Sedlo Posted January 10, 2021 Posted January 10, 2021 I'll start off by saying I have never dropped a JDAM in real life, let alone flown an aircraft capable of it. But from what I understand from one person who has, is that the programming of the weapon is in degrees, minutes/decimal minutes NOT minutes, seconds/decimal seconds. It's also a referenced a bit in this podcast: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/afterburn-warbirdradiocom/e/78074378?autoplay=true at the 37:33 mark, where they talk about given targets in dd mm ss.ss and it was incompatible with their jet. It's Air Force, but the joint in JDAM would lend itself to inter-service use. Any chance this could be looked into a bit more? All of the radio traffic I've monitored in the last 20 years or so has target coordinates passed in degrees, minutes/decimal minutes. My Youtube Channel MY DCS MISSIONS
Tholozor Posted January 10, 2021 Posted January 10, 2021 (edited) My understanding of the JDAM's integration with the Hornet is that it can only utilize DD:MM:SS.SS for UFC input and TGT, LP, and O/S coordinate display. I would imagine that wouldn't be much of a problem, as you can create a waypoint using DDM format, and either perform a TOO attack or convert the jet's format to DMS and punch in a PP target manually. It might be that the system adopts the jet's currently selected coordinate format for UFC input, but the documentation I have doesn't directly mention it. ED probably has better sources. Edited January 10, 2021 by Tholozor REAPER 51 | Tholozor VFA-136 (c.2007): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3305981/ Arleigh Burke Destroyer Pack (2020): https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/files/3313752/
Sedlo Posted January 10, 2021 Author Posted January 10, 2021 Understood. An IRL Hornet pilot I talked to said they use Degrees/Minutes/Decimal minutes, plus with the podcast interview saying basically the same thing, I think it might be worth a further look. :-) My Youtube Channel MY DCS MISSIONS
BarTzi Posted January 11, 2021 Posted January 11, 2021 13 hours ago, Sedlo said: Understood. An IRL Hornet pilot I talked to said they use Degrees/Minutes/Decimal minutes, plus with the podcast interview saying basically the same thing, I think it might be worth a further look. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the podcast is not about the Hornet at all. The guy talking mentions landing, being in the right seat and having a co-pilot. They are flying a helicopter. I don't think that justifies a bug report, as the Hornet uses DD:MM:SS.SS for JDAMS.
Sedlo Posted January 11, 2021 Author Posted January 11, 2021 The guy talking about it flies a Viper and says all US fighters. My Youtube Channel MY DCS MISSIONS
Sedlo Posted June 23, 2021 Author Posted June 23, 2021 Another reference at the 14:30 mark. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast/id1496428378?i=1000526593489 My Youtube Channel MY DCS MISSIONS
BarTzi Posted June 24, 2021 Posted June 24, 2021 (edited) 10 hours ago, Sedlo said: Another reference at the 14:30 mark. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-afterburn-podcast/id1496428378?i=1000526593489 He flies a Viper, but it doesn't mean F-18's work that way. Edited June 24, 2021 by BarTzi
Sedlo Posted June 24, 2021 Author Posted June 24, 2021 Yep, but they also say no coalition aircraft used decimal seconds. It is hard to know 100%, as the manuals detailing these weapons deliveries are restricted/classified AFAIK. But the circumstantial evidence mounts. 2 My Youtube Channel MY DCS MISSIONS
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