AIr to Ground M61 gun Training

[vishkar]

Please help with the above topic. i just don't hit the GAZ truck often though I fly very low at 350 kts speed. vhk1210@gmail.com

[Bunny Clark]

Flying low isn't usually helpful, the shallower your attack the more spread out your bullets will be along the ground. A steeper dive angle will concentrate the rounds in a tighter circle. Usually strafing is done at around a 30° dive. Place the pipper on the target, wait for IN RNG to appear when the range bar reaches the bottom of the pipper, then squeeze the trigger. 

[vishkar]

Thanks Bunny! Also where is the SHUT DOWN procedure given? Thanks in advance.

[vishkar]

In a hostile environment, don't we expose our a/c to AA guns and GA missiles by flying at a few thousand feet? i started doing 2-3 passes from different directions at low levels ( say 300'-400' AGL). I got better results, but at a shallow angle, the reticle dips below the HUD view. ( while doing free flight Weapons module). Any advice is welcome.

Thanks all.

[Swift.]

9 hours ago, vishkar said:

In a hostile environment, don't we expose our a/c to AA guns and GA missiles by flying at a few thousand feet? i started doing 2-3 passes from different directions at low levels ( say 300'-400' AGL). I got better results, but at a shallow angle, the reticle dips below the HUD view. ( while doing free flight Weapons module). Any advice is welcome.

Thanks all.

If the threat profile dictates you flying low level, then you might consider a pop up attack. So you gain the benefit of the low level whilst allowing proper weapon employment.

Side note, I can imagine you being at a much greater risk of AAA fire at a few hundred feet than simply flying above them.

[maxTRX]

Now, after all good instructions you have received Vishkar... a word of caution:  If you select A/G guns after any JDAM's, GBU24 or possibly one or two other A/G weapons, your gun's CCIP reticle will point below the actual impact point. As a band aid, I select manual reticle, leave it at 0 dep. then roll in on a target keeping my velocity vector at around 20 deg. (other angle is fine) on top of a target diamond. (target should be designated).  Once within 1.5 nm from target, I slowly bring the gun reticle on target and by the time I squeeze the trigger (for 1 or 2 sec.) the range is around 1 nm or just below.  Works every time.

This bug has been reported long time ago.

Edited March 31, 2022 by Gripes323

[vishkar]

Thank you all. I am just over two yr old into flying SH. Learning with just about 65 hrs, 370 landings. 

[maxTRX]

8 hours ago, vishkar said:

Thank you all. I am just over two yr old into flying SH. Learning with just about 65 hrs, 370 landings. 

Well, whether you mean Hornet or (the other) Super Hornet... keep at it . Hopefully ED will pay more attention to this Hornet soon.

[maxTRX]

A quick example of what to be aware of when using guns after JDAMs:

 

[Napillo]

I'll say also choose the right ammo type (it won't be detected, you have to do that) - the SAPHEI ammo flies faster, so the bullets would hit above the target if you have the wrong ammo type selected.

[maxTRX]

 https://forum.dcs.world/topic/297695-ag-gun-after-using-jdam-issue-no-more/?do=getNewComment

Edited April 13, 2022 by Gripes323

[vishkar]

[vishkar]

I think my text did not appear with the F -18 picture in AG attack mode. It shows the a/c at 1180 ft, 545 kts speed. My point is if you look at the vehicle spread, they look bunched up on the left 4-5 vehicles. So with the pipper pointed at them, I should get more hits in one salvo. At a sharp 30 deg dive from 3000 ft or so, they seem more spread out. The picture is from the Manual. Thanks.