danos_2503 Posted April 25, 2023 Posted April 25, 2023 Hi, i will admit i have never been that good at AA combat, but i am having trouble switching targets using the Amraam. I have watched you tube videos like how to use the FA18 radar like a boss, but when in AA mode i set the amraam at 40NM, 4B scan and 40-60 deg scan range and above 20NM hi perf i am in tws mode and currently on mission 3 rise of the persion lion 2 and i have to take out 2 F5's. I get to the F5's altitude i dont head straight on and when they are around 20nm i turn into the targets move the scan over the targets using TDC depress and then nose wheel/undesiganate button and i get a lock on a target i try and put the TDC over the other targets which are showing up and try and get a lock pushing TDC so i can switch between, but i cant seem to switch so i end up firing a amraam and i just cant seem to change to the other target just stays on the one target any ideas or guidence as to what i am doing wrong?
bonesvf103 Posted April 25, 2023 Posted April 25, 2023 Is the other target a "brick" or a datalink target? If it is a datalink target you have to find it on your own radar first before you can make him DT2. If it is a brick, is he very close to your L&S target? If so, then he may not be discernible from the L&S and you may need to hit EXP to separate the returns. Also, could he be jamming? That would prevent you from locking him. He could also be beaming you in which case--especially since they are at 20 nm and about to get closer--you should switch PRF to medium. Hope that helps a little. v6, boNes "Also, I would prefer a back seater over the extra gas any day. I would have 80 pounds of flesh to eat and a pair of glasses to start a fire." --F/A-18 Hornet pilot
IanC58 Posted April 25, 2023 Posted April 25, 2023 (edited) NWS/Undesignate on stick will switch between say lead and wingman if its a 2 ship coming at you, the asterix * will jump to next aircraft as primary, press again and will jump back? Edited April 25, 2023 by IanC58 more info 74_Fox
Solution MarkyMark Posted April 25, 2023 Solution Posted April 25, 2023 (edited) If I’m Not mistaken, TWS undesignate takes 2 depresses to to switch to the next since the last patch (please check the bug section for more info). I am also having some difficulty and have been smashing keys more often than normal to switch targets. edit. Edited April 25, 2023 by MarkyMark
danos_2503 Posted April 26, 2023 Author Posted April 26, 2023 Thanks All for the feedback. @bonesvf103 definitely not a data link contact as showing up as brick, but it is 4 targets and i have to take out 2 on the right and yes super close to the L&S target will try the EXP to see if that helps. I am thinking that @MarkyMark might be onto something as i did recently change my DCS to open beta away from the stable version as i wanted to try multithreading so i am now on the latest version so didn't think about that will also try the 2 depresses to see if that helps, but i did think i was smashing the joystick trying to get it to work! Will try tomorrow night and update the outcome.
MarkyMark Posted April 26, 2023 Posted April 26, 2023 1 hour ago, danos_2503 said: Thanks All for the feedback. @bonesvf103 definitely not a data link contact as showing up as brick, but it is 4 targets and i have to take out 2 on the right and yes super close to the L&S target will try the EXP to see if that helps. I am thinking that @MarkyMark might be onto something as i did recently change my DCS to open beta away from the stable version as i wanted to try multithreading so i am now on the latest version so didn't think about that will also try the 2 depresses to see if that helps, but i did think i was smashing the joystick trying to get it to work! Will try tomorrow night and update the outcome. I feel like there might also be a time limit in between the double clicks to undesignate (can’t confirm this, but I think if you wait too long for the second click, it will reset the timer and you have to double click again) it’s a bit messy.
danos_2503 Posted April 28, 2023 Author Posted April 28, 2023 Thanks Can confirm quick double tap switches between targets. Also, thanks for the tip on hitting EXP as this also helps.
pixie Posted June 4, 2023 Posted June 4, 2023 hi ! Thank you for the double-undesignate trick. TWS designation was puzzling me. TBH this appears super counter-intuitive to me. Is it "correct as it" is or a bug recently introduced ?
MarkyMark Posted June 4, 2023 Posted June 4, 2023 4 hours ago, pixie said: hi ! Thank you for the double-undesignate trick. TWS designation was puzzling me. TBH this appears super counter-intuitive to me. Is it "correct as it" is or a bug recently introduced ? Hi, if you read the thread you’ll see it’s being investigated as a bug.
Viral-51st-Vfw Posted June 4, 2023 Posted June 4, 2023 Don't forget about raid for the closely spaced bandits componentSent from my SM-G781U using Tapatalk
dorianR666 Posted June 6, 2023 Posted June 6, 2023 On 6/5/2023 at 12:42 AM, Viral-51st-Vfw said: Don't forget about raid for the closely spaced bandits component dcs hornet doesnt simulate multiple close targets merging into one contact, so raid is actually entirely useless. CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 1600X GPU: AMD RX 580
pixie Posted June 8, 2023 Posted June 8, 2023 Hey OB guys ! Is the double undesignate bug fixed with today's patch ?
Harker Posted June 8, 2023 Posted June 8, 2023 Hey OB guys ! Is the double undesignate bug fixed with today's patch ?Yes! The vCVW-17 is looking for Hornet and Tomcat pilots and RIOs. Join the vCVW-17 Discord. F/A-18C, F-15E, AV-8B, F-16C, JF-17, A-10C/CII, M-2000C, F-14, AH-64D, BS2, UH-1H, P-51D, Sptifire, FC3 - i9-13900K, 64GB @6400MHz RAM, 4090 Strix OC, Samsung 990 Pro
pixie Posted June 8, 2023 Posted June 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, Harker said: 5 minutes ago, pixie said: Hey OB guys ! Is the double undesignate bug fixed with today's patch ? Yes! THX
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