Bombs work as decoys

[killonsight95]

Originally Posted by Dev1200

A tad off topic, but is it just me or do RPG, LAT, and AA missiles travel extremely fast? =S

yes they do, check out the combined arms mod for a better idea of what they should be like from aircraft not sure about shoulder lauched wepons though never seen them used
however i belive if you watch a good number of videos on youtube at least then you'll get a good idea of how fast missiles travel IRL

[Elektro]

Originally Posted by Bringerof_D

bombs and missiles wont work, the heat source must remain active constantly for a certain amount of time, other wise the sensors might not even notice it.

It all depends on time and space. I agree with you, that if i am flying at, 400 altitude with an AA lock and i drop a bomb, it will not effect the missiles original target by an inch. But if i have dived towards the bunkers, dropped my bomb, and the AAV fires a SAM rocket, It will be so close between me and the explotion that the chance of a decoy would be realistic.

[[R-DEV]Dunehunter]

Why would it be realistic? Do you have any sources whatsoever stating that a bomb explosion can draw an AA-missile off-target?

[Elektro]

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]Dunehunter

Why would it be realistic? Do you have any sources whatsoever stating that a bomb explosion can draw an AA-missile off-target?

I belive there was a canadian fighter that got an Air to Air lock on a iraqi boat. Think it was on fire or something? Not sure let me see if i can dig it up

[boilerrat]

Where are your sources?

[[R-DEV]Dunehunter]

Originally Posted by Elektro

I belive there was a canadian fighter that got an Air to Air lock on a iraqi boat. Think it was on fire or something? Not sure let me see if i can dig it up

Ah. Because getting a lock on a boat that's on fire is totally the same thing as having a missile that is already locked on to something go after an explosion.

[Elektro]

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]Dunehunter

Ah. Because getting a lock on a boat that's on fire is totally the same thing as having a missile that is already locked on to something go after an explosion.

its all i have

[[R-DEV]DankE_SPB]

Originally Posted by Elektro

I belive there was a canadian fighter that got an Air to Air lock on a iraqi boat. Think it was on fire or something? Not sure let me see if i can dig it up

fire on boat= continuous high temperature spot on uniform low-temperature background
bomb explosion= high temperature flash

in addition to it newer missiles have separate channels in addition to IR to distinguish targets(ultraviolet on stinger and python-4 or 5 iirc for example)
and/or arrays of IR sensors, so missile see an image of its target(IIR), not hot-spot and thus has greater target selecting capabilities(AIM-9X)

anyway, even without modern fancy additions, i doubt bombs can spoil lock of approaching missile

[Elektro]

Originally Posted by DankE_SPB

fire on boat= continuous high temperature spot on uniform low-temperature background
bomb explosion= high temperature flash

in addition to it newer missiles have separate channels in addition to IR to distinguish targets(ultraviolet on stinger and python-4 or 5 iirc for example)
and/or arrays of IR sensors, so missile see an image of its target(IIR), not hot-spot and thus has greater target selecting capabilities(AIM-9X)

anyway, even without modern fancy additions, i doubt bombs can spoil lock of approaching missile

How about we lock this thread, and just pretend it was never made ...

[[R-DEV]motherdear]

closing due to request of creator and insufficient proof