What do the HOST Area and Pt to pt fixes for the navigation system do?

[Hawkeye91]

Can’t seem to find it in the manual anywhere, but is hostile area an actual “area” or just another fix? Also what is point to point? And how’s it used?

[Spiceman]

Hostile Area is just another waypoint. It does have a few special uses. It is not available as a waypoint for Destination steering, but it is the waypoint used for a Datalink INS update, and it’s used in TARPS steering. So it doesn’t really have a use in DCS.

 

if I remember right, and it’s not really described in the NATOPS, the PT To PT function allowed the placement or modification of a waypoint position from another waypoint. So you’d hook a waypoint, enter range and bearing and then press the function button for the “other” waypoint and it would place it at that relative range and bearing. Something along those lines... it’s been a while.

[Hawkeye91]

Hostile Area is just another waypoint. It does have a few special uses. It is not available as a waypoint for Destination steering, but it is the waypoint used for a Datalink INS update, and it’s used in TARPS steering. So it doesn’t really have a use in DCS.

 

if I remember right, and it’s not really described in the NATOPS, the PT To PT function allowed the placement or modification of a waypoint position from another waypoint. So you’d hook a waypoint, enter range and bearing and then press the function button for the “other” waypoint and it would place it at that relative range and bearing. Something along those lines... it’s been a while.

 

Thanks, appreciate it. Wish heatblur's documentation was a bit more indepth on specific function. Its pretty vague on a lot of things.

[bonesvf103]

Point to point is not functional yet last I checked. Just so you know

 

v6,

boNes

[sublime]

Ive found HA and a couple of the navigation WPs to not show on radar or as a flyable to wp

however I quickly learned as a rio to ask for wp coords in briefing or to write down even though the 14 only has 3

why? first you can 'recycle' those 3 endlessly by putting in new coords. 2nd these are IME the WPs that are really useful as they show as marked WPs etc

FP, IP, ST, WP 1-3, Home Base, and I think maybe thats it... I could be misremembering but... I doubt it. the Hostile area, and a couple of other ones are more for real life stuff IME

also you can use these for anything. ST doesnt have to be a target. its just a waypoint marker.

[AvroLanc]

You can also add a 'datalink WP', using the ME. If you add 'DLST', 'DLFP', 'DLWP'(1,2,3?) to the special tab in the ME, same way as normal ST, FP etc. I may be misremembering the exact syntax though.

 

These represent WP's that could be sent IRL from the AWACS over the Link 4 network. They can't be directly navigated to, but can be TID hooked etc. They can be used as additional markers atm, I would love to see a GUI in MP where these could be sent real time, along with commands to intercept or attack a track.

[QuiGon]

I use the HA waypoint to increase situational awareness, as I often put it on an enemy long range SAM position or an enemy airbase that is close to my area of operations.