oldmanflan Posted October 3, 2019 Posted October 3, 2019 (edited) I spent a couple of hours familiarizing myself with the F-16 today (power up, instruments, taxi, take off, landing etc.) and I'm already in love. And I should start off by saying that I haven't been able to get the 120C to work, but I still need to work through getting a radar lock first. However, one issue that I simply cannot figure out is how to fire the AIM-9X. Just like the Hornet, I got HOTAS setup to properly toggle Master Arm on/off and setup a quick toggle for GUNS and another for Missiles. I'm now able to quickly get Master Arm on, GUNS active and fire those without issue. But when I switch to Missiles and see the right DDI switch to the 120C, I can toggle that to activate the AIM-9X. The HUD adjusts as it should and when I get a solid tone on a plane within 10 miles ahead and try to fire the missile, nothing happens. I've triple checked all my controls in HOTAS and DCS controls for the F-16C Sim but I must be overlooking something simple. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Edited October 3, 2019 by oldmanflan
FalcoGer Posted October 3, 2019 Posted October 3, 2019 unlike in the hornet, you fire missiles with the weapon release button, not the trigger.
oldmanflan Posted October 3, 2019 Author Posted October 3, 2019 unlike in the hornet, you fire missiles with the weapon release button, not the trigger. You're a life saver. That did the trick. Thank you!
=Panther= Posted October 3, 2019 Posted October 3, 2019 USAF aircraft uses the Weapons Release for everything except the GUN. USN/MC aircraft has AA and Gun on Trigger, and then AG on Weapons Release. It gets tricky switching back and forwards. Twitch Channel [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Virtual Thunderbirds, LLC | Sponsored by Thrustmaster Z390 Aorus Xtreme, i9 9900k, G.SKILL TridentZ Series 32GB, 1080ti 11GB, Obutto R3Volution, Thrustmaster HOTAS Warthog, TPR, Cougar MFDs, FSSB R3L, JetSeat, Oculus Rift S, Buddy-Fox A-10C UFC, F/A-18C UFC, Tek Creations F-16 ICP
Oceandar Posted October 4, 2019 Posted October 4, 2019 You're a life saver. That did the trick. Thank you!LMAO. No offense but thanks for good laught. It remind of myself I got it reverse first time with the hornet. Keep pressing weapon button to fire 120 lol. Mastering others is strength. Mastering yourself is true power. - Lao Tze
oldmanflan Posted October 4, 2019 Author Posted October 4, 2019 LMAO. No offense but thanks for good laught. It remind of myself I got it reverse first time with the hornet. Keep pressing weapon button to fire 120 lol. :) Happy to put a smile on someone's face. It's always seemed strange to me that missiles utilize the gun trigger in the hornet. Using weapons release "feels right", for some reason. Overall, I have to say that the systems in this jet have been way easier to learn for me than that of the hornet. For some reason I'm more accurate with A/G in the F16 already. I still need to learn how to use the radar to lock targets properly and then take on the full cold start procedure. But I made significantly more progress today than I anticipated. Already comfortable enough to head into an online server and fly with others. Anyway, happy F16 day everyone!!!
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