Toggling Javelin
Is there supposed to be a way to toggle fire mode on the javelin? It seems it can only fire direct mode, not top down. Also is it not possible to lock on to a ground target (nonvehicle) as in p...
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I'm confused as to how these lock-ons work, can someone help me out here...
So I got hit by tracer dart while in a vehicle and I then got locked on by Javelin, I let it hit me first just to see what happens. I saw the player shoot the Javelin from nearby but I didn't get any visual or sound cue that it was fired, the same "youre locked-on" sound and same yellow text was present throughout the entire travel path of the missile (usually it turns red and sound changes when fired).
Then the enemy reloaded the Javelin and started shooting the next missile, this time I popped thermal smoke and he still hit me through the smoke.
Is this how it's supposed to work or is it broken?
I know regular Javelin lock-on be defeated by thermal smoke, but if enemy locks Javelin to a tracer dart, that's undefeatable without APS or?
@mimi0xiquite possibly broken. What vehicle were you in? I think that matters also.
Thermal Smoke should stop ANY lock, including SOFLAM and Dart, at least i know i broke a Jav shot that way in a Wildcat, and had several shots of mine broken that way.
As far as how to lock - any vehicle can be locked onto with the Jav. But it will only fire in DIRECT FLIGHT mode, that means it flies directly at the target.
With the SOFLAM or DART, the Jav will fire and elevate about 10m above the target and detonate its warhead ABOVE and DOWNWARDS. this is the TOP DOWN mode.
But i have discovered it makes no difference damage wise, when it should.
- @AOD_CapStar362 do they one shot attack helos?
- @Psubond have not successfully hit a helo yet. so cant answer that. they either flare out or duck and tuck.
- @AOD_CapStar362 This was in Wildcat as well, and yes it traveled top down both times.
I had this happen before tons of times with jets hitting lock-ons through thermal smoke, I guess that's broken too.
