19th May 2009, 04:31 PM
Quote:quote:Originally posted by Talisien
Quote:quote:Originally posted by Smaze
the theroy is good, infra red should indicate a missle lock, but i've been trying for years and never got the edm to fire quick enough or be in the right place at the right time.
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This all depends on the seeker or sensor installed in the missile. The short range AIM9 uses a heat sensor, whereas Beyond Visual Ranage systems, eg, Sparrow, AIM54 Phoenix used either semi-active radar (target is painted by the launch aircraft - the F14 could launch a forget 6 of these at different targets), or use an onboard active radar. The AIM120 uses a combination of data links, either from the launch aircraft, a data link from a second plane, e.g. an AWACS, or its own infra-red search and trackking system.
Pointing an EDM at any military aircraft that has the appropriate sensor may result in detection, but generally radars are used to track aircraft, and MK I Eyeball.
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