FA-18C Hornet: Countermeasures (ECM, Chaff & Flares) | DCS WORLD 

*UPDATED COUNTERMEASURES (JAN 2021): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-rDFY71g-2rw.html

"Arm the ejection seat, you're the last flare!

I think the ECM in XMIT mode works selectively. For example, if you turned on XMIT before you left the boat an inbound Mig wouldn't get an azimuth from 100 miles out because your ECM wouldn't start broadcasting until it detected the Migs radar. If the Mig turned on his radar at 30 miles, that's the point when your ECM would go active and If that Mig turned cold your jammer would go quiet.

finally someone explains. thank you.

I want to learn the ways of the flare and become a decoy like my father !

Took me ages to figure CMs in this plane, you helped a lot!

You do the best videos, really appreciate them. Finally started adding bad guys into my missions and I have been getting shot down a bunch. Also, carrier can't be hit with missiles, at least, not when I shoot the attacking missiles. Their SAMs always knock out my harpoons.

Is the EMC working at the moment? Or this is just an explanation for later when the EMC actually works ?

Thanks so much, was trying to figure out how to split chaff and flare into separate operations, always active profile 5 was a life changer.

Really the best man. I started to learn the F18, it makes so much fun, but it can be overwhelming stress full with the complexity for the first times, after a while it gets better. Thank you so much for your cool tutorials, today i flew online in an 4ya MP capture base mp server, i did shot down 1 enemy airplane by gun, 1 by aim9x, killed to radars by harms (agm 88cs). The aero space was full of enemy threats, full of friendly and uknown and enemy planes, i did only check the half of things i was doing, and i was not trained enough to control and steer everything how i want it to steer. But still like a wonder i survived this shit, and took my plane back home and did land succesfully. I was so fucking prowd of myself, and thats the best way to learn things, but punishing when you get shot down. Still big respect Grim Reapers! Greets from bavaria. Even with the A10C i learned so much from you, in this plane im already advanced know and i know what im doing....but with the f18 its my school time. CYA

So helpful. Thanks for the good information, been watching your videos all week trying to get through the learning curve!

I believe someone posted a method on the DCS forums, for how to edit the .LUA file that contains the dispense programs default setup. So if you have a setup that you always run with, but can't be arsed to set it up every time you fire up a new plane, you should be able to change the default programs like that.

Unless things have changed in latest open beta, the ECM does not work yet. It can be switched on but does nothing. The auto program for chaff and flares is also not currently implemented. Coming later in the EA

How would the airplane or the Automatic Countermeasure system know when a IR missile had been shot at it, there is no tone or early warning when a heat seeker is shot because it doesn't use radar. Can anyone explain?

im new to all of this , but ive been watching your videos a lot and learning loads , great videos man ! thanks

I guess that as you can be hit with an IR missile without the Hornet detecting it, then it might be the case that Disp Switch Forward should be set with a view to defeating (primarily) IR missiles which the pilot has seen with his eye in Auto Mode? For example you have a mig on your tail and see a missile come off the rail without warning so the Auto is going to do nothing so you can be sure it's an IR missile. So Disp FWD and drop flares only?

Maybe a stupid question, but how is the computer going to know when a fox 2 is launched at it in order to deploy flares automatically while in auto mode as you say? Are you certain it deploys chaff and flares in auto, or perhaps it's just chaff? That'd be helpful for me if so as that's how I always set up the f14: chaff on auto, flares on pilot (single use). But then I wonder... f18 cms looks simplified. I don't know if I can launch single flares while chaff is in auto

Gen-X decoys are ejected from the Hornet's chaff dispenser.

Just a massive Thank you for all your videos, without you i would'nt be able to fly in DCS at all ;)

I would like to mention that that's an F18-E in the thumbnail.

Amazing as usual Cap - video request: Could you make a video on how to edit F18 texture map and application onto an F18 please?

We'd love a vid with different RWR sounds together with some explanation regarding to it

Thanks cap - doinf some SEAD now and couldnt work out why manual chaff wasnt working in the prep phase - Master arm not on

Question: How does the (semi-)auto system decide when to deploy flares, considering that IR-guided missiles are not detected by the RWR? I assume in semi-auto it uses flares programs when there's no incoming radar-guided missile detected by the RWR, so it assumes you are facing an IR-seeking missile. But that doesn't explain how the auto mode decides if and when to use flares. So maybe the system has sensors detecting incoming missiles?

Mine ALE-47 always shows OFF with a line through it, it never goes into test mode... Does it only work if you are airborne?

Helps a lot! Thanks Cap!

someone explain chaff and flares and i must something little correct modern chaffs use carbonfibers instead of metal strips the fibers are cut half lenght to the radar frequencie for a better reflection rate therefor on the radarscreen appear a huge echo

Damn bro you sounded like a first time tweaker in this video lol you made the whole mfin thing on a single breath lol

Quick question, assuming you were on a fight, and there was only one missile left on the enemy aircraft, could using the jettison flares/chaff button increase your chances on that missile not hitting you?

Still helpful in 2022, thanks :D

Doing any videos on the community A4 Skyhawk?

good description

Is it just me or did the F18 pulling of look like a super hornet

Does anyone have any advice on getting started in DCS? I would love to play but don’t have a pc to get started on and don’t know where to begin

Most useful!

Now its not working any more(

thanks

Very good sir

i had my on auto and as a friend shot at me, it did not do anything. i dont even notice the rocket comming at me

Great video info

I did everything in the video but my flares and chaff still won't go off.

Well done on this, I love planes I even want to fly these when I'm older, well not this but I want to fly either the Eurofighter Typhoon, F35B Lighting or the Airbus A400M atlas thank you again for the video bye. 👋🏼👋🏼😎😜

DOES EAGLE DYNAMICS PAY YOU? If not - THEY SHOULD.

Is the automatic mode working atm? I only use bypass

can you show a toturial how to doge a missile ?!??!

Does burnthrough work because of paralax?

is full auto worth using?

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When I select bypass mode, it the ALE47 gets crossed out, why?

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Do you use Trackir or VR?

is the ECM working for the hornet?