Predator as JTAC

I saw in an online mission a Predator acting as a JTAC: how is this done?Can't get it done at all.

Thnx

Create a new airplane group, and set it as AFAC in the TASK menu, select the Predator. The rest is as per normal FAC.

It works as a JTAC just fine but I never could get a route/altitude/speed combination that did not result in very erratic flying for the drone. Of course, if you don't look at it then I guess it doesn't matter too much!;)

I usually set it up on a race-course. That gets some good results for me.

The rest is as per normal FAC.

No need to.

Just add the predator with the task AFAC.

You don't need to assigne the enemy units in the advanced options.

The predator will report the enemys automatically once you called it from the JTAC radio menu.

Edit: But beware! In multiplayer JTACs are not able to report enemy units which was activated by trigger!

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=77621

thanks chaps

Having trouble with this. Set Predator as JTAC as shown. I call him on the radio and he says no further tasking available. This is a night mission. I have set him to orbit above the enemy and also set a square route over the target as well. Nothing seems to work, he just tells me to go home. I set it to assign the enemy group and vice versa, still no dice.

Here is my miz file.

Predator.miz

The problem in that mission is that your AFAC and Player spawn at 01:00 but the targets don't spawn will 01:30. If you speed the game up till it's 1:30am the FAC will call a Type 2 in effect 9 line.

Ah, I thought that was just the time to start them on their way. I imagine there is a hold action and timer for the waypoint. Thanks for the headsup!

Ok, have a look at this now. Before I didn't have an orbit and the Predator set up me type 2 with IR pointer. Now he refuses to give me any pointer at all with type 3. I even loaded with just laser guided munitions, but no joy. Can you have a look and see why I get no makr now? Seems like he would have LOS with an orbit overhead.

Predator.miz

Personaly I hope that this bugs are fixed in the next patch!

ED do you read?

The FAC -a task will be providing the JTAC with the ability to target anything. If you want it to only hand out specific targets you'd need to remove the FAC auto task. Also, 'enroute' tasks are executed simultaneously, while the 'perform task' tasks will stop further tasks/actions listed for a waypoint from being run until the task completes. So if you assign everything via 'enroute' tasks, the order the taskings are assigned will be up to the AI. If you assign them via 'perform task', then you can control the order of the taskings.