F-16 Pilot Posted June 23, 2024 Posted June 23, 2024 Hello, so I am new to DCS and have just been practicing with dropping bombs, mainly the GBU 110 and 12. First I started in the F-16 and was able to hit my targets, however now I'm practicing in the F/A-18 and for some reason I can't seem to get the bombs to hit the target, and I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. I can release the weapon, but it never seems to find a target, even though I designated one through the HMD and have the TGP pointed at it. I will pot a short video to show you how I did it, to see if I did something wrong Any suggestions? Thanks
Hulkbust44 Posted June 23, 2024 Posted June 23, 2024 Your release looks way off for auto lase to be effective. It only had guidance for those last 8 seconds and it seems that wasn't enough to correct. Manual lase from release? Sure. Sent from my moto g stylus 5G (2022) using Tapatalk
F-16 Pilot Posted June 23, 2024 Author Posted June 23, 2024 13 minutes ago, Hulkbust44 said: Your release looks way off for auto lase to be effective. It only had guidance for those last 8 seconds and it seems that wasn't enough to correct. Manual lase from release? Sure. Sent from my moto g stylus 5G (2022) using Tapatalk Thank you, that did cross my mind. Do you know what button it is to lase in the F/A-18? In the F-16 it was the trigger button first detent which I had bound to the trigger button on my joystick. However now I don't see that control in the control menu and when I try to manually lase it with my trigger button it doesn't work like it did in the F-16. Also, when you say my release looks off, how would I go about fixing it? Are you saying I need to adjust the release angle of the bomb? Thanks
razo+r Posted June 23, 2024 Posted June 23, 2024 3 minutes ago, F-16 Pilot said: Thank you, that did cross my mind. Do you know what button it is to lase in the F/A-18? In the F-16 it was the trigger button first detent which I had bound to the trigger button on my joystick. However now I don't see that control in the control menu and when I try to manually lase it with my trigger button it doesn't work like it did in the F-16. Also, when you say my release looks off, how would I go about fixing it? Are you saying I need to adjust the release angle of the bomb? Thanks If you want to lase manually you have to press "TRIG" on the top right of the DDI to enable the trigger to fire the laser.
F-16 Pilot Posted June 23, 2024 Author Posted June 23, 2024 (edited) 1 hour ago, razo+r said: If you want to lase manually you have to press "TRIG" on the top right of the DDI to enable the trigger to fire the laser. Thanks. I can turn this one before I release weapons, is that correct? Edit: So I tried releasing the bombs from a much higher altitude at 20,00FT and manually lased the target immediately after release, but I still wasn't able to hit the target? I was exactly lined up with the vertical guideline but fairly close. Don't know why I could do it in the F-16 but struggle in the F/A-18 Edited June 23, 2024 by F-16 Pilot
Hulkbust44 Posted June 23, 2024 Posted June 23, 2024 Thanks. I can turn this one before I release weapons, is that correct?Yes. And as for the release, line up the velocity vector on the vertical, azimuth steering line (ASL)Sent from my moto g stylus 5G (2022) using Tapatalk
Gladius Posted June 23, 2024 Posted June 23, 2024 Did you even turn on the laser on the right panel? You have to turn it back on after every bomb drop. The laser codes also have to be transferred to the bombs. Hardware: Windows 11 64Bit, AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, Noctua NH-D15 G2 LBC, MSI X670E Carbon Wifi II, 64 GB Ram 6000 MHz DDR5 CL36 Kingstone Furry, TUF RTX 4080 OC, 3x M.2 SSD Kinston Fury Renegade, Meta Quest 2, ASUS TUF VG279QM Monitor, TM HOTAS Warthog , VIRPIL VPC WarBRD Base mit TM Hornet Stick und Saitek Pro Flight Rudder Pedalen. Deutscher Guide zu: Mirage 2000C, MiG-21bis, F5 Tiger II, Mi-8MTV2, F-14B Tomcat, AJS-37 Viggen und Fulgabwehrsysteme
Foka Posted June 23, 2024 Posted June 23, 2024 Laser was working, you can see it on the video. Also you can't change laser codes in flight in the bombs.
F-16 Pilot Posted June 23, 2024 Author Posted June 23, 2024 8 hours ago, Foka said: Also on the video bomb is not armed. Thank you, what do I need to do to arm it?
razo+r Posted June 23, 2024 Posted June 23, 2024 3 minutes ago, F-16 Pilot said: Thank you, what do I need to do to arm it? In the stores page click on EFUZ to set the fuze for the bomb to what you selected in the rearming window and the orange triangle that appears there.
Solution PawlaczGMD Posted June 23, 2024 Solution Posted June 23, 2024 (edited) I have not fully confirmed it, but I suspect that CCIP/AUTO drops are off if your nav source is INS (default). Switch it to GPS on the HSI page and try again? Also your drop was not very good, try to put your vector on the drop line to confirm that it's not the issue. Edited June 23, 2024 by PawlaczGMD
F-16 Pilot Posted June 24, 2024 Author Posted June 24, 2024 20 hours ago, razo+r said: In the stores page click on EFUZ to set the fuze for the bomb to what you selected in the rearming window and the orange triangle that appears there. Thank you. This is ultimately what worked, and I was finally able to get the bombs to hit the target multiple times.
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