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Description:
NATO Laser Designators cannot rangefind without enabling laser designation.
However, CSAT Laser Designators do not have the same limitation.
Steps to reproduce:
Enter the ACE Virtual Arsenal (or any other mission)
Take a NATO Laser Designator (sand/olive/khaki variant), rangefinding with "T" is disabled, only enabling the laser designation with LMB will show a constantly updating range indicator at the top of the optic.
Take a CSAT Laser Designator (hex/green hex variant), rangefinding with "T" works without requiring active laser designation.
Expected behavior:
All laser designator variants should work the same, either one way or the other (see additional context).
Where did the issue occur?
Issue is consistent everywhere.
Log Files:
No relevant logs
Additional context:
Discussed the realism of the NATO Designator limitation with @BaerMitUmlaut on the ACE Discord.
IRL designators like the SOFLAM and PLDR appear to use the same laser for both designation and rangefinding, which would make a single button input for both functionalities plausible, like the NATO designator.
However, more modern designators (like the AN/PED-1) appear to be often marketed with "laser designator" and "eye-safe laser rangefinder" defined separately. It would be plausible for those functionalities to use different inputs, like the CSAT designator.
Screenshots:
No screenshots
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Mods:
2.16
3.17.1
3.17.1
Description:
NATO Laser Designators cannot rangefind without enabling laser designation.
However, CSAT Laser Designators do not have the same limitation.
Steps to reproduce:
Expected behavior:
All laser designator variants should work the same, either one way or the other (see additional context).
Where did the issue occur?
Issue is consistent everywhere.
Log Files:
No relevant logs
Additional context:
Discussed the realism of the NATO Designator limitation with @BaerMitUmlaut on the ACE Discord.
IRL designators like the SOFLAM and PLDR appear to use the same laser for both designation and rangefinding, which would make a single button input for both functionalities plausible, like the NATO designator.
However, more modern designators (like the AN/PED-1) appear to be often marketed with "laser designator" and "eye-safe laser rangefinder" defined separately. It would be plausible for those functionalities to use different inputs, like the CSAT designator.
Screenshots:
No screenshots
The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: