JTAC incoming mesg?

[GazAce]

Hey good Pilots,

Newby SP mission builder here for my A-10C. I've built a few missions that are not too bad actually for one just starting out but I can't seem to get that really cool feature activated when you receive JTAC coordinates. You know the one when you get a message that you acknowledge and then this little flashing red triangle appears on your TAD that you can Mark and Hook onto, I miss that. All I get is the coordinates from my JTAC, any idea how to receive that message? I've looked when setting up my JTAC but can't seem to find anything, is there another setting I need to make prior perhaps?

Any help much appreciated. Cheers G

Edited January 14, 2018 by GazAce

[Grimes]

It is the datalink option on FAC assign and engage group tasking. If its the FAC task that allows the JTAC to just find targets it will use datalink based on the type of tasking and if the JTAC has a datalink.

[GazAce]

JTAC tasking mesg

 

It is the datalink option on FAC assign and engage group tasking. If its the FAC task that allows the JTAC to just find targets it will use datalink based on the type of tasking and if the JTAC has a datalink.

Beautiful! Thanks Grimes man!

So does that mean not all JTAC vehicles has this Datalink option? If that's so, how do you tell which units has it?

Update: Success! thanks a bunch! It came up, that Tasking mesg with the little red flashing triangle, maybe I didn't have the Datalink box ticked or something. Anyway I switched Units from a APC AAV-7 to a IFV M2A2 Bradley and it worked like a charm! I'm thinking I may have forgot to have DL box ticked, not sure but it was awesome to see it work.

Thankyou kindly again Grimes sir!

Edited January 14, 2018 by GazAce
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