No way to enter JDAM Coordinates manually without the use of the F10 Map?

[Hawkeye91]

I can't seem to find a way or any guides about creating PP Targets expect using the F10 Map. Is there anyway around this? Most online servers don't have ground units visible on the map so it makes this F10 map basically useless for this.

[QuiGon]

Well, IRL those coordinates would either be known before the flight and programmed into the data cartridge beforehand (on a strike type mission) or would be passed to the pilot midflight by a JTAC (on CAS type missions).

In DCS we don't really have data cartridges yet and the AI JTAC only provideds MGRS coordinates, but not Lat/Long. So yeah, the only way to get those coordinates in DCS currently is to obtain them from the F10 map (or from the mission briefing if they are noted there).

[Marsvinet]

Can't you manually create a target in the CAS page? I remember fiddling around with that a while back. Since that is the source of the target points, you could at the very least create a target via the F10 map, edit its coordinates and then reassign target points.

[kengou]

If you know the coordinates, open the CAS page and edit a CAS entry to put in the coordinates manually. Or, create a waypoint on the HSI and use it as a TOO for the JDAMs. Both are possible right now.

[ZeroReady]

JDAMs should not be used to attack small mobile targets anyway. If you want to plink tanks tanks from 25k feet you should be using GBU12s. JDAMS are for large stationary known targets like buildings, bunkers, bridges stationary SAMs etc. You would know the coords before you take off. GPS just isn't accurate enough for small targets, you need a laser.