repored earlier A/A TR TACAN not reporting distance

[Buhli]

Hi all,

 

my first problem is the A/A TR TACAN in the F16.

I entered the correct band and channel, i switched the A/A TR mode.

When i set TCN mode on the EHSI, it shows the direction to the tanker, but not the distance. It is the same problem on both bands X & Y.

best regards

Buhli

Edited January 29, 2024 by NineLine
removed second issue

[NineLine]

Hi, please submit 1 issue per report, I have removed the second issue and you can open another thread for that.

This first issue is correct as is for the tanker type, no range is given. If we add a KC-10 or later, then it will have both range and bearing.

Thanks!

[WHOGX5]

On 1/30/2024 at 12:24 AM, NineLine said:

This first issue is correct as is for the tanker type, no range is given. If we add a KC-10 or later, then it will have both range and bearing.

This is incorrect.

Firstly, you are indeed correct in the fact that the KC-10 is a special case which has the ability to provide both DME and bearing information via TACAN, but other aircraft can only provide DME via A/A TACAN, not bearing. That's the reason why the NATO brevity for A/A TACAN is "YARDSTICK", because you measure distance with it.

Secondly, as has been reported many times in the past since a DCS patch broke this well over a year back, tankers in DCS can currently only be received with TACAN using either REC or T/R modes in DCS, which is obviously incorrect as these modes are meant to be used for ground stations. With your TACAN set to A/A mode you cannot recieve neither DME nor bearing from a tanker, but in REC you can receive bearing and in T/R you can recieve both bearing and range, irregardless of whether the tanker has this capability in real life, and irregardless of weather you've ticked the "Bearing" option in the advanced options for the tanker.

[NineLine]

I apologize the response is reversed, a mistake in transfer of info from the team. You are correct.

To the OP, this is a known issue and already reported. Sorry for the confusion.