Follow the target LANTIRN GBU missing

[JesterIsDead]

I have been practicing with the LANTIRN pod in the IA Follow the Target mission. My GBU keeps missing, even when I pickle on top of the house. Jester seems like he had it lock. What am I missing?

[razo+r]

If you pickle above the target the GBU will never spot the laser to guide it onto your target.

Make sure you release at the actually calculated release point and also make sure the laser is armed and lasing.

Otherwise it's also a very good idea to upload a short track showcasing your issue.

[JesterIsDead]

35 minutes ago, razo+r said:

If you pickle above the target the GBU will never spot the laser to guide it onto your target.

Make sure you release at the actually calculated release point and also make sure the laser is armed and lasing.

Otherwise it's also a very good idea to upload a short track showcasing your issue.

Here is my most recent track

Tacview-20230403-070000-DCS-F-14B_IA_Syria_Lantirn.zip.acmi

[razo+r]

6 minutes ago, JesterIsDead said:

Here is my most recent track

Tacview-20230403-070000-DCS-F-14B_IA_Syria_Lantirn.zip.acmi 340.68 kB · 0 downloads

That's not a track, that's for TACVIEW. A track, .trk file, is for DCS so that others can directly see what you are doing.

Show your issue in single player, and once you've showed the issue, end the flight and in the debriefing screen click on "save replay". Once you've done that upload that saved replay here.

[Dannyvandelft]

Set Jester to lase continously. Especially with the GBU-24.

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[bonesvf103]

If Jester has the target locked he will talk you onto it.  He will also tell you when to pickle.  There is also a "gauge" on the right side of the LANTIRN screen that will cue you when to pickle.

Make sure these things are happening before you drop, and drop only when he says to or when the tick mark on the gauge reaches the drop point.

Also, how did you tell him to select the target?  I don't believe that there is an option for him to select a building (at least not like selecting say a tank).  So you would have to either jump in the back seat, put the LANTIRN on the target yourself and then designate it or from the front seat use eyeballs/head control to get the LANTIRN on target then stabilize it with the "A" key then tell Jester to designate it.

v6,

boNes

[JesterIsDead]

35 minutes ago, bonesvf103 said:

If Jester has the target locked he will talk you onto it.  He will also tell you when to pickle.  There is also a "gauge" on the right side of the LANTIRN screen that will cue you when to pickle.

Make sure these things are happening before you drop, and drop only when he says to or when the tick mark on the gauge reaches the drop point.

Also, how did you tell him to select the target?  I don't believe that there is an option for him to select a building (at least not like selecting say a tank).  So you would have to either jump in the back seat, put the LANTIRN on the target yourself and then designate it or from the front seat use eyeballs/head control to get the LANTIRN on target then stabilize it with the "A" key then tell Jester to designate it.

v6,

boNes

This is what I am missing! he says 'laser on', but nothing else. I should tell him to select target then.

[JesterIsDead]

Figured out what I was doing wrong- I select stations instead of weapon so I get no steering and pickle instruction. Once I select the GBU, then Jester starts telling me steering directions

[bonesvf103]

On 4/4/2023 at 10:48 AM, JesterIsDead said:

Figured out what I was doing wrong- I select stations instead of weapon so I get no steering and pickle instruction. Once I select the GBU, then Jester starts telling me steering directions

Good to know!  Also make sure you choose the right weapon as the LANTRIN cues are calculated for that weapon.  A GBU-16 falls differently than a GBU-24, for instance.

v6,

boNes