Greyman Posted September 7, 2019 Posted September 7, 2019 Are there any indications, possibly on the HUD, that would allow the pilot to see the LASER "spot" that the JTAC has just activated, before replying to JTAC with the Spot command? Having watched Wags' Introduction to Laser-Guided Bombs video, i can't see any changes on the HUD that might indicate that the beam had been spotted.
Zarma Posted September 7, 2019 Posted September 7, 2019 It will come once when have the TGP symbology on the HUD. Just be patient. i9 9900k, 64 Go RAM, RTX 4090, Warthog HOTAS Throttle & Stick, Virpil AH64 collective, TPR rudder, MFD Cougar, Trackir 5 Pro, Multipurpose UFC, Alain Dufour's TEDAC and Oculus Rift S (when I want some VR), http://www.twitch.tv/zarma4074 / https://www.youtube.com/user/Zarma4074
Greyman Posted September 7, 2019 Author Posted September 7, 2019 ah, ok, I thought that there must be another explanation, other than the pilot having to eat lots of carrots to be able to spot the beam, so was thinking that i must have missed something. thanks for your help.
Appleonastick Posted September 7, 2019 Posted September 7, 2019 Are there any indications, possibly on the HUD, that would allow the pilot to see the LASER "spot" that the JTAC has just activated, before replying to JTAC with the Spot command? Having watched Wags' Introduction to Laser-Guided Bombs video, i can't see any changes on the HUD that might indicate that the beam had been spotted. With the Laser maverick you can.. point hud in general area. uncage maverick, and voila. it will show you exactly where the target being lased is. DCS A-10C II Warthog, DCS AV-8B, DCS F/A-18C. DCS F-16C DCS KA-50 III, DCS F-14B. DCS AH-64 Apache. DCS Mirage F1. DCS F-15E. System: Z690 - i9-12900k - RTX 3080ti - 32gb ram - 2tb NVME - 2x2tb HDD - TM Hotas Warthog - MFG Rudders - Trackir/VR
Darcwaynard Posted September 8, 2019 Posted September 8, 2019 Is laser spot tracking working with the TGP yet? That would do the trick. Sent from my SM-A530W using Tapatalk [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Amd Fx 8350 4.3 GHz - MSi Gtx 1060 6gb - 16gb DDR3 A-10C - AV8B - F-5E - Mig-21 - FC3 - CA - UH-1H - Black Shark - AJ3-37 - M-2000C - F-16C Viper - F-86F - Spitfire - Fw-190 - F/A-18C - F-14 - Normandy - NTTR - Persian Gulf
=475FG= Dawger Posted September 8, 2019 Posted September 8, 2019 Works for me if I point the TGP at the spot being lased before turning on LSS which defeats the purpose a little bit.
Darcwaynard Posted September 8, 2019 Posted September 8, 2019 Works for me if I point the TGP at the spot being lased before turning on LSS which defeats the purpose a little bit.How does that defeat the purpose? LSS helps get you a bomb release solution on the targer rather quick instead of having to input coordinates. The authority of where the bomb hits is still on the JTAC/FAC anyway so no need to even use the laser on the pod. Sent from my SM-A530W using Tapatalk [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Amd Fx 8350 4.3 GHz - MSi Gtx 1060 6gb - 16gb DDR3 A-10C - AV8B - F-5E - Mig-21 - FC3 - CA - UH-1H - Black Shark - AJ3-37 - M-2000C - F-16C Viper - F-86F - Spitfire - Fw-190 - F/A-18C - F-14 - Normandy - NTTR - Persian Gulf
Razi Posted September 8, 2019 Posted September 8, 2019 My experience is similar to pmiceli. LSS seems to only work when I already know where the target is and point the TGP onto the target. LSS will then find the JTAC laser. However, since I already know where the target is and am already pointing the TGP on the target, and JTAC is already lasing the target, I can simply skip the LSS stage and merely fly to the target and deploy my laser guided weapons of choice and egress. In this context, the only benefit to LSS is to be able to identify the target JTAC is lasing for myself - which has been helpful as I've found in DCS that the JTAC laser can be painting a structure obscuring the laser instead of the target. I then have to manually lase the target myself. This is useful, for DCS, not sure this is a real world issue though.
=475FG= Dawger Posted September 8, 2019 Posted September 8, 2019 (edited) How does that defeat the purpose? LSS helps get you a bomb release solution on the targer rather quick instead of having to input coordinates. The authority of where the bomb hits is still on the JTAC/FAC anyway so no need to even use the laser on the pod. Sent from my SM-A530W using Tapatalk If the target is being lased and I know where it is being lased enough to boresight it with the TGP to LSS it, why would I bother? Just CCIP drop the LGB on the spot since I know the spot. Edited September 8, 2019 by pmiceli
Darcwaynard Posted September 8, 2019 Posted September 8, 2019 If the target is being lased and I know where it is being lased enough to boresight it with the TGP to LSS it, why would I bother? Just CCIP drop the LGB on the spot since I know the spot.Well true if the case is that you know where the target location is then why turn the pod on in the first place. Sent from my SM-A530W using Tapatalk [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Amd Fx 8350 4.3 GHz - MSi Gtx 1060 6gb - 16gb DDR3 A-10C - AV8B - F-5E - Mig-21 - FC3 - CA - UH-1H - Black Shark - AJ3-37 - M-2000C - F-16C Viper - F-86F - Spitfire - Fw-190 - F/A-18C - F-14 - Normandy - NTTR - Persian Gulf
Terry T. Posted September 8, 2019 Posted September 8, 2019 Hopefully, they improve the LST's ability to find an LSD. The benefit is getting your sensor in the target area faster. You could be relieving another aircraft who is bingoing out and they want to show you some targets before leaving. A reason for wanting to slew your sensor to your wing's LTD could be to correlate further or find a different target for a simultaneous attack. I can't wait till we can cue the sensor with JHCMS or slew it to a grid. VMFA-122 Crusaders [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Discord
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