Doughboy Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 (edited) As the title states, I've tried getting LBGs (G-10/12/16/24s) off of the jet in Manual Attack Mode without any success. However, as soon I placed the Attack Mode Switch in the CMPTR PLT position the bombs come off the rack no problem. RedKite's video tells me to put the Attack Mode Switch into the Manual position. When I do this my Pilot gets nothing in the HUD (like "ORD" in the bottom or a PBIL/Pipper) indicating that the aircraft is ready for weapons employment. It should be noted that I've only tried to drop in these two attack modes. We can drop unguided MK82s all day long in MAN mode but as soon as we try to drop LGBs with no Armament Panel Switch changes aside from changing the Weapon Type and Station Selection we get nothing. Changing only the Attack Mode Switch to CMPTR PLT, we get good drops. In the TGP everything looks great, I've got all of the symbology you'd expect to see indicating you're ready to press the attack. We've got the Bomb Release Cue ladder on the right side and we get a time to release and even a time to impact after we've passed the point of release. There are no differences in the pod page or use from us trying it in MAN or PLT. I'm still learning the F-14 and RIO role so it's very likely that I'm missing something fundamental in setting up the jet for LGB employment in MAN Attack Mode. Can anyone corroborate what we are observing or identify what I/we are doing wrong here? Thanks! Armament Panel Settings: Weapon Type - As Applicable Attack Mode - MAN Delivery Mode - STP / SGL Electric Fuze - INST Mechanical Fuze - N/T A/G Gun - Off Delivery Options - 05msec / 1 QTY Jettison Options - WPNS Tank Jettison - Safe Station Select Switches - SEL As Applicable Pod Settings: On Laser Armed AG mode Point Track Mode Designated Point Set PRF Matched and Set Lase set to Auto AGC Selected Front Seat Stuff: Master Arm - Armed Mode - A/G VDI - TV Mode Steer CMD - MAN Edited April 2, 2019 by IronMike Go Ugly Early! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lovi0715 Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 same thing happened to me as well yesterday, when i tried dropping GBU-12s in manual mode when i pickled the TGP simbology changed as well as if my bombs successfully dropped but of course nothing actually happened. when i switched to computer pilot mode via jester everything worked like a charm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Delivery Options - 05msec / 1 QTY Maybe try to set it to 0msec. This is the only difference to my setup that I can see, and for me dropping LGBs works just fine. Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doughboy Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 Maybe try to set it to 0msec. This is the only difference to my setup that I can see, and for me dropping LGBs works just fine. I want to say that we did try that with not luck, but I'll put it on the list of things for us to try this evening. Thanks! Go Ugly Early! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiGon Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Are you selecting multiple stations or only a single station to be used? I usally only select a single station. Intel i7-12700K @ 8x5GHz+4x3.8GHz + 32 GB DDR5 RAM + Nvidia Geforce RTX 2080 (8 GB VRAM) + M.2 SSD + Windows 10 64Bit DCS Panavia Tornado (IDS) really needs to be a thing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doughboy Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 Are you selecting multiple stations or only a single station to be used? I usally only select a single station. Both Go Ugly Early! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Grover Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 Should you selected any air to air weapon before trying to release the bombs, make sure that you returned the weapon selector to the base (bottom) position. If A/G is selected and you can't see 'ORD' on the HUD, it usually means that the weapon selector on the stick is in a wrong position. Pressing TMS down several times on my Warthog stick usually solved the problem. Krzysztof Sobczak Heatblur Simulations https://www.facebook.com/heatblur/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doughboy Posted March 20, 2019 Author Share Posted March 20, 2019 Should you selected any air to air weapon before trying to release the bombs, make sure that you returned the weapon selector to the base (bottom) position. If A/G is selected and you can't see 'ORD' on the HUD, it usually means that the weapon selector on the stick is in a wrong position. Pressing TMS down several times on my Warthog stick usually solved the problem. Ok, we'll check it this evening as well. Thank you. Go Ugly Early! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doughboy Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 So we went up and tried it this evening. Everything worked fine in MAN mode. No idea what I was or was not doing but it seems fine now. Thanks for the input folks! Go Ugly Early! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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