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Originally Posted by MarquezRazor
Anyway in a close manouevring combat scenario there is a mode(I am talking about a particular radar) where you just need to place the opponent in your HUD and the radar will automatically lock on,and if the launching parameter of the missile you have selected are met it will go to the Attack submode with also an audible cue(beep) and then you can launch the missile.
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Russian radars have a numebr of Auto-ACQ modes, just like US ones. ATK submode is basically the equivalent of STT - it's locked on target, it's cueing missiles or guns, and it'll do something if you pull the trigger. That's all.
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I am not saying that the Hornet could have shot the Raptor in that scenorio.Just what could happen if you were using missile instead of the gun and not that it could switch from gun to missile.In anycase first the launch parameters of the missile have to be met.
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If you were using a missile in this scenario you'd have missed most likely - like I said ... too close. But, there's things about these missiles we don't know. There's a certain flyout distance to keep the launcher safe - after that, even if the fuze doesn't arm, a kinetic hit can easily do a lot of damage. But again - out of parameters shots are low Pk, regardless of what you're using.
So - the hornet (or any other plane in this position) -maybe- have damaged or taken out the F-22 in this instance. But it is also very likely that the raptor would take no hits and comes around and clobber the now flailing opponent.
This is an attack of desperation
