Fer109 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 According to FC3 manual page 137/320 regarding A-10A: "A diamond symbol on the HUD indicates a target this is being laser designated for you." But working with other human players (JTACs of Combined Arms lasing, or A-10C with TGP) was impossible to find any designated target. Is anybody ever successful with that? Its is really implemented the Penny pod in A-10A? Or a mistake in the manual: For interaction with forward air controllers (FAC) and getting precise target location, the aircraft is equipped with the "Pave Penny" pod, which is a reflected laser energy detector. The Pave Penny pod can detect the reflected laser energy from a target being designated by a third party source. I assume Penny pod is integrated in A-10A built-in, because I dind´t find as external store. Thank you in advance for a simulator-tested answer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston60 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 (edited) Edit: The A-10A in DCS World does not have a functioning Pave Penny pod or any laser guided weapons. Maybe someday....... Edited February 10, 2016 by Winston60 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oesau Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 The A-10A in DCS has a Penny pod attached and in missions it does provide a designation marker - I just tried out a mission with a A-10C lasing the target for a A-10A and it appears on the HUD. Of course I can't deploy laser weapons, but at least the target marker is working. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer109 Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share Posted January 31, 2016 (edited) Thank you Oesau. Good to know somebody flying A-10A and being marked successfully from an human controlled A-10C. I will try again with some friends. Have you ever tried with a Combined Arms JTAC? Edited January 31, 2016 by Fer109 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sryan Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 I assume Penny pod is integrated in A-10A built-in, because I dind´t find as external store. you'll find it below your plane on the righthand side of your cockpit. It's also on the A-10C and we can even adjust some things to it but it doesn't really work because whatever this thing can, the TGP can do better. And in this simulation there's no need for redundancy as the tgp cannot break. Check my F-15C guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer109 Posted January 31, 2016 Author Share Posted January 31, 2016 Thank you for the picture, Sryan. I understand that for A-10C with TGP, is useless. But for A-10A without any TGP is better than nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winston60 Posted January 31, 2016 Share Posted January 31, 2016 The A-10A in DCS has a Penny pod attached and in missions it does provide a designation marker - I just tried out a mission with a A-10C lasing the target for a A-10A and it appears on the HUD. Of course I can't deploy laser weapons, but at least the target marker is working. Maybe a simple mod of the A-10A armament to put on a few GBU-10's and this would work then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FraserNZL Posted February 2, 2016 Share Posted February 2, 2016 Gonna try that out very soon great find guys if this works it will be great. May even put a agm 65e on lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer109 Posted February 2, 2016 Author Share Posted February 2, 2016 The A-10A in DCS has a Penny pod attached and in missions it does provide a designation marker - I just tried out a mission with a A-10C lasing the target for a A-10A and it appears on the HUD. Of course I can't deploy laser weapons, but at least the target marker is working. Oesau, I tried again with one friend lasing a ground TGT with an A-10C to my A-10A but I am unable to see any "diamon" designated for me. We tried several times. I tested it in NAV and AIR TO GROUND modes, but it was impossible. Would you mind to explain how did you do that? Will be very nice for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WildBillKelsoe Posted February 26, 2016 Share Posted February 26, 2016 code? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk AWAITING ED NEW DAMAGE MODEL IMPLEMENTATION FOR WW2 BIRDS Fat T is above, thin T is below. Long T is faster, Short T is slower. Open triangle is AWACS, closed triangle is your own sensors. Double dash is friendly, Single dash is enemy. Circle is friendly. Strobe is jammer. Strobe to dash is under 35 km. HDD is 7 times range key. Radar to 160 km, IRST to 10 km. Stay low, but never slow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer109 Posted February 27, 2016 Author Share Posted February 27, 2016 code? In A10A no code you are able to select. May be A-10C used standard 1688, but would no make diference to A-10A LST. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fer109 Posted May 3, 2016 Author Share Posted May 3, 2016 Finally I found the answer in other post: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=165417 Will be nice to put this "magic"code:1113 in manuals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorpion27 Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 (edited) Yes, I can confirm that... As a JTAC or A-10C pilot, you set laser code to 1113 and in A-10A's HUD a small dimond will apear... You can strafe it, or bomb that spot also it helps A LOT with Mav targeting. Tested multiple times...it works. Shame A-10A connot use GBU-12 ( as it could in real life ) and drop it in CCRP on laser from other platform equipped with Targeting POD or lased by a JTAC from ground. So,a tactical employment here would be nice: A-10C spotting tgts (HUNTER) and A-10A attacking it (KILLER) Edited August 28, 2018 by Scorpion27 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Home Fries Posted August 28, 2018 Share Posted August 28, 2018 (edited) Shame A-10A connot use GBU-12 ( as it could in real life ) and drop it in CCRP on laser from other platform equipped with Targeting POD or lased by a JTAC from ground. So,a tactical employment here would be nice: A-10C spotting tgts (HUNTER) and A-10A attacking it (KILLER) +1. This would be a great multiplayer gateway for newer players (who could then want to upgrade to the A-10C), and would also give the A-10A an A/G capaiblity that exists with the Mirage 2000C and F-5E. There shouldn't need to be anything done other than coding the stores and release ballistics into the aircraft; the avionics could use the existing visual CCRP in the A-10A. Edited August 28, 2018 by Home Fries -Home Fries My DCS Files and Skins My DCS TARGET Profile for Cougar or Warthog and MFDs F-14B LANTIRN Guide Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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