JTAG questions ???

[vegachavez]

I am currently working on how to use the JTAG option in locating enemy targets. All my questions refer to the tutorial link included on this thread.

 

1. Player UZI 11 "line is as follows:" 12NM SE of IP EDSEL.

Question; can someone please tell me how this works? Is it related to your location from JTAG`s location or does it relate to your location from compass North?

 

2.JTAG: response is: IP:FORD, Heading 311 (offset ) what does offset mean?. Does this heading mean the direction I need to navigate to?

 

3. Egress to FORD, I know what Egress means but what do the names EDSEL and Ford mean?

 

I very rarely use the forums for answers but i`m stuck on these issues.

 

 

Thanks.

[nomdeplume]

First, it's JTAC -- Joint Terminal Attack Controller -- not JTAG. :)

 

The IPs are Initial Points; navigation positions defined by the mission designer which can be dynamically referenced by JTAC etc. within the mission. They should be present in your navigation system when in MSN mode (rather than flight plan mode), however if they're important to the mission it's quite possible the mission designer will have colocated waypoints in your flight plan with the nav points.

 

"12nm SE of IP EDSEL" just means the unit (in this case, the player) is approximately 12 nautical miles to the south east of wherever IP EDSEL is located.

 

IP FORD Heading 311 indicates the direction from IP FORD to the target (i.e. northwest). The next line gives you the distance (7 nm). If there's no convenient nav points around, then they'll use bullseye locations instead. These work in the same way, but the reference point is the theatre-wide bullseye location.

 

Egress to Ford should be clear now. If there's no convenient navigation point to use as a reference they may just give a cardinal direction instead, e.g. "egress south".

 

If it's not obvious from the mission briefing or your waypoint labels where these nav points are, I think they should be shown in the mission planner. In general though the briefing should include these. Knowing the location of any common reference points that might be utilised is part of the pilot's standard mission preparation.

[vegachavez]

Thanks, it all make sense now! I have no idea why I spelled it JTAG, it has been tough learning all these new term and labels. So much to learn but its all so rewarding.

All the best.

[vctpil]

Hi,

 

Can you tell me where is the point FORD ? I cannot find it.

 

Thanks,

Vincent