As a former ECM maintenance guy please never turn it off while you're flying. You will probably damage it. And you're right I can't tell you how anything works
@@PebelWasTaken i think he means he can't explain the frequencies or how the the process works. What's in the sim is public info or the devs guess on how it works. (I have not looked at what's in the game. This is just MY guess)
Ecm Switch in pos 1 gives the radar priority, so you can use AMRAAMs. Pos 2 gives jamming priority, which will disable your radar and the jamming will be stronger.
@@Maverickf20 I have not tested this. I would have to setup a series of SAM radars and test each with position 1 and then again with Position 2 and figure that out. Maybe in a future video???
Former EW Maintenance troop as well. There is a big difference unconfirmed information and confirmed information when it comes to dealing with classified material. Someone might actually have the right information, or wrong information, but as soon as someone actually cleared for that information says it is right or it is wrong, then they have crossed a line. I learned the 184 in Tech School, but ended up working a much different system when I got assigned. Good stuff!
Been flying the Viper since Falcon 3.0, and never even imagined they had multiple jamming pods. Really wish we'd make a generational jump with jamming and declassify at least the 4th Gen stuff. Really feels like an entire WORLD of military flight we aren't currently engaging in.
This stuff gives such massive advantage it is kept more underwraps than stealth tech. It has so many applications it will probably be declassified if everyone has the knowhow already.
I hope they add in functionality for carrying the 3 pods. I got all excited when I saw the long pod and the ability to carry 3 of them but when I tested it made no difference lol Also a note, POS 3 active jamming seems much stronger than the 2 self protection modes. Set up an SA-5 since it has the longest range, in SPM with the jammer set as priority the site would still lock and launch at me at around 50nm. In POS 3 you can fly directly at it, it will sort of lock at 22nm but will never launch a missile and you can pass right over the site
Every Radar has a burn though distance. A point where the Radars power can see through the jamming. Pods are small and can't match the power of a large ground based Radar system once it gets too close.
2:32 please refer to the BMS documentation (version 4.37 update 2) it explains the ECM in detail (not so classified). Maybe when you read this comment, DCS has already implemented ECM as in BMS too (both try to become better ... which is very good). Your channel explains everything in such an easy way, that it should be promoted by DCS directly
also might help When XMIT is in Position 1 we have Radar Priority. When in Radar Priority and the jammer is transmitting and ownship radar and HARM/HTS performance is reduced by 40%. - > this is called SPJ or self protect jamming. To activate SPJ, set CMDS to semi (or auto, not recommended) and press cms aft short. CMS aft will set the system from standby to active and will automatically transmit when you are locked by a radar. Pressing cms forward will launch the selected cmds profile. The system will go back to standby mode, each time a radar had been jammed, and you have to give consent to the jammer to standby mode. When XMIT is in Position 2 we have ECM Priority. When in ECM Priority, the FCR and HARM/HTS are silenced unless an AIM-120 is the active weapon. In this case, it behaves the same as Position 1 Position 3 is active jamming. Set CMDS to man mode and press cms aft to turn on or cms right turn off. When activated it will turn off the radar "NO RAD" on the hud. amber S - standby mode CMS right green A - active mode CMS aft blue T - transmitting found on dcs forums. goodluck! o7
Being currently a member of the air force that works on alq-184-v11 aka the long pod without going into detail the only real control panel for the pod is the second one your cmds doesn't have any controlling factor to the pod irl. As well your assumption about the buttons being the different bands is wrong I can't go into why it's wrong but just seeing them almost have it right bothers me a bit.
I think about that every day. They NEED to add the E/A-18G. It is an essential tool for any SEAD/DEAD mission involving Naval aircraft. No F/A-18 flight would be without a Growler irl so not having them in game is a huge setback.
The jar of jam into the dish lol. Great video, I want to say the constant xmit of the radar is referred to CPS or Constant Power Saturation although I could be mistaken.
In real life, the short only works for Medium and High Band radar, and the long is for Medium, High, and Low band radars. In the sim, however, I haven't noticed a difference in capability yet. This may change, however, in the future.
I wonder how much time does a search, and track radar need to get enough time on your Course, speed, and altitude? Even tho the lock has been broken. I wonder if you would have to change direction repeatedly.
For a more advanced explanation watch the bms ecm tutorial from aviation plus,he goes into a lot more depth. Really quick explanation tho ,thanks bogey!
What are the requirements for this sim? If this is gonna be in the sim I want to make sure I can play this. I used to maintain these and would love to see if they got it right!
Since most of the documentation on the ALQ are classified, I doubt it. The System Requirements are listed here. www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/world/beta/ If you are planning to play on Multiplayer servers (I highly recommend getting in touch with a private group and flying multiplayer), you will absolutely need the 32GB of RAM.
so ik this is a year old, but i'm having trouble with noise barrage mode in the short pod. i turn all the switches on, master arm, xmit 3, man knob (because semi-auto engages SPJ mode), CMS aft, nothing. following chuck's guide too. help?
and 1.5 years later, EW hasn't moved at all. But to be fair, the development of the F-4E is looking to expand the EW model of the game as a whole, beyond just the RWR in the Phantom. As to whether or not that takes another year from this post (July 2023) is another question.
I recommend not using someone else’s track ir profile. It takes a minute to make your own and it will be 1000 times better than someone else’s profile. Reason is you move differently and you have a different monitor setup.
