CypherS Member

Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 116





While it is in TWS mode this what it looks like in the Tomcat and Hornet:







The cat has correctly recognized this as a threat and placed it in its lethal band. However, the hornet has incorrectly placed it in the non-lethal band (If the tomcat's behavior was the same it would have been placed in the center or the RWR)



When the eagle fires the result is correct both jets mark the missile as a critical threat.



The Hornet seems to have a bug here as the F-15 which is in TWS becomes a critical threat despite there being no lock.







The same exercise can be done with Mig-29S, once it locks you the Tomcat will place it in the critical band while the hornet will place it in the lethal band.



The point of all of this is that the current logic gives no value to target lethality. We have no way of knowing if an enemy Mig-29S using TWS is in firing range for us to maneuver preemptively. Here is a quick example I made; I placed an F15C 10nm in front of me (basically it can fire)While it is in TWS mode this what it looks like in the Tomcat and Hornet:The cat has correctly recognized this as a threat and placed it in its lethal band. However, the hornet has incorrectly placed it in the non-lethal band (If the tomcat's behavior was the same it would have been placed in the center or the RWR)When the eagle fires the result is correct both jets mark the missile as a critical threat.The Hornet seems to have a bug here as the F-15 which is in TWS becomes a critical threat despite there being no lock.The same exercise can be done with Mig-29S, once it locks you the Tomcat will place it in the critical band while the hornet will place it in the lethal band.The point of all of this is that the current logic gives no value to target lethality. We have no way of knowing if an enemy Mig-29S using TWS is in firing range for us to maneuver preemptively. Attached Thumbnails