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I don't think so, I simply press un-designate to do that. This was from Chuck's manual p.199.

I think a good way to verify if it's modelled is by aiming at rooftops on high buildings. In my experience this has quite often resulted in the trajectory of the JSOW looping over the roof and landing beyond the building to the ground GPS co-ords. As Notso wrote:"The bomb will likely miss because the jet is drawing a triangle to the wrong point. This is where the laser comes in. By firing the laser at the roof of the building, it is giving the computer the correct slant range to the TGT (i.e. the hypotenuse of the triangle)." If you lase, and you hit the rooftop consistently then I would presume it's modelled.

When you say fire laser briefly, is that 1or2 seconds? Also can you please tell me if this is accurate, as it works perfectly without transferring to PP: "A neat feature of the targeting pod is that you can designate targets with it even without a laser. The laser is used for laser- guided weapons, so the GPS-guided units only need valid coordinates. These coordinates can be obtained by designating a target with the targeting pod while the JDAM/JSOW is in TOO (Target of Opportunity) Mode. The coordinates are then memorized, and simply switching to PP (Pre-Planned) mode will automatically transfer these coordinates to the selected" JDAM/JSOW. This was from Chuck's manual p.199.

F6 [follow weapon] onscreen timing, can it be made to stay on the screen longer after the weapon strikes? Thank you.

From my other readings I had it in my head that lasing was only for laser guided weapons but after re-reading your post...I'll find the procedure for using the laser to set JSOW co-ords and see how it goes...thanks! Hope you enjoyed your dinner:thumbup:

Yes I understand but then with the laser you need to hold relative course till impact, using only GPS it's fire-and-forget. I must say technique is very important. Accuracy has now gone up to 10/10 [releasing 2 stations] so long as you tgt closer to the ground, release IN RNG and try and be as nose on tgt for the designating/release as is practical for the strike:thumbup:

As I was falling asleep thinking about this it dawned on me:doh: It was pointed out in previous posts that the actual co-ordinates are ground co-ords and do not end on the tgt/building but actually pass through the building on angle toward the ground where you are pointing with the TPOD. If when targeting the TPOD you are not square to the building and you do not release immediately the tgt will no longer be in the direct line of sight to the ground co-ords. It improves accuracy if you're releasing from square on and lower toward the ground of the tgt.

Any tips on improving accuracy using the TPOD/JSOW I sometimes miss by feet? I zoom in all the way, I take it zooming in all the way in narr and zoom would improve accuracy?

Yes I was on easy comm, unchecking it did the trick...thanks for both responses:thumbup:

I thought so too but not there anymore...flying FA-18. Would you know if there is a menu shortcut for 'declare' that can be put on my HOTAS? Thanks.

I use the same button with different press inputs to bring up comm 1 or 2, as a result I sometimes lose track of which comm I'm on. I seem to remember awhile back there was the number 1 or 2 beside the word comm on the screen? Is there any way to distinguish the 2 besides going back to 2 separate buttons? Thank you.

Thanks Notso for that detailed explanation and info! Yes I do understand GPS vs. Laser targeting, I got tripped up on understanding the difference between the TPOD tracking a tgt and actually being able to effectively release a GPS weapon on that moving tgt...thanks to everyone I now do!

edit my OP #7 You can move, designate, move, designate, move, designate then when in range, release, release, release. All 3 on target. You don't want to un-designate between the 3 tgts. because then must move back from boresight. I must add to clarify my OP, you need to un-designate only once you are at the last station before release. I don't think there is a way not to un-designate and release without overwriting the first station. As mentioned in previous posts, it would be nice to keep the TPOD in the tgt area for damage assessment.

Unfortunately using VR I don't get screen shots like I would using the monitors. My gamma setting is 1.7. Using VR, these indicators are over to the left side where you lose a lot of clarity. I believe the issue may be the narrowness of the symbol lines, the other version's had thicker more easily seen visual lines.

I worked with Mavs awhile ago...I'd have to brush up on it. There is great info on this question in this forum.

Thanks for that clarification...So in PTRK the TPOD can track a moving tgt for a JSOW but you would have to wait for the driver to pull over to the road side to pee before releasing the weapon:smilewink:

As the title says...this is especially true using VR.

I use TGP for JSOW, un-designate will go back to centerline -9, un-cage will go back to -5. I have found there is no need to un-designate before weapon release...at least with the JSOW. This allows you to stay on tgt and re-designate another tgt in the area or just to monitor the impact damage.

From Chuck's Guide p.207: Press the Sensor Control Switch Towards Selected Display (Right if our right DDI is selected) to toggle between Point Track (PTRK, tracks a moving object like a high-contrast vehicle) and Area Track (ATRK, used for a static target). So this is incorrect?

After more testing with JSOW. I did move, designate, move, designate, move, designate then when in range, release, release, release with all 3 on target. If you un-designate between the tgts. you then must move back from boresight.

I just did more testing with JSOW. You can move, designate, move, designate, move, designate then when in range, release, release, release. All 3 on target. You don't want to un-designate between the 3 tgts. because then must move back from boresight.

You need to either manually or OVGME install it into saved games folder.

So there was no need to un-designate the pod from the previous tgt before designating another?

Interesting, so what's the purpose of using PTRK...I read that PTRK is for moving tgts and ATRK is for static tgts.

Doesn't PTRK offer that capability? Thanks for the follow-up