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[StalaggtIKE]

Willie Sauerland, on 10 February 2013 - 09:40 PM, said:

I guess it depends on what is meant by the word "target" in this context. If by target, you mean pressing the 'R' key and getting a sensor lock, that is what appears to be a broken mechanic in this game as it should not exist with LRMs.

That is what the OP is suggesting, that targeting and missile lock-ons should be separated. I'm taking it a step further and saying that ECM should not affect targeting with direct los, however it should break target sharing if intercepted by ECM radius.

Edited by StalaggtIKE, 11 February 2013 - 08:02 AM.

[Volthorne]

Willie Sauerland, on 10 February 2013 - 08:54 PM, said:

Try again. Read the part of what is required for semi-guided munitions (Page 142). Otherwise, they are indirectly fired and are not guided at all (See page 85). In this sense, the game mechanic is broken as you shouldn't get a lock-on without using TAG at all. As such, your argument about ECM is flawed since the game mechanic shouldn't be there anyway.

The semi-guided munitions section says nothing about *requiring* a TAG (not affected by ECM) to lock-on, only that they are able to do so with a bonus to-hit. Further more, taking into account the indirect-fire section (p.85), and the accompanying image (p.86), PLUS the ECM rules and image (p.136/7), it would appear to me that LRMs use semi-guided munitions by default and that ECM has no effect on the distance that a spotter is able to mark a target, or even on the ability to do so when said spotter is within the ECM bubble (unless a C3 network is in play, but we don't have those yet).

Edited by Volthorne, 10 February 2013 - 10:17 PM.

[ArmyOfWon]

Yeah, with the latest ECM update, I'm just gonna bump this real quick...