Bahger Posted May 23, 2011 Posted May 23, 2011 I am very experienced getting JTACs to work in missions but the failure of this one is causing me to scratch my head in bafflement. Here are the details: - I have the 2-ship A-10 AFAC flight change frequency at the WP at which it starts FAC-ing in the WP/Advanced menu. This is because I want to monitor the flight on the common package AM frequency before he approaches his FAC target and switches to FM. Does "Change Frequency" not work in these circumstances? - The AFAC flight ingresses and orbits at 20,000ft to avoid local SAM/AAA threats. Surely this is not too high for an A-10 AFAC with a TGP? If the AFAC flight continues not to respond to radio calls I will have to dial in his FM frequency from the start in the flight's own menu and give up on the idea of a freq. change at a nav point, which would be a pity. Can anyone suggest what I might be missing here?
nomdeplume Posted May 24, 2011 Posted May 24, 2011 I don't think there's any reason the frequency change shouldn't work, so I'd personally start with trying to confirm they actually spot the targets. The A-10s are usually fairly good at spotting targets (unlike F-15Es!), but maybe the weather conditions are causing problems. Are there any clouds? What I'd try is: - add another flight with the same loadout to fly over the targets at the same altitude as your AFAC flight - make sure you're tuned to their frequency and receiving their calls (e.g. place their first few waypoints close to each other and make sure you hear them calling out 'passing waypoint ...') - listen for any contact reports from them The AI will make bullseye reports for any ground targets they spot which haven't already been reported. So make sure this test flight is the first on the scene, and listen for their reports. If they don't make any reports, then you know they're not detecting the targets. Maybe try setting the flight progressively lower until they do just to prove that's the case (you might need to make the flight use the 'invisible' command to prevent them from being shot down). If they do make reports, then you know there's something else causing the AFAC not to respond.
Bahger Posted May 24, 2011 Author Posted May 24, 2011 Thanks ndp. The truly vexing thing is this: I simply can't receive on my FM radio. I do not hear the flight on 75.00 calling position, yet I can hear the SEAD flights I put in on AM. I have tried all sorts of combinations of rotary/push-pull button settings in the Intercom Panel but no luck. There must be something awry with my radio settings. Arrgh.
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