TWS question

[westr]

If I’m intercepting a formation from long range often the radar can’t distinguish between contacts if they are in a close formation (understandable). 
so say I launch a phoenix from around 40nm and then say I want to launch another pheonix at 25nm, the radar jester is controlling won’t let me launch another pheonix at this time because all he can see is a single contact which I have already launched at. I know a workaround to this which is switching to the back seat then pressing key command Next Launch. Then I can return to the front seat and resume my pilot role. What I would like to know is if there’s a way to ask Jester to do this without leaving the front seat? I’ve looked at the Jester commands under the pilot controls and can’t see anything like it. 
or put another way I want to launch more than one missile at a single target in TWS mode. 

Edited yesterday at 03:23 PM by westr

[speed-of-heat]

It sounds like you are in STT mode not TWS ... from memory in TWS mode if the pilot is in the driving seat "JESTER" / the weapon systems (I cant remember which ) will switch from the first highest priority target to the next target and the next and so on until you run out of missiles. you can get jester to select a specific target via the wheel

Edited yesterday at 04:11 PM by speed-of-heat

[westr]

37 minutes ago, speed-of-heat said:

It sounds like you are in STT mode not TWS ... from memory in TWS mode if the pilot is in the driving seat "JESTER" / the weapon systems (I cant remember which ) will switch from the first highest priority target to the next target and the next and so on until you run out of missiles. you can get jester to select a specific target via the wheel

No TWS auto because if I distanced the targets or one distances themselves briefly I am able to launch two missiles one at each. But with Jester once one missile has been launched at each you can then no longer launch another salvo at the same targets if that makes sense. 

[draconus]

21 hours ago, speed-of-heat said:

you can get jester to select a specific target via the wheel

Only for STT.

21 hours ago, speed-of-heat said:

from memory in TWS mode if the pilot is in the driving seat "JESTER" / the weapon systems (I cant remember which ) will switch from the first highest priority target to the next target and the next and so on until you run out of missiles

That's from Jester seat using Next Launch button. No way to do that from the pilot seat - no such option in the Jester menu. As the manual says:

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It is possible to force the WCS to include a target by setting it to mandatory attack using the CAP and also to exclude a target by setting it to do not attack on the same panel. In addition it is possible to command the WCS to set a track as priority 1 in the firing order by hooking it and pressing NEXT LAUNCH on the RIO armament panel.