Raven Morpheus Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Hello I have been digging through a few missions in the mission editor and I noticed they all seem to have a bullseye, but it doesn't always seem to be related to anything in particular to do with the mission. Does anyone have a guide on what bullseyes do, how they work, and what they are used for? TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sabre-TLA Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Bullseye is a reference point used by friendly forces to communicate their position. Reference: http://falcon4.wikidot.com/concepts:bullseye MapleFlagMissions - Read Our Blog for Updates Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stacker Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 (edited) In short, it's a way of describing a position without letting the other side know what you are talking about. If I said "10 miles north of London", you could visualize what I mean. However, If I said "Bullseye 210 for 50" - i.e. 50 miles bearing 210 FROM the bullseye, then unless you know where the bullseye is, you have no idea what point I'm referring to (and neither does the enemy). For the sake of mission planning, setting the bullseye position over a well known location helps to build up your situational awareness (with practice). For example, if you set the bullseye over a specific airfield and you got a call saying "Outlaw Bullseye 045 for 20" you'd know it's 20 miles NE of the airfield. Edited September 15, 2014 by Stacker 1 i7-4790K@4.7GHz : EVGA 1070 SC : 16GB Corsair Vengence Pro : 2xEVO 840 SSD : EVGA 850W PSU : CORSAIR H100i Cooler : ASUS Z97-AR MB : CORSAIR OBSIDIAN 750D FULL TOWER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flagrum Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Hello I have been digging through a few missions in the mission editor and I noticed they all seem to have a bullseye, but it doesn't always seem to be related to anything in particular to do with the mission. Does anyone have a guide on what bullseyes do, how they work, and what they are used for? TIA The Bullseye is just a common, shared reference point for all flights in a given area/theatre. I like to set it at an easily identifiable geographical location so that you "see the bullseye" directly on the ground and can more easily anticipate the relative coordinates that might be given to me. It also makes sense to set it not too far away nor too close to "the action" - as it makes relative coordinates inprecise (i.e. 43 deg. 800 miles ... wtf? But also: 43 deg. 0.01 miles ...) How defining the Bullseye is usually handled in RL, I can not say. It might change occassionally, depending on mission demands (moving front lines, to hamper enemy intelligence, etc.). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Morpheus Posted September 15, 2014 Author Share Posted September 15, 2014 Ah, thanks that explains it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weltensegler Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Not adding anything really to what has been explained but underlining a feature of the bullseye... ...the advantage is that it the same reference for everybody (on your team). So if I would try to warn 5 pilots of a threat using BRA calls I would have to make one for each individually but a bullseye call I can just shoot out there and everybody knows whats going on. In the A10C for example you can cycle through the courser modes on your TAD to easily read or project bullseye calls. 4790K@4,6Ghz | EVGA Z97 Classified | 32GB @ 2400Mhz | Titan X hydro copper| SSD 850 PRO ____________________________________ Moments in DCS: --> https://www.youtube.com/user/weltensegLA --> WELD's cockpit: --> http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=92274 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT Coyle Posted September 28, 2020 Share Posted September 28, 2020 Can I remove a Bullseye from the mission with the ME? Can't some planes make their own Bullseye Marker in the cockpit? Night Ops in the Harrier IYAOYAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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