Does buddy lasing by another modul works?

[Razor18]

Sorry if wrong place to ask, found only sporadic infos about it. Also, appreciate if someone points me to the right place to find more about this feature.

Yesterday in a MP session, a Harrier tried to buddy lase for a Hornet using LGB, but it didn't work. Question is, is it implemented in DCS as a possibility, and we should look for some fault on our side, or is it not implemented yet, so it was not screwed up by bad settings or wrong launch parameters or something else fixable on the user side?

If implemented, is it already in for any and all laser guided weapon and any and all moduls, or some of them yes, some of them no?

Thanks for any feedback

[razo+r]

Already implemented in all laser assisted weapons afaik. So it should work by default if everything is done correctly. 

[Razor18]

OK, thanks, so if I find the illuminted spot with LST, I need to designate it by TDC depress, and drop the laser bomb on it, without activatig my LTD/R, right?

[gachatar]

It's helpful if you find the target with LST so you can drop the bomb accurately in AUTO mode, but not necessary. For laser guided bombs as long as you know where the target is (the JTAC talks you onto it or you have coordinates), you can just roughly drop the bomb near the target in CCIP and if it's on the right laser code it will work. That's how we do it in the Mirage-2000 which has no TGP but has LGB. For laser Mavericks you use the Mav's own laser spot search mode just like when you self-lase.

[Ramsay]

1 hour ago, Razor18 said:

OK, thanks, so if I find the illuminted spot with LST, I need to designate it by TDC depress, and drop the laser bomb on it, without activatig my LTD/R, right?

Correct.

Common got'ya are 
• Designator, LST and LGB need to have the same code (default is 1688 but harrier designator resets to 1111 with weight on wheels, IRL a software upgrade fixed that).
• IRL codes are physically set on the bomb while on the ground, some modules mimic this restriction (while others allow it to be changed mid air as the AI JTAC can't be asked to change it's laser code).
• In DCS the laser spot is at the end of a 8 NM (15km) yard stick, so the designating aircraft must remain within 8 NM of the target until impact (else the spot floats mid air).
• The default DCS AI JTAC will lase for 5 minutes max (CTLD lase/smoke lasts as long as needed)

Edited November 3, 2021 by Ramsay