F10 map cartridges -- M points, MB, MP, and MBP points

[Machalot]

The Viggen manual for RC2 says the following on page 381:

F10 Map generated cartridge

The cartridge can be created based on setting marks on the in-game F10 Map.

Place a mark on the desired coordinate, and use the following format for the different types

of waypoints:

Airfields LS L1 L2:

Waypoints B1-9: B1, BP1

Target waypoints M1-9: MP1 MB1 MBP1

Markpoints: BX1-9: BX1

Measured Recce targets M1: M1, MR1

RUTA points R1-9: R1-9

 

There is no explanation I can find of what MP1, MB1, MBP1 are supposed to do. Nor BP1. Anybody know what these symbols are for?

[RagnarDa]

It’s just accepted spelling variants. M1 and MP1 is however not the same thing (former is reconnaissance target while the later is target-waypoint). It’s not my fault SAAB decided to name two things that are not the same (while similar) almost the same name.

[Machalot]

Now that you mention it, I'm curious why M designates recce rather than M target waypoints. Is that based on something in the real life design?

[RagnarDa]

IIRC in the documentation and presentation M1 refers to recce-point.

[Snappy]

Now I’m confused.

So naming a waypoint on the F10 map „M1“ will make it a reconnaissance target ,while naming it „MP1, MBP1 or MB1“ will make it a conventional/attack target waypoint?

 

But both would be shown as „M1“ in the active waypoint window in the cockpit?

 

kind regards,

 

Snappy

 

[RagnarDa]

Uhh just checked the implementation and M1 will apparently be interpreted as a target-waypoint (Målbrytpunkt) and not a recce point. MR1 is however still a recce-point. Possibly the implementation changed since the manual was written or just a mistake. I think maybe M1 as waypoint would make more sense since it’s way more often used.

[Machalot]

Thanks for checking into this for us!