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[Mad Ox]

How often have ya gone into a battle seen a Enemy off in the distance being silly and standing out in the open. Then cursed ECM for stopping you from Targeting that enemy to get a LOCK-ON with your LRM's???

Well fire away!!!!! Yup I said it, place your Target Reticle on that enemy and as long as they are under 1000 m your missiles will fly out to where your Reticle was placed when fired.

WHAT?!? NO WAI!!! THEIR IS NO LOCK it will fail!!!...... Wrong well mostly wrong. LRM's are greatly enhanced with a Lock-on, but by default they "Line of sight" to where your Target Reticle is placed, meaning they will then fly to where your Targeting Reticle was placed when fired. Just like a AC round except slower and the missiles fly in a much larger arch.

But the key is the enemy has to be in line of sight you have to be able to place your Target Reticle on them.

Give it a try in Test Lab, point at something 180-1000 meters away and fire missiles they will arch up and down to hit where your reticle was placed.

Pro's
- People tend to think ECM + Range = invulnerable mode meaning they will sit out in open blasting away if not under direct laser fire. Meaning I can usually sneak in a shot or 2 on them.
- Without LOCK-ON I am not sure but doesn't appear they are warned if missiles are incoming. As i usually can get a shot or 2 before they run I am thinking they are not being warned. This would require testing to be sure of.

DEMAX51, on 06 August 2014 - 02:28 PM, said:

This is, indeed, the case.

Thanks for confirming

- Can also use to keep enemy hidden in cover fire at spot they may come out of they are less likely to step out when missiles are coming down.
- Curious if an enemy is hidden down a path pick a point along that path and fire some LRM's use enemy AMS auto target to see if they are there.
- Gives ya something to do and can be rather effective when ECM is everywhere
- Highly amusing vs Atlas D-DC's MU HA HA HA HA
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Golrar, on 06 August 2014 - 06:08 PM, said:

Also, if you time it juuuuust right, you can use a missile barrage to camouflage your artillery strike smoke. Muhaha!

Con's
- As there is no lock the missiles will not follow them if they move. So very good chance missiles will miss if they move. So stick to firing at guys off to side not under direct fire they are more likely to sit out.

Enjoy

Edited by Mad Ox, 07 August 2014 - 06:52 AM.

[DEMAX51]

Mad Ox, on 06 August 2014 - 02:08 PM, said:

- Without LOCK-ON I am not sure but doesn't appear they are warned if missiles are incoming. As i usually can get a shot or 2 before they run I am thinking they are not being warned. This would require testing to be sure of.

This is, indeed, the case.

[Creag]

But it is fun when you get the chance. Also it is using LRM's as an Artillary Barrage.

[terrycloth]

This never worked for me. The missiles would go wildly off-target and smash into the ground hundreds of meters short.

[Golrar]

I use this tactic all the time when ECM blankets the enemy team. Usually if they are coming right at me, I point my reticle just ahead of the enemy and they tend to walk right into them, then scatter. It's great fun. Wastes missiles because of the spread, but if you end the match with unused missiles, you had too much ammo.

Also, if you time it juuuuust right, you can use a missile barrage to camouflage your artillery strike smoke. Muhaha!

[Mad Ox]

terrycloth, on 06 August 2014 - 03:22 PM, said:

This never worked for me. The missiles would go wildly off-target and smash into the ground hundreds of meters short.

Hmmm only time I see that is if I fire right after zipping my reticle around LRM's seems to take a second to re-calc flight path for new point. But if I hold it there for a sec or 2 before firing works great. SRM's there a WHOLE different can of worms LOL

Golrar, on 06 August 2014 - 06:08 PM, said:

Also, if you time it juuuuust right, you can use a missile barrage to camouflage your artillery strike smoke. Muhaha!

Ooo thats going into Pros, good idea.

Edited by Mad Ox, 07 August 2014 - 06:56 AM.

[WonderSparks]

terrycloth, on 06 August 2014 - 03:22 PM, said:

This never worked for me. The missiles would go wildly off-target and smash into the ground hundreds of meters short.

It is important to note where your LRMs are mounted. If they are on your torso, you need to have the torso crosshair on the target, as that is where torso-mounted LRMs fly to when dumb-fired. Similarly arm-mounted LRMs follow the arm reticle.
I do not know for sure that is what is troubling you, but it is a possibility.

[Sug]

The other night I got behind the enemy team and started dumbfiring LRMs into their backs so they wouldn't get a lock on warning. A Cataphract must have thought he was narced or something because he shutdown.

It didn't save him