Foe or friend detection dot

[ACG_Wobbel]

How do you best id the dot you se far away there ? I guess moust servers have id tag switch off ? So you basicly need to get verry close to id the dot ? Do you zoom in or whats your secret to fast id the target unknown dot 😁😎

[JG4_Moltke1871]

Shoot first, ask later! If it was an ally, he can’t longer complain.

[ACG_Wobbel]

He he 😁

[Trooper117]

If you follow that advice your aircraft (and you) will end up meeting a ban hammer...

[R33GZ]

6 hours ago, GA332 said:

How do you best id the dot you se far away there ? I guess moust servers have id tag switch off ? So you basicly need to get verry close to id the dot ? Do you zoom in or whats your secret to fast id the target unknown dot 😁😎

Comms can help on an MP server. If all you are seeing is a dot, then you must be a long way out from your target.

 

If I have the time to observe the target, then yes, I'll use zoom to try and get a plan form view of the aircraft, but I cant usually positively ID the aircraft until quite close - unless it has some distinguishing features that are easily visible at a distance - like 2 engines, for example.

 

If I'm ready to fight, then basically, you have to close with it and assume it's enemy until proven orherwise

[spreckair]

Also, keep in mind that the you have to get a lot closer if you are flying in VR.  On a display, the dot usually become a silhouette much sooner than it does in a headset.

[blitze]

Most likely if it is flying your front line direction low - It's probably friendly and if it is flying your front line direction high - it's not friendly.

 

Plan accordingly but mainly - treat all dots the same, hostile until proven otherwise. 👍

[Rjel]

They aren’t called bogies because someone was a Bogart fan….

[jollyjack]

The easy way out: activate the blue and red helpers ...

[=MERCS=JenkemJunkie]

For the single seat fighters to start you can just focus on learning the 190/109 shapes then just shoot/don't shoot them if they're different. For the thiccer stuff, you can usually afford to take your time to ID since they're less of a threat. Then just play in a deathmatch server to get lots of quick exposure to the planes zooming around at different aspects and ranges and eventually it'll be second nature to recognize the shapes.