Silvern Posted March 22, 2018 Posted March 22, 2018 Is it possible to set up TACAN so that you can use it to find range to your wingman in multiplayer?
Esac_mirmidon Posted March 22, 2018 Posted March 22, 2018 Yes. It works " You must think in russian.." [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Windows 7 Home Premium-Intel 2500K OC 4.6-SSD Samsung EVO 860- MSI GTX 1080 - 16G RAM - 1920x1080 27´ Hotas Rhino X-55-MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals -Track IR 4
Dreadnaut Posted March 22, 2018 Posted March 22, 2018 Yes. It works Please explain how, I've never heard of this feature other than Tacan 1 for a tanker. Dreadnaut Virtual Blue Angels #2
Esac_mirmidon Posted March 22, 2018 Posted March 22, 2018 Set TACAN rotary to A/A and X or Y. Use a separation between leader and wingman of 63 channels. For example you on Channel 3 and your wingman on Channel 66. Move the HSI rotary to TACAN. You will see on the HSI distance display your distance with your wingman. " You must think in russian.." [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Windows 7 Home Premium-Intel 2500K OC 4.6-SSD Samsung EVO 860- MSI GTX 1080 - 16G RAM - 1920x1080 27´ Hotas Rhino X-55-MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals -Track IR 4
Pikey Posted March 22, 2018 Posted March 22, 2018 Yardstick isn't just cool for knowing separation (I use it a lot in CAP stations for knowing wingman separation) you can use to to meet up in pure darkness. Take the same course and speed and altitude to each other. From there, establish the stragglers distance and ensure it remains constant. Then get him to perform a slight turn in any direction and establish if the turn takes him towards or away from you. That gives you which side he is on. Adjust until there is no seperation in azimtuh and repeat once aligned using forward speed to establish his lead or lag. I've found a Harrier at night with lights off and the deferred shading darkness with only tacan yardstick, it's quite fun using primitive things to get a solution like this and it's why I like the sim so much. Sorry for the rather suck eggs explanation that wasn't asked for, most people do it instinctively without a process, but it might not have occurred to someone who comes across this post later. ___________________________________________________________________________ SIMPLE SCENERY SAVING * SIMPLE GROUP SAVING * SIMPLE STATIC SAVING *
Esac_mirmidon Posted March 22, 2018 Posted March 22, 2018 Great description, thanks !!! " You must think in russian.." [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Windows 7 Home Premium-Intel 2500K OC 4.6-SSD Samsung EVO 860- MSI GTX 1080 - 16G RAM - 1920x1080 27´ Hotas Rhino X-55-MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals -Track IR 4
Brinkyeti Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 Is this working as intended? Specifically the separation of 63 Channels?
Esac_mirmidon Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 Yes. Tested myself with a squad mate. " You must think in russian.." [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Windows 7 Home Premium-Intel 2500K OC 4.6-SSD Samsung EVO 860- MSI GTX 1080 - 16G RAM - 1920x1080 27´ Hotas Rhino X-55-MFG Crosswind Rudder Pedals -Track IR 4
Brinkyeti Posted March 23, 2018 Posted March 23, 2018 Thank you :) Also found a little more info in this old thread for the A10C, but i guess same rules apply to the mirage: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=82257 they mention the name of using A/A TACAN to find another aircraft: Yardstick quick google search found this rather interesting article: http://www.mudspike.com/how-to-use-the-air-to-air-tacan-in-dcs-a-10c/ which explains why the channels have to be 63MHz apart: The trick to know here is that when you set a TACAN channel, you’re actually setting two different frequencies: a transmit frequency specific to that channel and a receive frequency that’s 63 MHz higher. TACAN channels are spaced by 1 MHz between channels, so setting a radio to a channel 63 higher than the transmitting aircraft (77X in our example) will mean you’re tuned to that’s aircraft TACAN transmissions. This is why the transmitting aircraft should be a channel between 1 and 63, so the receivers can tune to 64-126. The channel selected needs to be the same X or Y, as these represent completely different frequency sets, and the same TACAN mode (A/A T/R) needs to be selected to enable range calculation.
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