Real Weapons Select Switch

[Eldur]

I just wonder how it's oriented in the real thing.

 

Wags mentioned he selects the Sidewinders with Weapons Select Down.

 

Neiter the DCS manual (nothing except for that it is the thumb hat) nor the settings (it's just like "Weapons Select: Sidewinder") though tell me which direction does what so I put my own mapping to it which I'll probably even just leave like that. But I'd like to know the real thing nevertheless.

[David OC]

I think the Warthog has a push down Z axis on the thumb button.

 

I have CH gear so forward Amraam, Gun Aft, Sidewinder left (No down on ch fighterstick)

 

[shagrat]

The original selects forward - AIM7 Sparrow, right - AIM120 AMRAAM, press down - AIM9 Sidewinder and aft - gun, as far as I could find info.

 

Left is either not used, or not possible(?)

[Eldur]

Thanks for the answers... so I probably got it close enough on my ordinary hat (FFB2) in conjuction with RAlt...

 

FWD - Sparrow

RGT - AMRAAM

LFT - Sidewinder

BCK - Gun

 

BTW I mixed up down and back because I think up/down instead of forward/back in case of hat switches usually, so I had the imagination that Wags has the Winders set on back, but it's press aka down. But then he's one of the very few at the moment to have the Hornet Grip which probably has it mapped correctly by default once it's availabe for all

[Buckeye]

The original selects forward - AIM7 Sparrow, right - AIM120 AMRAAM, press down - AIM9 Sidewinder and aft - gun, as far as I could find info.

 

Left is either not used, or not possible(?)

 

 

 

Correct. Confirmed with Hornet driver previously.

 

 

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[VFA41_Lion]

i just have mine mapped to length of shooty shooty increasing - up for guns, right for 9m, down for sparrow, left for 120

[Juuba]

I read somewhere, that the Superhornet made away with the push-button configuration on the hat, and it's mapped as e.g Eldur said: "Sidewinder left".

 

CH user here too, I mapped them as mentioned also.

[QuiGon]

A few days ago I've seen the following interview where a real life Hornet pilot spoke about the weapon select switch. Should be around the 12 minute mark, but I can't verify as I don't have sound atm.

 

 

IIRC he said push down for Sidewinder and that left is not used at all.

[Goa]

A few days ago I've seen the following interview where a real life Hornet pilot spoke about the weapon select switch. Should be around the 12 minute mark, but I can't verify as I don't have sound atm.

 

 

IIRC he said push down for Sidewinder and that left is not used at all.

 

yeah I've seen that as well, he says sensor select switch left was not used if I remember correctly :thumbup:

[macedk]

I saw it too :)

 

I heard it as it does not have a left at all.