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Top left part of HUD blacked out when firing GAU-8, what's hiding there?


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I've noticed, in all the A-10 gun strafe videos I've watched, that when the GAU-8 is fired, a black box appears in the top left part of the HUD, presumably hiding sensitive data. Does anyone know what this could be?

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could you link one of the vids??

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All it means is that the pilot pulled the trigger/pushed the pickle. It isn't hiding anything.

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Yep, it's a 'tape' feature. In DCSW you will see a 'weapon release event' marked as a 'W' on HUD.

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It's to show the debrief guys back at the office when the Pilot pulled the trigger or pressed the pickle button.

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What is the dashed line with a box on the end coming off the target in that video? Some kind of guide to target?

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What is the dashed line with a box on the end coming off the target in that video? Some kind of guide to target?

 

Just posted about this in another thread in the military section, but I was wondering the same thing. I reckon it is the pave penny cue index described on page 365 of the manual.

 

11. Pave-Penny Cue Index. The PAVE-PENNY Cue Index is displayed as a dotted line extending from the TVV to the TISL Spider when the Spider is outside the HUD FOV. The dotted line is removed once the target enters the HUD FOV. If the TISL Spider is within the HUD FOV when lock on occurs, the PAVE-PENNY Cue Index appears for 2 seconds and then removed. The purpose of the index is to provide a method for acquiring the TISL Spider and distinguishing it from the TD Box during maneuvering.
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Sorry but I don't understand that quote.

The dotted line was also never removed in the video. ?

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