Zephyr Net

Okay so I have my Patriot site with a mix. There are 3 hardpoints for the PAC-2 and 3 hardpoints for the PAC-3. They all add up to a total of 16 launchers. The problem herein lies that the site doesn't engage until the enemy aircraft are within range of the PAC-3 (10.8NM) rather than engaging at long range with the PAC-2. All of the PAC-2 are primary weapons and the PAC-3 is secondary. When it engages, it engages with both PAC-2 and PAC-3. I went over the PAC-2 seeker and such and FOV is 90 x 90 for lock-on so that isn't a problem. For some reason it won't engage until it gets at PAC-3. I put 10 Tu-22s flying at 30K from 57NM out, well in PAC-2 range. All of the % are the same # so that isn't the problem. 30K is well within the altitude limits.

Any clues?

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Centurian

I'd make a visual seeker with a range the same or greater than that of the PAC-2, and equip the site with the seeker. I did this with my ships and they would engage at the full range of their different weapons, but I'm not sure if it will work in your case.

Zephyr

Good idea Zephyr, plus I would check the order in which the missiles are on the hard points.. Is the Pac 3 before the Pac 2 and does the shorter ranged version also have the same detection distance... If it doesnt you may want to increase it to the same the detection distance ...

CAG out...

first 3 are the PAC-2. it goes N-Sides-South. the next 3 are the PAC-3 and it is in the same order. Detection distances (RWS) are not the same. Could that be it?

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Centurian

Yeah that was it. I had to set the RWS max range to the same value for both, which makes sense since they both use the same radar.

It's odd though. PAC-2 has a 160km range. The radar was 170km. I was expecting like 300km.

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Centurian

Well its just the guidance Radar Cent, the detection radar net passes information to the tracking radar so they can wait to lock on until the missile is within range to cut down on the time the target has to maneuver or deploy countermeasures...

Rgrt. It's an elaborate network. Now to just sort out the IFF problems they have

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Centurian

You should stay tuned into the VNFAWING EGroup... Mudbug is covering this exact topic (unclassified version!) on how C4 centers control Patriots and pass targets. Its quite interesting! He does it in real life for the army...