Minor JTAC tweaks to bring CAS to more modules

[hZf]

We know that the JTAC system needs a thorough re-work, but a small band-aid solution would be a mission editor selection to determine if a JTAC provides coordinates in MGRS or lat/long. If JTACs could read lat/long coordinates, the Tomcat would become a very decent CAS aircraft almost immediately, with the ability to have Jester input the coordinates and cue the TGP to that point. Right now, CAS in the tomcat requires use of the F-10 map, conversion of MGRS to lat/long, and THEN inputting the coordinates in via Jester/RIO. Flying in VR makes that very challenging. I'm assuming that there are other aircraft that can also accept lat/long coordinates and not MGRS, and this simple tweak would open CAS up to these aircraft as well. Obviously dynamic laser-codes and better ordinance selection would also help, but I imagine these fixes are more challenging to implement and would take longer. For the meantime, options for coordinates would provide a pretty significant leap in capability.

[Gunfreak]

3 hours ago, hZf said:

We know that the JTAC system needs a thorough re-work, but a small band-aid solution would be a mission editor selection to determine if a JTAC provides coordinates in MGRS or lat/long. If JTACs could read lat/long coordinates, the Tomcat would become a very decent CAS aircraft almost immediately, with the ability to have Jester input the coordinates and cue the TGP to that point. Right now, CAS in the tomcat requires use of the F-10 map, conversion of MGRS to lat/long, and THEN inputting the coordinates in via Jester/RIO. Flying in VR makes that very challenging. I'm assuming that there are other aircraft that can also accept lat/long coordinates and not MGRS, and this simple tweak would open CAS up to these aircraft as well. Obviously dynamic laser-codes and better ordinance selection would also help, but I imagine these fixes are more challenging to implement and would take longer. For the meantime, options for coordinates would provide a pretty significant leap in capability.

A agree to this. I'm also curious why other jets don't have the same command for wingmen as the A10. In the A10 you can order your wingpeople to use specific weapons. And i think attack direction etc. This as been in the A10 for years. And why it hasn't been brought over to other typical CAS aircraft like 16 and 18, I don't understand