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So here I am again with some more info. This time I used the B-scope in the 15 km setting. I flew towards the waypoint which is centered exactly over the target, which is on the small island located in the delta of the river. The distance to the waypoint is 0 km, so I'm exactly over the target. However the B-scope shows the island at a distance of about 10 km!

Exactly! If I release when the tip of the reticle (and thus not the center) is over the target, then the bombs fall way short ... When do you pull the trigger (so where is the radar reticle in relation to the target)? Mind you forget about the waypoint circle, that is just to help me measure the proper distance to target. Also, how do you explain that (when using the helper waypoint), the distance indicator shows 3 km before the reticle center is over the waypoint center? It would help if you can post a screenshot showing the PPI and the distance indicator at the moment you pull the trigger. Then we can confirm if I just release at the wrong time, or we are actually not running the same version a bug was introduced.

Ok, here is a new track. Different target now, just a few static structures. Same result though, bombs fall long of the target (I confirmed that the target is not destroyed by checking the target afterwards). To me it seems that the 3 km line on the PPI is not placed correctly. I think I am pressing trigger at the correct moment, am I not? Any help and pointers are much appreciated! AJS-37 radar release 2.trk

This is what the manual says: "Trigger pulled and held when the target radar return passes the firing range line at 3 km." There is no reference to a waypoint, which is not needed in this mode. I only used a waypoint to be able to compare the range at which the 3 km line on the radar screen is over the target. I think this should be at 3 km if the waypoint is directly over the target, but it seems not to be the case. Anyway, I will make a new track because this track is apperently only complicating things. I checked Chucks guide (thanks for the tip). The text is not very clear to me: "When radar return or target point circle passes the firing range line, drop bombs by pressing and holding continuouslythe Weapon Release button until the FALLD LAST (STORES RELEASED) light illuminates." But IF you use a waypoint (=target circle?) then the target radar echo should be in the center of the circle. I think Chuck refers to the reticle when he talks about target point circle. Nevertheless I will try this and see what happens.

Will check this tomorrow. Btw, the target is very high so a slight change in bomb height during the ballistic fall could make the bomb hit the tower or not. I will make a track with a smaller ground target.

The target is really still there. The screenshot is created using F12 (which placed the camera at the TV tower site, I then zoomed out to create the screenshot). In the screenshot you cat see that the bombs fall in the water, I also see that after using F6. If I use NAV release (put the waypoint on the target and fly towards the waypoint with weapon selector at RR and master mode NAV), I do hit the target. So the INS is still correct. However if I use master mode ANF then it doesn't work. I noticed that when the distance to the waypoint is 3 km the reticle is not over the waypoint! It seems that the reticle is not placed corectly. See screenshot below.

Hmmm, that is interesting. I'm running Open Beta, what version are you running? Concerning my problem. If I watch the track from the TV towers perspective, this is what I get: The bombs fall far from the tower ...

For other bombing modes this is true, but for the RR mode the manual states: - Mode ANF. Commanded altitude = Safety altitude - Trigger UNSAFE. - Trigger pulled and held when the target radar return passes the firing range line at 3 km. I.e., the trigger is pulled when the reticle is above the target. Mind you, the reticle is fixed (i.e. you cannot move it, it is always at 3 km distance).

I've been trying to use the M71 low drag bomb in radar release (RR) mode. Despite following the procedure described in the manual (RC1), the bombs fall almost 1 km long. I do the following: - Radar off - Weapon selector to RR - Set the QFE of the target area - Master mode to ANF - Trigger UNSAFE - Fly straight and level towards target at commanded safety altitude - When the target is under the crosshair in the radar PPI I pull and hold the trigger. The bombs release, but way too late. It is almost as if the bombs are dropped when exactly about the target (which is a television tower in this case). What am I doing wrong? Track file is attached. AJS-37 radar release.trk

That did the trick, thanks!

I'm running openbeta and extracted the zip files to C:\Users\...\Saved Games\DCS.openbeta\Mods\aircraft\AJS37\Cockpit\scripts\KNEEBOARD which gives me 'indicator' and 'pages' directories, with all the nice kneeboard pages. However, in the Viggen I still get the standard kneeboard. I tried to follow the procedure in https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3036780 but this mentions an init.lua that should be present in KNEEBOARD/indicator/CONTENT. This file is not present in my directory. What do I need to do to get this mod working?

This is exactly why I connected a second mouse and placed it at the left of the throttle. This way you can use the UFC without taking your hand of the stick. Works for me, but a shortcut would still be nice.

What I don't get is why the F-16's do not dodge the SA-13 missiles. The track radar appears on the RWR in time. At least the A-10C has a enough time to turn away and fly outside of the WEZ. I expected the F16's to RTB as their mission was complete. Guess it doesn't matter much if the A-10C has to take out the SA-13s ...

Has anyone tried the A10-C Strike mission, which is part of the Instant Action missions that comes with the Persian Gulf map? When I try this mission the F16s providing SEAD kill the SA-6 radars. However after that they get themselves killed. This leaves me and my wingman to eliminate three remaining SA-13 threats, before we can engage the tanks (which is the task of the A-10Cs). Is this a bug in the mission?