When using the gun whilst in gun mode when the rounds impact the ground I see what looks like the HUD tracking the impacts with a tiny green dot. I thought it was maybe artifacts but checked off HUD and couldn't see it, checked the manual but can't see anything about this.

Is this supposed to happen? I can't see how the HUD would pick this up.

Here's what I mean, quick vid I made, you can just see a little circle 'painting' where the rounds impact:

It's the BATA (Bullets At Target Altitude) symbol. It's showing where the IFFCC thinks the rounds will be hitting based on the time of flight/slant range at the moment of firing, it's a cue to let you know your rounds are hitting the ground/target and a way for you to confirm that they are indeed hitting where they should be. It's doing the same thing for strafe attacks as the TOF counter does for other weapons.

If the BATA symbology is telling you the rounds are hitting, but you're not seeing it, you might have incorrect altitude setting in the IFFCC, for example.

Thanks Eddie. There is still loads to learn in this sim even after doing the tutorials, the sim that keeps on giving

Eh? Can't see what you're talking about....

It happens fast, but where the rounds impact on the ground a circle appears on the HUD, pretty cool actually.

Ah yes, a small "o" symbol. Almost missed it. Never saw it before. Interesting.

This is news to me, too. Hmmm.

WC

I had never noticed it either, very interesting!

Now, to test the sim, can someone 'break' it so that the computer calculation is off?

Easy. Switch from DTS to hot elevation source and set the incorrect target elevation, you'll find your rounds hitting nowhere near the target soon enough.

Now why would you want to do that?

Interesting that the sim allows for this though.