StandingCow Posted July 5, 2017 Posted July 5, 2017 Yeah but at the same time, a Hornet doesn't really go out without knowing what and where it's going to hit unless it's on call CAS. Being able to set targets waypoints before taking off would be amazing, I don't see how dropping 4 JDAMs in quick succession on 4 nearby target points would work without some sort of prior planning tool. Sent from my SM-G928F using Tapatalk Yea, on MP servers and events like blueflag it might be helpful to have A10s or hornets with 3 bags just marking and calling out targets... *shrug* 5900X - 32 GB 3600 RAM - 1080TI My Twitch Channel ~Moo
Ocelotunit Posted July 5, 2017 Posted July 5, 2017 Yea, on MP servers and events like blueflag it might be helpful to have A10s or hornets with 3 bags just marking and calling out targets... *shrug* But even still, GPS guided bombs are usually used on a pre-defined target, doing this with LGBs and a JTAC would be great (and will be). Just a wee bit of preflight planning would be amazing and negate the need for all these workarounds. Sent from my SM-G928F using Tapatalk
StandingCow Posted July 5, 2017 Posted July 5, 2017 But even still, GPS guided bombs are usually used on a pre-defined target, doing this with LGBs and a JTAC would be great (and will be). Just a wee bit of preflight planning would be amazing and negate the need for all these workarounds. Sent from my SM-G928F using Tapatalk Wouldn't you need exact coordinates of live targets to set all that up preflight? That isn't something you usually have access to... then again I have no experience with the data link that the F18 will have. 5900X - 32 GB 3600 RAM - 1080TI My Twitch Channel ~Moo
sc_neo Posted July 5, 2017 Author Posted July 5, 2017 Lgbs for instance...thats exactly the kind of info i was looking for in my op. So in the A-10c you can alter some parameters like autolase time, laser code and such. Does the F/A-18 weapons menu system for this class of bomb and how you change variables look similar or alike how it is presented in the A-10?
ICS_Vortex Posted July 6, 2017 Posted July 6, 2017 (edited) Lgbs for instance...thats exactly the kind of info i was looking for in my op. So in the A-10c you can alter some parameters like autolase time, laser code and such. Does the F/A-18 weapons menu system for this class of bomb and how you change variables look similar or alike how it is presented in the A-10? it looks a bit different. It will be i think, unusual, after A-10. Some times I treat Hornet like a big mess using avionics (DDI menus)...but later, you will find it nicely placed:) Also, i think, it's not correct - to compare A-10 and F-18. We have no fully implemented A-10 avionics. Real A-10 has a lot of configs and options for different stuff. And hornet will have, IMHO, a lot of configs. A lot more than it's showed in VRS version. Also, these planes are different... Edited July 6, 2017 by ICS_Vortex PC: i9-10850K ~5.2GHz / Asus Rog Strix H490 Gaming, Asus GTX1080 Rog Strix Gaming OC, HyperX Fury RGB 32Gb RAM 3200MHz, SSD 512Gb, HDD 1Tb, Windows 10 x64. 2 x Samsung Curved 32" VirpilControls software engineer
sobek Posted July 6, 2017 Posted July 6, 2017 Better you read the original manual of the hornet: https://info.publicintelligence.net/F18-ABCD-000.pdf Did i read that correctly, there is no AB detent while the aircraft is airborne? Or is there another detent system apart from the finger lifts? Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives!
jrsteensen Posted July 7, 2017 Posted July 7, 2017 Did i read that correctly, there is no AB detent while the aircraft is airborne? Or is there another detent system apart from the finger lifts? Actually, working on a throttle replica for my simpit. So, this is my understanding: Positions: OFF IDLE (Ground Idle) MIN (Flight Idle) MAX (Max MIL) AFTERBURNER Detent Definition: OFF <-> IDLE: Manual Finger Lift Activation IDLE <-> MIN: Solenoid-Activated Pawl. Activated (Up) when Weight On Wheels (WOW) and Launch bar retracted and arresting hook UP OR Weight Off Wheels MIN <-> MAX MIL: No Detents MAX MIL <-> AFTERBURN: Solenoid Activated Pawl. Activated (Up) when Weight On Wheels AND Launchbar Extended OR Arresting Hook Down. And here are their positions: OpenHornet F/A-18C 1:1 SimPit Website :: DCS Thread Link :: Discord :: Github ::
LJQCN101 Posted July 7, 2017 Posted July 7, 2017 Wouldn't you need exact coordinates of live targets to set all that up preflight? That isn't something you usually have access to... then again I have no experience with the data link that the F18 will have. At least it has a mode called TOO (Target Of Opportunity) to employ onboard sensors to automatically designate the target location for the weapon. IRL I once read in the TAC manual that TOO missions are not authorized in the F/A-18C/D aircraft?:joystick: EFM / FCS developer, Deka Ironwork Simulations.
LJQCN101 Posted July 7, 2017 Posted July 7, 2017 Yeah but at the same time, a Hornet doesn't really go out without knowing what and where it's going to hit unless it's on call CAS. Being able to set targets waypoints before taking off would be amazing, I don't see how dropping 4 JDAMs in quick succession on 4 nearby target points would work without some sort of prior planning tool. Sent from my SM-G928F using Tapatalk Maybe there will be a similar interface in ME to set all the mission data just as how you set anti-ship missile waypoints for the Viggen? You can also go to TAC menu -> JDAM DSPLY page -> MSN page to change mission data for each pre-planned mission. (e.g. pressing "TGT UFC" to type in new target position from UFC) EFM / FCS developer, Deka Ironwork Simulations.
Ocelotunit Posted July 7, 2017 Posted July 7, 2017 Maybe there will be a similar interface in ME to set all the mission data just as how you set anti-ship missile waypoints for the Viggen? You can also go to TAC menu -> JDAM DSPLY page -> MSN page to change mission data for each pre-planned mission. (e.g. pressing "TGT UFC" to type in new target position from UFC) Yeah I understand that it's possible to plot target points etc, but irl shouldn't that stuff be on the data cartridge which is done in mission planning? Sent from my SM-G928F using Tapatalk
LJQCN101 Posted July 7, 2017 Posted July 7, 2017 Yeah I understand that it's possible to plot target points etc, but irl shouldn't that stuff be on the data cartridge which is done in mission planning? Sent from my SM-G928F using Tapatalk Yeah, preset mission data for all weapons and others are inserted by some kind of external planning software I think, and are loaded into the aircraft MU (memory unit) automatically during aircraft power up. EFM / FCS developer, Deka Ironwork Simulations.
Mr_Burns Posted July 9, 2017 Posted July 9, 2017 Yeah, preset mission data for all weapons and others are inserted by some kind of external planning software I think, and are loaded into the aircraft MU (memory unit) automatically during aircraft power up. This for me, perhaps pushing it too far to be an DCS Intel Mission Planner module but at least a short movie and story. Building is being used as a safe house by militants attacking nearby UN base. Show Intel of the are, the building, the map, the troops etc. Fly to point X and wait for SF confirmation that enemy combatants are in the building.
pr1malr8ge Posted July 14, 2017 Posted July 14, 2017 I maybe wrong as I have not read any of the f18 manuals. How ever Weapons delivery I.e. Bombs should for the most part be identical. CCIP and CCRP. Only difference is ingress/egress speeds. Maybe I'm wrong but There isn't a whole lot of different ways to drop a bomb. But yes be prepared to learn a new jet! For the WIN [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC]If your desired effect on the target is making the pilot defecate his pants laughing then you can definitely achieve it with a launch like that.
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