Izel Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 Hi, I've been playing in carrer mode (War of Moscow) with Expert settings. Usually, my map (the one that pops-up by pressing 'O') only shows an Icon of my plane. Yet, for some missions and without changing any setting, I sometimes get to see blue or red plane icons in the map. What is the reason for this? First I thought that maybe I saw icons for planes that would be in my visibility range, but this is not consistent. Should I imagine that I'm being radio'ed their position? Cheers!
RedKestrel Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 12 minutes ago, sgorozco37 said: Hi, I've been playing in carrer mode (War of Moscow) with Expert settings. Usually, my map (the one that pops-up by pressing 'O') only shows an Icon of my plane. Yet, for some missions and without changing any setting, I sometimes get to see blue or red plane icons in the map. What is the reason for this? First I thought that maybe I saw icons for planes that would be in my visibility range, but this is not consistent. Should I imagine that I'm being radio'ed their position? Cheers! When you are flying troop cover or river crossing cover missions, there is a forward observer post that reports the positions of enemy and allied aircraft within a set distance from the observer. If you look closely on the map you will see that there is a transparent red circle extending out from where the troops or crossing is. This is the range of the 'radar'. Any planes in that circle are shown on your map. This is basically simulating ground troops reporting sightings of planes, though I don't think there was really direct Forward Air Control in reality on the Eastern Front. Weirdly enough, if you have the icon showing your position turned off in realism settings, you can see every plane EXCEPT your own plane. 1 2 1
Izel Posted March 8, 2019 Author Posted March 8, 2019 7 minutes ago, RedKestrel said: When you are flying troop cover or river crossing cover missions, there is a forward observer post that reports the positions of enemy and allied aircraft within a set distance from the observer. Oh I see, I had not made the connection with the type of misión that was being flown! Cheers! =D 1
RedKestrel Posted March 8, 2019 Posted March 8, 2019 40 minutes ago, sgorozco37 said: Oh I see, I had not made the connection with the type of misión that was being flown! Cheers! =D Surprised me the first time I saw it too!
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