Adam Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 Hi, I was just wondering if there is a way of sharing TPG coordinates with another player. Let's say I have something of interest come into view on my FLIR, and I designate it as a target. I then want another pilot to be able to view what I see. The only way I can think of this at the moment is if I have some GPS bombs - I can designate the target to a bomb, view the Lat and Lon, and relay that information, which they then create a waypoint and then target designate that waypoint in their TPG. This would only work though if I have GPS bombs to be able to view the GPS coordinates. Is there a way of viewing the TGP coordinates without needing GPS bombs, and/or is there a better way of relaying the coordinates of what I'm viewing to another pilot?
Swift. Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 Yes, the FLIR will display its own coordinates in the upcoming update to openbeta. Check out Matt Wagner on YouTube, or the latest hornet mini update on this forum to see the video detailing this feature. 476th Discord | 476th Website | Swift Youtube Ryzen 5800x, RTX 4070ti, 64GB, Quest 2
noisy_lightning Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 Till the TGP update you can buddy lase the target for them. Or put the laser into Mark mode and use NVG for them to view it with mk1 eyeballs.
Adam Posted August 16, 2020 Author Posted August 16, 2020 Oh - super sweet!!! (On both of those). I'll have to check out buddy lase for the time being!
QuiGon Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 Will it be possible to send target data over datalink, like it is with the A-10C? 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!
AvroLanc Posted August 16, 2020 Posted August 16, 2020 Will it be possible to send target data over datalink, like it is with the A-10C? I mused on this awhile ago, but it got little attention. From what I can see the Hornet doesn’t possess the ability to transmit a markpoint as a permanent location record. (Unlike the F-16 and A-10). It looks like the current designation can be sent to be displayed on the SA page. This from all 3 team members. But of course it will only be displayed as long as the designation is maintained, if you see what I mean. Unless of course the SA page has the ability to store a markpoint at the cursor position......which would be most useful.
Adam Posted August 16, 2020 Author Posted August 16, 2020 It looks like the current designation can be sent to be displayed on the SA page. This from all 3 team members. But of course it will only be displayed as long as the designation is maintained, if you see what I mean. Are you saying this is currently available now in DCS with the FA-18? I haven't been able to find any information on this (mind you - that's not saying much... half the time I can't find the sauce bottle in the cupboard and need my wife to get it for me) :huh:
AvroLanc Posted August 17, 2020 Posted August 17, 2020 Are you saying this is currently available now in DCS with the FA-18? I haven't been able to find any information on this (mind you - that's not saying much... half the time I can't find the sauce bottle in the cupboard and need my wife to get it for me) :huh: No sorry, not available yet. I meant it should come later during EA.
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