Help - with my night JTAC mission

[hreich]

Can somebody check my mission, and confirm why I dont get laser indication on my HUD when my JTAC informs me that he is lasing the target.?

Do I have to switch something in my cockpit to see the laser from JTAC on hud?

And also, why dont I get sparkle from JTAC?

2 My night Jtac.miz

Edited December 21, 2010 by hreich

[IceFire]

as far as I know to get the jtac to use the Infrared Laser pointer, it has to be a Type 2 or 1 engagement...

 

Only thing I know is to set the weapon to be used in ME to a dumb bomb or a guided missile. not automatic.. then you'll get him to use the IR pointer, NOW I could be wrong about this.

 

I've been trying to get him to use Type 3, Type 2, and Type 1 and I cant seem to figure out how to get it to do type 2 and 1 consistently, i dont know what triggers it to do so

 

anyone ?

[RogueRunner]

Could you explain 'type 1', 'type 2' and 'type 3'?

[Frederf]

From Joint Pub. 3-09.3

 

There are three types of TAC (Types 1, 2, and 3).

 

Type 1 control is used when the JTAC must visually

acquire the attacking aircraft and the target for each

attack.

 

Type 2 control is used when the JTAC requires control

of individual attacks and any or all of the conditions

exist: JTAC is unable to visually acquire the attacking

aircraft at weapons release, JTAC is unable to visually

acquire the target, and/or the attacking aircraft is unable

to acquire the mark/target prior to weapons release.

 

Type 3 control is used when the JTAC requires the

ability to provide clearance for multiple attacks within

a single engagement subject to specific attack

restrictions, and any or all of the conditions exist:

JTAC is unable to visually acquire the attacking aircraft

at weapons release; JTAC is unable to visually acquire

the target; and/or the attacking aircraft is unable to

acquire the mark/target prior to weapons release.

[nomdeplume]

Different types refer to different amounts of control the JTAC has over the operation. There was another thread where it was explained well, but the summary was:

 

Type 1 - JTAC maintains visual contact with both the enemy and the aircraft conducting the attack.

 

Type 2 - JTAC maintains control of the attack, but visual on either the target and/or the aircraft isn't require (or possible) at time of weapons release.

 

Type 3 - aircrew has autonomy to attack any targets that meet the JTAC's restrictions.

 

I think the only thing that influences what the in-game JTAC uses is proximity of friendlies to the enemy position.

 

Addendum: found the post I was thinking of.