F-15C in FC3 : EPLRS ???

[JEFX]

Can any of the DEVs confirm if the upcoming F-15C in FC3 will have EPLRS (as opposed to now)??

 

thanks

[bird-1]

I don't think so, just guess not..

[JEFX]

I have no idea, so I trust you but, what do you base that guess on?

[Eddie]

Well given that EPLRS is a ground datalink system and not fitted to aircraft, it's a pretty safe assumption. ;)

[JEFX]

Sorry, didnt know that.

Just took for granted that most other AC in DCS A-10C have it (A-10C, F-15E, F-16C, F-18C, and even AH-64), is it because these birds are Ground attack capable that they have it as well?

 

I must say that it was very handy on TAD to have all the other air assets mapped and will the F-15C have some kind of datalink as well (like the russian birds use to have in LOFC2?)

 

thanks

[JEFX]

OK did some research and I get it better.

Of course, there is the distinction between SADL and EPLRS, but from what I have read, there should be an integration of these 2 systems, even on pure A-A fighters...

 

from here : (the company that makes it)

http://www.raytheon.com/capabilities/products/sadl/

 

 

''SADL-EPLRS Joint Combat ID Through Situation Awareness

Joint Combat ID through Situation Awareness

The Situation Awareness Data Link (SADL) integrates US Air Force close air support aircraft with the digitized battlefield via the US Army's Enhanced Position Location Reporting System (EPLRS). More than just a radio or a data modem, SADL provides fighter-to-fighter, air-to-ground and ground-to-air data communications that are robust, secure, jam-resistant and contention-free. With its inherent position and status reporting for situation awareness, SADL provides an effective solution to the long-standing air-to-ground combat identification problem.

 

Air-to-Ground Mode

The pilot commands the SADL radio to synchronize with a specific ground network. His radio will share fighter-to-fighter data while recording ground positions from the EPLRS network.

 

Fighter-to-Fighter Operation

The SADL radio is integrated with aircraft avionics over the 1553 multiplex data bus, providing the pilot with data from other SADL-equipped aircraft as well as positions of EPLRS-equipped aircraft and ground units. SADL is capable of fighter-to-fighter network operation without reliance on a ground-based EPLRS network control.

 

Force XXI Operability

Task Force XXI has identified EPLRS as the “backbone communication system of the maneuver brigade”. SADL- equipped close air support aircraft provide the combat ID of all digitized battlefield forces' positions, including non-EPLRS users.''

[Eddie]

It's a game thing, EPLRS is used in the ME but it should really just say "data link" as there are many different data link systems at play.

 

But it is not actually EPLRS, in the case of the A-10C (and F-16C) it is SADL, which is capable of interfacing with EPLRS (used by ground units). The F-15C, for example, uses MIDS which can't directly share information with SADL. In order for information to be shared between different data link systems there needs to be a "gateway" system which combines all data received from the different sources and then "translates" and shares it on.

[JEFX]

well well

that sounds like typical computer devices compatibility fun!

But, besides the theory, (or RL I must say), what will our next F-15C (FC3) have as far as datalink system?

 

thanks Eddie for answering so quickly!