Laser guided bomb F16Viper

[Dejmos]

Hello.
Can someone explain to me why the laser-guided bombs with TGP miss the target? With JTAC there is no problem with hitting.
Laser codes entered.
regards

[razo+r]

Is the laser also armed and firing? 

[Falconeer]

41 minutes ago, razo+r said:

Is the laser also armed and firing? 

This

And make sure the codes of the bombs and laser match

[QuiGon]

3 hours ago, Dejmos said:

Hello.
Can someone explain to me why the laser-guided bombs with TGP miss the target? With JTAC there is no problem with hitting.
Laser codes entered.
regards

If you would provide a trackfile of such a failed attempt we could tell you exactly what's going wrong.

[Marklar]

As other said arm laser and keep trigger depressed until impact. TGP in Viper is lasing only when you hold the trigger. It's not like in other planes where lasing is triggered automatically 10sec before impact or in manual mode you only need to press lasing once and it will lase for several seconds.

[Dejmos]

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[jstnj]

On 11/7/2021 at 12:31 PM, Marklar said:

As other said arm laser and keep trigger depressed until impact. TGP in Viper is lasing only when you hold the trigger. It's not like in other planes where lasing is triggered automatically 10sec before impact or in manual mode you only need to press lasing once and it will lase for several seconds.

Important to note that if this is the experience in DCS, it's not how it should be. There is an auto-lase setting you should be able to configure. As long as the laser is enabled it would lase within the x seconds setting you set. Is a feature of the SNIPER and older generation TGPs as well IIRC. Definitely should be working in a blk50

Edited November 15, 2021 by jstnj

[Csgo GE oh yeah]

Wait what ?
Isn't the laser only for calculating the exact best moment of dropping the bomb ?
You have to keep lasering untill the bomb actually hits ??

[fagulha]

17 minutes ago, Csgo GE oh yeah said:

Wait what ?
Isn't the laser only for calculating the exact best moment of dropping the bomb ?
You have to keep lasering untill the bomb actually hits ??

No. And yes (laser guides the bomb to the spot you´re lasing, thus Laser Guided Bombs). And you don´t lase until around 15secs before impact so the bomb don´t loose kinetic energy.

Edited November 22, 2021 by fagulha

[Csgo GE oh yeah]

wow LOL. 

I hardly ever to air-ground but this is still very bad 

[WarbossPetross]

And, say, if I want to create a markpoint while taking target elevation into account, should I press and hold trigger while I designate the markpoint and release it then?

[FireManDan]

2 hours ago, WarbossPetross said:

And, say, if I want to create a markpoint while taking target elevation into account, should I press and hold trigger while I designate the markpoint and release it then?

well the TGP will already calculate the elevation of the ground to place the markpoint. I can say in the A10 using the laser will make it a bit more accurate but not much. Id assume it would be the same with the f16. The only time you really have to fire the laser for markpoint or GPS guided weapons is if you want to specifically hit the roof of a building or bridge

[QuiGon]

10 hours ago, Csgo GE oh yeah said:

wow LOL. 

I hardly ever to air-ground but this is still very bad 

Lol, what the hell did you think a laser guided bomb guides on??
If you want a precision bomb without a laser then take a JDAM instead.

[Csgo GE oh yeah]

I honestly thought all the laser did was to help calculate the exact drop moment 

ground stuff is hard

[QuiGon]

27 minutes ago, Csgo GE oh yeah said:

I honestly thought all the laser did was to help calculate the exact drop moment 

ground stuff is hard

That's no problem for modern INS/GPS equipped aircraft like the F-16, F/A-18 or A-10C. The issue is that you just can't fly precise enough to drop a bomb from high altitude, so that it hits a small target right on the head. Not even mentioning things like variable wind and. The only way to get this kind of accuracy is through active guidance untill the impact, either through laser homing, electro/optical guidance or INS/GPS guidance.

With laser guidance (unlike INS/GPS guidance) you can even hit a moving target, even if it changes direction when the bomb is already released.

Edited November 23, 2021 by QuiGon

[Csgo GE oh yeah]

Yes now that i think about bombs hitting moving targets it makes sense. 

[Kilo]

Laser guided weapons, surprisingly, act like pets. They will follow the dot until impact.

Edited November 23, 2021 by Kilo

[QuiGon]

2 hours ago, Kilo said:

Laser guided weapons, surprisingly, act like pets. They will follow the dot until impact.

That's actually a great analogy!