Caldera Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Hey All, I know that there is a way to do a F-15E to F-15E TACAN, primarily for the purpose of keeping track of your wing man. I be danged if I can figure it out though and from my exploration the manual does not describe specifically. I have tried every combination of A/A, TR and REC on the TCN page that I can click through and I am having no luck. Anyone care to help me out? Additionally, I have noticed in the last update that TR and REC must be un-starred for the TACAN of the tanker to work. This have anything to do with F-15E to F-15E? Thanks in advance, Caldera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistermann Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 20:05 https://youtu.be/i-_LxMu-uWs 1 System Specs: Spoiler Processor:13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-13900K - RAM: 64GB - Video Card: NVIDIA RTX 4090 - Display: Pimax 8kx VR Headset - Accessories: VKB Gunfighter III MCG Ultimate, Thrustmaster TWCS (modified), Thrustmaster TPR Pedals, Simshaker JetPad, Predator HOTAS Mounts, 3D Printed Flight Button Box Thrustmaster TWCS Mod Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted August 11, 2023 Share Posted August 11, 2023 Yep, they used 6X and 69X in the above example, whatever pair you take, remember the difference of 63MHz. 1 Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caldera Posted August 13, 2023 Author Share Posted August 13, 2023 OK Thanks! So in the video, Notso is 69x and Casmo is 6x? Caldera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western_JPN Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 In my memory, TACAN A/A Station is a special function only Tankers equip. F-15E might not have Station function IRL. In DCS mission editor, F-15E's "Activate TACAN" command becomes gray-out even added, not enabled. Maybe a historical behavior. Impossible F-15E chasing another F-15E by TACAN. Modules: A-10C/II, F-5E, F-14A/B, F-15E, F-16C, F/A-18C, AV-8B, FC3, Ka-50-2/3, UH-1H, Mi-8MTV2, SA342, Mi-24P, AH-64D, P-51D Maps: Nevada, PG, Syria, SA, Sinai, Channel, Normandy2.0 Assets etc.: CA, Sc, WW2AP Mods and Skins in User Files: files/filter/user-is-western0221/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mud Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 5 hours ago, Caldera said: OK Thanks! So in the video, Notso is 69x and Casmo is 6x? Caldera Correct 1 Spoiler W10-x64 | Z390 Gigabyte Aorus Ultra | Core i7 9700K @ 4.8Ghz | Noctua NH-D15 Corsair 32Gb 3200 | MSI RTX 3080ti Gaming X Asus Xonar AE | TM Hotas Warthog MFG Crosswind pedals | Valve Index Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 7 hours ago, western_JPN said: F-15E might not have Station function IRL. Yes, but we're talking about yardstick function which is very much possible. This will get you range only, no bearing. 1 Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sealpup Posted August 13, 2023 Share Posted August 13, 2023 Any TACAN set can do air to air ranging. You just, as mentioned, need to have each aircraft on a channel where the transmit and receive are opposite each other. 06X and 69X is one example, but every TACAN channel has an 'opposite' that you can do this with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too-cool Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 On 8/11/2023 at 8:09 AM, draconus said: Yep, they used 6X and 69X in the above example, whatever pair you take, remember the difference of 63MHz. Please Explain? Thanks TC (New guy) Win 10 Pro 64bit | Half X F/T Case | Corsair 1200AT ps | Asus ROG Maximums XIII Extreme | I9 11900K Clocked@4200 | Nepton 240 W/C | 64GB DDR4-3600 Gskill Mem | Asus 3080 gpu/8gb | SB-Z audio | Asus 32" 1440 Monitor | Winwing Super Tauras/Super Libra | Crosswind R/P | Track-ir-5 | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mud Posted August 17, 2023 Share Posted August 17, 2023 24 minutes ago, too-cool said: Please Explain? Thanks TC (New guy) For a yardstick TACAN to work between two aircraft, their selected TACAN channels have to have a difference of 63. So for example: 69X - 6X = 63 90X - 27X = 63 Mud 1 Spoiler W10-x64 | Z390 Gigabyte Aorus Ultra | Core i7 9700K @ 4.8Ghz | Noctua NH-D15 Corsair 32Gb 3200 | MSI RTX 3080ti Gaming X Asus Xonar AE | TM Hotas Warthog MFG Crosswind pedals | Valve Index Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
too-cool Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 What if you have more than 2 in your flight, does the lead choose a Tacan # and all others in flight assign a Tacan thats 63 less or more than the lead? Thanks TC Win 10 Pro 64bit | Half X F/T Case | Corsair 1200AT ps | Asus ROG Maximums XIII Extreme | I9 11900K Clocked@4200 | Nepton 240 W/C | 64GB DDR4-3600 Gskill Mem | Asus 3080 gpu/8gb | SB-Z audio | Asus 32" 1440 Monitor | Winwing Super Tauras/Super Libra | Crosswind R/P | Track-ir-5 | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draconus Posted October 19, 2023 Share Posted October 19, 2023 3 hours ago, too-cool said: What if you have more than 2 in your flight, does the lead choose a Tacan # and all others in flight assign a Tacan thats 63 less or more than the lead? Yeah, either that or they do two pairs with the second pair as section leader and his wingman. Win10 i7-10700KF 32GB RTX3060 Rift S T16000M TWCS TFRP FC3 F-14A/B F-15E CA SC NTTR PG Syria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VKing Posted October 20, 2023 Share Posted October 20, 2023 (edited) This is an example 4-ship setup where the flight lead can get the distance to his second element, or swap channel X for Y to get the distance to the wingman without having to change any numbers. ETA: The distances are just examples, not any kind of TACAN limits. Edited October 20, 2023 by VKing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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