Tomcatter87 Posted March 19, 2022 Posted March 19, 2022 (edited) Something strange occurred to me today. I was using the LST to attack units that were marked by laser of an AI JTAC with Mk82s. The LST found a laser - turned out it was the JTAC unit itself. What did I do wrong? I couldn't find any of the actual targets. Edited March 19, 2022 by Tomcatter87 "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward. For there you have been, and there you will always long to return." Check out my DCS content on Instagram
Tomcatter87 Posted March 19, 2022 Author Posted March 19, 2022 4 minutes ago, Draken35 said: DCS native JTAC or JTAC script? Native DCS function, set up via mission editor in a way it usually works. "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward. For there you have been, and there you will always long to return." Check out my DCS content on Instagram
Draken35 Posted March 19, 2022 Posted March 19, 2022 That is weird... Open Beta 2.7.11? Can you share the mission here?
LastRifleRound Posted March 22, 2022 Posted March 22, 2022 I don't know if this is intended but in real life an LST actually will sometimes pickup the emitter. JTAC should vector you the opposite way so your LST isn't looking at the emitter on the run in. Does this happen no matter which direction you approach the target?
Tomcatter87 Posted March 28, 2022 Author Posted March 28, 2022 That what I thought at first. However I was coming from the same direction as the JTAC. One thing that might be possible: I added a camo netting from the ERO mod around the TOW Humvee, maybe the laser hit the netting? I'll try that one out and let you guys know. "Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward. For there you have been, and there you will always long to return." Check out my DCS content on Instagram
Ramsay Posted March 28, 2022 Posted March 28, 2022 (edited) On 3/28/2022 at 9:55 AM, Tomcatter87 said: I was coming from the same direction as the JTAC. One thing that might be possible: I added a camo netting from the ERO mod around the TOW Humvee, maybe the laser hit the netting? AFAIK IRL laser back scatter from water vapour near the laser source may be detected, hence the LST's seeker FOV (+/- 30°) should not encompass the lasing JTAC. IIRC DCS models the podium effect where the laser spot only appears on the facing side of a target. I'm not sure how DCS treats the designator, only enough that I must keep the JTAC far enough away and to the side - out of LOS of the GBU seeker, etc. (otherwise bad things may happen). Edited March 29, 2022 by Ramsay spelling i9 9900K @4.8GHz, 64GB DDR4, RTX4070 12GB, 1+2TB NVMe, 6+4TB HD, 4+1TB SSD, Winwing Orion 2 F-15EX Throttle + F-16EX Stick, TPR Pedals, TIR5, Win 11 Pro x64, Odyssey G93SC 5120X1440
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