly to the vehicle even if it where driving.

gsg6 · 2011-09-14, 11:13

I stand corrected

My seat is behind the gunner so I'm no expert sorry.

As for the Hellfire missile chasing you;

Imagine a ground trooper is lasing you or the building your in, the Hellfire chase the end of the beam, no matter if it's a vehicle of a softie. Would be a waste of immense firepower though.

The missile can be corrected slightly in flight, by the laser designator (as far I remember a DEV wrote in another post)

CmdUnknown · 2011-09-16, 11:42

Pilot find's a target, locks it with "Tab" and the CO-Pilot fires.... that's all the magic.

Puddy · 2011-09-16, 11:45

Quote:

Originally Posted by CmdUnknown

Pilot find's a target, locks it with "Tab" and the CO-Pilot fires.... that's all the magic.

Thats not PR though is it?

Pantera · 2011-09-17, 07:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by CmdUnknown

Pilot find's a target, locks it with "Tab" and the CO-Pilot fires.... that's all the magic.

Yeah that doesnt happen in PR. We changed it from a simple TAB lock-on to a more...sophisticated way

You can tell he has never tried to fire some in PR yet

TheCapulet · 2011-09-17, 19:26

How exactly is it 'supposed' to work?

2011-09-13, 07:18	#1
TheCapulet Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 36 United States of America Location: Fairmount, Indiana	Hellfire Lockon I've spent a bit of time in the apache, and every time, it's simply locked the hellfire missiles on a vehicle target by holding right mouse button over the target. But tonight, I couldn't get it to lock on for anything. Does this behavior change between difficulty settings, or was it just a fluke?

2011-09-13, 15:54	#2
gsg6 Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 75 Denmark Location: Copenhagen	Re: Hellfire Lockon Using Hellfire missiles in the Realitymod requires a ground laser designator, you can't lock on to vehicles from the helicopter.

2011-09-14, 02:32	#3
James2464 Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 1,029 Australia Location: Queensland	Re: Hellfire Lockon can you control the hellfire with TV? i noticed it went just straight for me

2011-09-14, 11:13	#5
gsg6 Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 75 Denmark Location: Copenhagen	Re: Hellfire Lockon I stand corrected My seat is behind the gunner so I'm no expert sorry. As for the Hellfire missile chasing you; Imagine a ground trooper is lasing you or the building your in, the Hellfire chase the end of the beam, no matter if it's a vehicle of a softie. Would be a waste of immense firepower though. The missile can be corrected slightly in flight, by the laser designator (as far I remember a DEV wrote in another post)

2011-09-16, 11:42	#6
CmdUnknown Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 145 Germany Location: Berlin	Re: Hellfire Lockon Pilot find's a target, locks it with "Tab" and the CO-Pilot fires.... that's all the magic.

2011-09-17, 19:26	#9
TheCapulet Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 36 United States of America Location: Fairmount, Indiana	Re: Hellfire Lockon How exactly is it 'supposed' to work?