Weapon white in dsms

[maxmax]

There is probably an obvious answer to this.

 

Sometimes weapons are white when selecting them in dsms and won't fire. Why is this and how can I correct it? Can happen to Mavs as well as CBUs.

 

After a while they go green, but I haven't figured out the logic.

 

What am I doing wrong?

[MTFDarkEagle]

Just a first thought: check your master arm.

[maxmax]

Master arm on. At the moment I can drop 105s and gbus, but mavs stay white and dont show image in mav screen.

[MTFDarkEagle]

Could you drop a trackfile?

[159th_Viper]

Ensure Mav is SOI. CBU's need to align - once properly aligned, weapons-station will turn green.

 

All the above, in the absence of a track file, is just a wild guess.

[maxmax]

Nevermind, mavs seem to work normally now. CBUs still go white and fail to drop sometimes. I'll save a track whenever it happens and post it. Maby I can get an explanation as to what I'm doing wrong. If it happens to mavs ill do the same. Thanks :)

 

EDIT

Yes, CBUS are aligned, mavs have timed 3 mins and SOI. This didnt happen before last patch not 1.1.1.1, so seems like a feature = me not knowing what I'm doing.

 

EDIT again

 

I align for drop a few miles out, line in the middle, the counter starts dropping until it says release. Long press. Then nothing. Sometimes, that is.

Edited December 19, 2011 by maxmax

[Chops]

Check this link, it has been pretty well covered -

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=81722

[Olgerd]

Ensure Mav is SOI. CBU's need to align - once properly aligned, weapons-station will turn green.

 

All the above, in the absence of a track file, is just a wild guess.

 

Viper you are correct in almost all guesses.

 

The only case when Mav station can be white (given that Master is not SAFE) is the absence of a valid track. Just a small note to make things a bit more clear. Maverick is not needed to be SOI to fire. However to lock something it has to be controlled (i.e. made SOI). Once track is obtained, SOI can be transferred to any other sensor.

 

It is the correct guess about CBU-103(-105) - white station means poor transfer alignment or a permanent failure (like ABORTED weapon due to quick pickle). Some maneuvering is needed to fix poor transfer alignment. And there is nothing to do to fix the aborted weapon. There is 15 seconds timeout exists for the second chance pickle, prior the permanent failure of the weapon.

Edited December 19, 2011 by Olgerd

[maxmax]

I'll post a track as soon as I can reproduce it. I didn't think of saving one before as I thought it would be a simple case of pushing the right button.

[Supersheep]

Olgerd, the 15 second-timeout is a time window of 15 seconds starting right after the failed release in which one can try to "re-release" the bomb, correct?

 

 

Thanks,

Supersheep

[159th_Viper]

^^^^^

Correct.

[74th_Lunatic]

are you turning the maverick seeker head on? EO on?

[maxmax]

Yes, all on. Seems Mavs are working normally now. Just me fumbling.

 

The CBUs are still a mystery though. Of course they have been working normally now that I am trying to save a track.

[Ramstein]

once a weapons has been lageled as aboorted, is there a way to un-abort, and enable that weapon again?

 

I have studfied how to use tese weapons, moslty the Mavs and J-Dams, yet I stil have problems, most with J-Dams, I get aboerts, and don't know why, or they wil not drop al the time.. and more.. I really, really need help.. I read and watch videos, yet stil have lots of problems...

 

I thought I would be much better especially sicnce I flew the old A-10a a few years, the A-10C is very tempramental..

 

I am either stupid, or can't graps the full concept, even with a checklist I

have to many problems.. I hope to get at least a 90% success rate, right now I am lucky to have a 10%...

:doh:

[bartleby]

once a weapons has been lageled as aboorted, is there a way to un-abort, and enable that weapon again?

 

I have studfied how to use tese weapons, moslty the Mavs and J-Dams, yet I stil have problems, most with J-Dams, I get aboerts, and don't know why, or they wil not drop al the time.. and more.. I really, really need help.. I read and watch videos, yet stil have lots of problems...

 

I thought I would be much better especially sicnce I flew the old A-10a a few years, the A-10C is very tempramental..

 

I am either stupid, or can't graps the full concept, even with a checklist I

have to many problems.. I hope to get at least a 90% success rate, right now I am lucky to have a 10%...

:doh:

Make sure you hold down the pickle for a few seconds when using IAMs (inertially aided munitions - e.g., JDAMS and WCMDs). They take a second or two to come off the rails. If you don't, they'll hang. It used to be possible to fix them if they hung, but I'm not sure it is after the recent patch. The relevant note is referenced below.

 

 

• The IAM Quick Pickle routine has been updated. After the first quick pickle, the user has a chance to pickle again. After a 15 second timeout, the bomb will become unusable and it will be impossible to ‘restore’ the bomb via the DTS UPLOAD function."
  

Edited December 21, 2011 by bartleby

[RobbySpike]

I sometimes got the same "problem" with the white mavericks. I can aim and fire them properly nevertheless, but "fastdraw" (selecting multiple mavs in the dsms) doesn't seem to work while white.

[Olgerd]

once a weapons has been lageled as aboorted, is there a way to un-abort, and enable that weapon again?

 

I have studfied how to use tese weapons, moslty the Mavs and J-Dams, yet I stil have problems, most with J-Dams, I get aboerts, and don't know why, or they wil not drop al the time.. and more.. I really, really need help.. I read and watch videos, yet stil have lots of problems...

 

I thought I would be much better especially sicnce I flew the old A-10a a few years, the A-10C is very tempramental..

 

I am either stupid, or can't graps the full concept, even with a checklist I

have to many problems.. I hope to get at least a 90% success rate, right now I am lucky to have a 10%...

:doh:

 

Just press and hold the weapon release button until the weapon status in the lower left corner on the HUD changes (which means that the bomb has been released). Another cue that release happened is W symbol in the upper right corner.

[Ramstein]

geeesh, sorry about all the typos in my post,,, I should have come back and checked... oh well, what's done is done...

:doh: