[RESOLVED] TCS issues

Two issues with the TCS that came up recently and appear to be incorrectly simulated:

1) AUTO and AUTO SRCH modes are not working as intended. See comments #37 to #41 in this thread: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=4081620#post4081620

2) TCS indication on HUD is missing in mode RDR SLAVED (important when radar looses lock, but TCS stays locked): https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=252824

I agree - came across these issues too.

Noted guys, thanks.

Issue #1 is actually not an issue. At least not of the DCS Tomcat. Apparently this is how it actually worked in the real Tomcat:

According to the NATOPS we have, in the absence of STT it requires half-action HCU to move the TCS LoS and initiate so-called semi-automatic acquisition (in AUTO or AUTO SRCH).

The manual mode has a much smaller area that it searches for contrast lock, the NATOPS recommends to use that for ground targets that may be in close proximity to other contrasty items. The AUTO mode searches a much larger area of the screen (70% of height and width, i.e. 50% of total raster area), and AUTO SRCH adds a bit of a search pattern to that to increase the effective area that it can find objects. That said, I don't think we support locking onto ground items with TCS in DCS F-14 yet, as well as a few more missing features like ability to be knocked out of alignment, requiring a boresighting process onto a co-operating radar locked target (wingman) and the trim knobs.

 

Another reason for the semi-automatic nature (i.e. requiring half-action) is so that the RIO can slew the TCS onto the desired area of interest using the HCU first, and not just always lock onto things dead ahead.

Issue #2 remains though.

About issue #2; it sounds odd to me, it did work some 3-4 weeks ago when I was collecting stuff for a TTP:

I did noticed though that A/A mode, SLAVE to RDR mode must be both set before locking with the TCS, otherwise the cue on the HUD is not shown.

About issue #2; it sounds odd to me, it did work some 3-4 weeks ago when I was collecting stuff for a TTP:

Yeah, I'm also pretty sure I have seen it working untill some weeks ago, so something has changed there, because it's not working anymore now :huh:

Issue #2 should be fixed in the next update:

The next patch also includes a small fix, the TCS LoS was accidentally not displayed on the HUD in the TCS slave mode.

As stated above, issue #1 is actually not an issue, as it actually worked like that in the real Tomcat, so with that, all the issues reported in this thread have been addressed then. :thumbup:

Thanks HB! :)

Issue #2 should be fixed in the next update:

 

As stated above, issue #1 is actually not an issue, as it actually worked like that in the real Tomcat, so with that, all the issues reported in this thread have been addressed then. :thumbup:

Thanks HB! :)

Thanks again for your kind help, gentlemen!