JTAC Lasing

[funkster]

Quick question. As a refresh I am flying some old JTAC tutorials by Dragon. On one mission I am loaded with CBU97 and the JTAC calls laser marking of target. I go through normal comms / approach, setting laser code as instructed etc and request 'laser on' from JTAC with the general target area in TGP (provided by 9line chords). I then press LSS and ........ Get 'nolaser'. What I'm I doing wrong?

 

Am I correct that JTAC is using the laser to point to target and should be lasing precise target and that the LSS (search) should lock on? Regardless of my munitions?

 

I also presume that if I had GBU then I could also use it to home the bong onto target after release?

[kk0425]

Depends on your distance from the target. As I understand it, it was less than 12NM or else the TGP is too far away to pick it up. And not sure if you're putting the JTAC's laser code into the TGP's LSS field. There are a lot of unknowns and a track would be helpful to see what you did.

[funkster]

I entered the code on the CNTL page. Should I actual enter it and press the the LSS obs?

 

It actual worked the other day and come to think of it I may have tried the above and not realised it had worked.

[funkster]

Anyone? I also noticed that when I did get a detect it seemed to be at a building near the JTAC friendlys ..... almost like they were pointing the laser directly at the target even though there was a building in front of them?

 

 

Could this simply be an issue with the mission AI? The mission is JTAC training from DRAGONS training pack.

[ENO]

Entirely possible- I think he made that pack pre 1.1.1.1 so it may have some issues. You could probably go into the me and move the jtac a smidge for clear LOS.

[funkster]

good thinking - will give it a go :thumbup:

[funkster]

Yep it was the mission