[CANNOT REPRODUCE, MISSING TRACK FILE] Is the TA vector missing in STT?

[Razi]

I just noticed as I was trying to practice intercepts that the TA vector in STT is gone. It used to be there and still is there in LTWS. Pictures and trk below.

no-ta-stt.trk

[Jak525]

Probably goes away because the vector heading of the target is shown in the upper left.

[Razi]

The track is attached to the first post. Do you mean that you see the TA vector in STT? It is clearly absent in the screenshots posted and that is what I see when I replay the attached track. I've tried repairing DCS, but no change.

[Harker]

I actually thought this was the case as well and decided to look again. What happens is that the vector is replaced by a smaller one that is almost impossible to see, since the star HAFU is bigger than the brick. Also, this smaller vector doesn't point the same direction as the previous one.

 

The LTWS vector is correct. The STT vector appears to move based on whether you're banking or not. Bank left, it points left and away; bank right, it points right and towards you. Always the same two azimuth positions and it doesn't change based on your angle. During level flight, it's either hidden by the radar scan line or disappears.

 

Also, some times the STT L&S symbol is gone and only the HAFU remains.

 

See the attached pictures and their descriptions.

 

Latest OB release, track attached.

FA-18C_STT TA vector bug.trk

[Razi]

Thanks @Harker. That is helpful.

[BarTzi]

Thanks @Harker. That is helpful.

 

Wanted to note that this is true, and the TA should be displayed and easily noticeable even what a star icon is displayed. However- a track is required.

[Harker]

Wanted to note that this is true, and the TA should be displayed and easily noticeable even what a star icon is displayed. However- a track is required.

There is a track attached to the first post. I can also provide one, if needed. All I did was lock a hostile contact and start banking left and right.

[BarTzi]

There is a track attached to the first post. I can also provide one, if needed. All I did was lock a hostile contact and start banking left and right.

 

My bad- mods should take another look at this then.

[bonesvf103]

Target Aspect Missing

 

I don;t know if I missed something in an update, but I noticed that when you get a contact in the radar and hard lock (or even soft lock) him, that you no longer see the little tick mark that shows what the bandit's target aspect angle is. Has anyone else experienced this?

 

v6,

boNes

[Zyll]

Just to confirm, are you doing an LTWS lock, or an STT lock? The latter should work the way you expect, but LTWS lock doesn't show aspect IIRC.

[bonesvf103]

Just to confirm, are you doing an LTWS lock, or an STT lock? The latter should work the way you expect, but LTWS lock doesn't show aspect IIRC.

 

Both, but primarily I was talking about STT.

 

v6,

boNes

[Razi]

I started a thread on this in the bug forum: https://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=240037

 

 

Doesn't seem to be high on the priority list.

[bonesvf103]

OK, then it's not just me...thanks. It's so hard to do a proper intercept when you have no target aspect information.

 

 

 

I tried it again this morning and I even zoomed all the way in to the screen to see if I can see any tick mark. Sometimes I could see a tick mark perpendicular to the blip that would either flash, or it would alternate perpendicular positions from right and left, right, left, etc. But that was about it.

 

 

 

This bug reminds me of how they had somehow lost/removed angle aspect from your HUD. They also labeled the bug as missing trackfile although people posted track files and screenshots. The DCS guys couldn't seem to figure it out or believe it until other people posted then they finally were like, oh, ok, yeah it's a bug and fixed it in the following update.

 

 

v6,

boNes

[Harker]

It most definitely is not you. I agree, it's frustrating to lose aspect information in the middle of a flight. At least you can reference the HUD arrow..

 

As for the little vector what you see on occasion, if you scroll above and check my post, it's a result of your own momentary movement with respect to the target, i.e. it only appears as a result of your maneuvers and always in the same way, no matter what the target is doing. As an added bonus, the L&S star symbol often disappears.

[bonesvf103]

It most definitely is not you. I agree, it's frustrating to lose aspect information in the middle of a flight. At least you can reference the HUD arrow..

 

As for the little vector what you see on occasion, if you scroll above and check my post, it's a result of your own momentary movement with respect to the target, i.e. it only appears as a result of your maneuvers and always in the same way, no matter what the target is doing. As an added bonus, the L&S star symbol often disappears.

 

 

Yes, I saw that in your post too---is that also a bug? I'm not quite sure what info is conveyed by that motion and it doesn't seem to convey anything useful either.

 

 

v6,

boNes