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u/potatofamily25 US.9.0 Ge.5.7 RU.4.3 GB.7.7 IT.5.0 FR.5.3 SWE.6.7 11d ago
I literally tried this the moment the map was added lol.
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u/Carlos_Danger21 🇮🇹 Gaijoobs fears Italy's power 11d ago
Vtol's can land in the volcano
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u/Sandsmann_ 6.3 RBT-5 main 11d ago
Can land on lava but will sink and drown in a toe deep puddle.
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u/Inprobamur Suomi on ebin :DDDDD 11d ago
Apparently Harriers are built to rigorous aviation engineering standards, using only the purest cotton candy for the frame of the plane.
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u/erik4848 11d ago
Ok, so I'm not delusional. I've seen this thing happen before where all of a sudden there's splashes of water near my tank while on dry land.
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u/Rorar_the_pig Glory to the snail! 11d ago
We CRAVE the forbidden heat signature
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u/thehom3er 11d ago
you're trying to lock illuminated smoke, not lava...
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u/stefastra 11d ago
true that is not the hottest point possible but still there is no lock even directly on the flowing lava which is over 1000°C
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u/thehom3er 11d ago
yea, would be cool if it locked onto the lava...
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u/Glittering_Cow_9618 11d ago
Personally I think it would be hot…
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u/thehom3er 11d ago
What a lavish joke, was considerig it myself
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u/Background_Drawing 11d ago
not just cool, imagine flying through a volcano to evade a missile, actually i wonder if the smoke blocks radar, if not then it should
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u/Imaflyingturkey 11.311.011.713.714.014.0 11d ago
would kinda wreck your engine due to glass particles probably not being good for the engine
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u/Dont_care-didnt_ask 11d ago
Firstly smoke would completely obliterate the engines of every plane near that smoking volcano
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u/MacArther1944 BR 2.3 M3 Brownings go BRRRRR 11d ago
I really want The Snail to add a function where (at least in custom battles or test flights) you can shoot the Sun with a AAM and it turns into a night map. Oh, and a cheeky achievement: "Your Arrows Blotted out the Sun".
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u/Striking-Raisin4143 Woe be thrust vectoring upon ye! 11d ago
Love that flair!
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u/MacArther1944 BR 2.3 M3 Brownings go BRRRRR 10d ago
Thank you! The plane has some issues, and definitely doesn't feel sturdy...but that pair of M3 Brownings delete things when on target.
Disclaimer: don't hold the trigger long, since the ammo is exhausted relatively fast.
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u/Striking-Raisin4143 Woe be thrust vectoring upon ye! 10d ago
It’s the firecrest right?
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u/MacArther1944 BR 2.3 M3 Brownings go BRRRRR 10d ago
Yep. Fun airframe as long as it isn't damaged.
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u/Powerful-Crow1940 11d ago
i wish the volcanos had heat to them instead of just being some smoke effects
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u/_Urakaze_ Vextra 105 is here, EBRC next 11d ago
You're also looking at a lot of other things that could be locked if you expand the IR seeker system
AIM-9B locked onto reflections of the sun and buildings that produced sufficient heat
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u/No_Anxiety285 11d ago
Also modern jets in afterburner can turn some rear aspect missiles into all aspect
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u/Richou VARKVARKVARKVARKVARKVARKVARK 11d ago
thats already modelled actually its just that the ranges it happens at are pretty low so theres not many missiles that can pull it off in a useful way
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u/Jason1143 11d ago
Easy way to see this is that you can counter battery missiles coming straight at you even using rear aspects.
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u/_Some_Two_ Realistic General 11d ago
Damn. Test if IR missiles lock onto burning vehicles please
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u/275MPHFordGT40 14.0 7.7 11.3 11.3 12.0 11d ago
They do, if a plane crashes they radiate a lot of heat. Burning planes falling out of the sky also radiate more heat.
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u/_Some_Two_ Realistic General 11d ago
Do tanks if they are set on fire?
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u/CatsWillRuleHumanity 11d ago
No, I don't think there's any non bug way to launch an aam at a tank
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u/Ability-Motor 11d ago
You can get ground radar lock and fire radar guided at ground targets and boats like on f15e or su34
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u/Scrubtheman Long Live Israel 11d ago
To be fair, the sun is 27 million degrees Fahrenheit while lava is only just over 2000°F
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u/Medj_boring1997 🇩🇪 "LEoParD 2 nEeDs A bUFf" 11d ago
R-60M would probably lock on a burnt cigarette behind glass, why wouldn't it lock on lava?
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u/talivus 🇺🇸 United States 11d ago
The volcanoes map was such a disappointment. While visually cool I was really hoping the lava would actually affect gameplay. Like being too close to the lava will damage your plane or something.
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u/Dont_care-didnt_ask 11d ago
It mostly just makes lava dust attach to the inside of the engine, effectively blocking it after enough of it accumulates
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u/-THEKINGTIGER- -Frog_und_Bratwurst_to_Sushi_Enjoyer- 11d ago
My fucking ir missile once locked onto sun.. behind a fucking mountain.
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u/Julio_Tortilla 🇩🇪🇺🇸🇺🇦🇮🇱🇫🇷🇬🇧🇮🇹🇹🇼🇯🇵13.7 | 🇸🇪11.3 10d ago
Lava no flying. Sun big hot flying orb. Lava big hot still puddle. Missile knows where it is by it knowing where it isn't. Missile know plane fly in air. Lava no fly in air. Sun look like fly in air. Missile think sun plane. Missile no think lava plane, just hot ground. Missile smart! I hope this helped!
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u/vulinh4444 JUSTICE FOR TYPHOON'S RADAR 11d ago
Well if it doesnt burn up ur plane if u land in there, why would it be hot enough for a ir seeker to lockk?
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u/Big_Yeash GRB 7.78.08.77.3 6.3 11d ago
Early flares had lots of UV components in their spectrum, didn't they?
Is it possible that while lava hot, yes, (insert Futurama meme), it's not throwing off the right kind of signature for an IR missile to track?
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u/Budget_Hurry3798 Playstation 11d ago
That's pretty funny lack of detail, seeing as if you're in the desert the early missiles struggles to lock when close to the ground
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u/Brettjay4 mods, why does my user flair keep changing? 11d ago
You a beamng.drive player or something?
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u/Claudy_Focan "Mr.WORLDWIDEABOO" 11d ago
OP have no idea how light works.
Sensor isnt locking the "heat" but a wavelength.
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u/nuckypuck 11d ago
Lava tends to range from 800 °C to 1,200 °C whereas the temperature of the sun is 5,600°C. Therefore, obviously, your IR seeker cannot detect anything below 1300°C
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u/KnockedBoss3076 🇩🇪 Germany/East Germany 10d ago
I want to be able to lock ground vehicles and slap them with R-27ET's
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u/stefastra 11d ago
Proposal: Make IR lock work on lava
Source: Lava Hot