Air to air guns problem.

[Mohamengina]

Is it possible to bring up a hud indicator when using the targeting pod for air to air?

 

I keep losing my air targets and find it hard to lock on to them because there seems to be no indicator on the hud of where they are.

[nomdeplume]

Nope, you need to use the situational awareness cue (white dot) on the TGP display to keep yourself oriented.

 

This is apparently correct (i.e. true-to-life), there's no TGP indicator on the HUD in A-A mode. I guess it's to prevent it from obscuring the pilot's view of the target, given the A-10 only has within-visual-range weaponry.

[EtherealN]

This is apparently correct (i.e. true-to-life), there's no TGP indicator on the HUD in A-A mode.

 

Correct.

[Mohamengina]

In that case, can you use the air to ground mode instead because that would still track a moving target, even if it was in the air right?

[SmokeyTheLung]

You sure can

[genbrien]

it's just that A-A mode will identify a moving target for you with a little white cross.

[LostOblivion]

The A-10 needs a radar and some AMRAAMs, oh, and a tailhook for carrier landings, oh and when I think of it I'd always wanted it to have some more powerful jet engines with afterburner... :) ED?:pilotfly:

[Jimmytime]

The A-10 needs a radar and some AMRAAMs, oh, and a tailhook for carrier landings, oh and when I think of it I'd always wanted it to have some more powerful jet engines with afterburner... :) ED?:pilotfly:

 

You forgot the ham and cheese sandwich and cup holder!

[Mohamengina]

okay turns out its impossible and/or very difficult to lock on to an air target with air to ground mode.

[159th_Viper]

okay turns out its impossible and/or very difficult to lock on to an air target with air to ground mode.

 

Hence the Air to Air mode of the TGP :)

 

Herewith a previous post that attempts to explain and aid in AA with the TGP:

 

 

 

To prosecute targets via TGP:

 

 

# Set the Depressible Pipper to 41 mils (3 degrees)

 

# Locate and track target in Point Track mode (TMS FWD Short)

 

# Set HUD as SOI (Coolie Hat Up)

 

# Select AIM-9's from the DSMS

 

# Slave AIM-9 seeker to TGP LOS (China Hat FWD Long)

 

# Confirm tone and launch.

 

 

 

Herewith track illustrating the principle:

 

 

 

1 - I set the pipper to 3 degrees.

 

2 - Select AA on TGP and set as SOI.

 

3 - Scan area where I am expecting bandit from. You'll see from the TGP that once I picked him up in the TGP FOV I kept him there by decreasing zoom to 3Z.

 

4 - Once the tracking cross appears, I place the bandit in Point-Track mode (TMS Fwd Short) and dive for the deck to ensure he does not pick me up and turn me into swiss cheese.

 

5 - In the dive, I set the HUD as SOI and select the AIM-9's from the DSMS.

 

6 - Utlizing the TGP for situational awareness I climb back up onto his six

 

7 - With HUD in AA mode, slave AIM-9 seeker to TGP LOS. You'll see that the seeker reticle is on the top of the HUD and is locked as indicated by the tone - Just follow the seeker up the HUD and fly until the bandit is in your FOV.

 

8 - Satisfy yourself that you're within range, launch and confirm kill.

 

 

Track: [ATTACH]53082[/ATTACH]

 

 

If you for whatever reason miss with the AIM-9's or are too close for a sidewinder kill and you're in a hurry, ie got no time to fiddle with the IFFCC to set your Gun-Funnel properly, rely on your GBL (Gun Bore Line) Cross for a quick kill -

 

Track: [ATTACH]53083[/ATTACH]

 

 

 

Air to Air Kill with TGP

 

 

 

Guns-kill utilizing GBL

 

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[Mohamengina]

Awesome, thanks for this. Now I can finally kill those helicopters in the first mission of the campaign.