JTAC another question

[snak]

If jtac spots the enemy passing it in the distance how do to get it to let you know. if you are in an A10c

[Madone]

erm what? I didn't understand :/ Your position doesn't matter. Do you mean "what will happen if the JTAC moves?"

[norcal bear]

From what I understand, he is asking if the JTAC observes an enemy unit, how does the JTAC notify the A-10 pilot. Well, with my limited knowledge, I think the mission designer has to set up the JTAC to make notifications on specific targets or perhaps zones. And, to communicate with the JTAC, the pilot needs to establish contact with the JTAC. If there is an assigned JTAC and you are flying in the target area, the default JTAC doesn't randomly contact you, the pilot.

 

Having said that, the default "Smerch Hunt" mission uses default ground based JTAC units where the pilot is to contact the JTAC on a set frequency. But, it also has an audible JTAC programmed to simulate a JTAC notifying the pilot of a target. This is done in a different way by the mission designer. Hope this helps but in a nut shell, you fly to the station area, contact the JTAC on the set frequency, and they will provide 9-line information. It then becomes the pilot's responsibility to understand how to interpret datalink messages sent through the TAD or how to input coordinates into the CDU to create a new waypoint.

Edited January 7, 2013 by norcal bear

[Madone]

Your last paragraph says it all...

[snak]

I wondered if it was possible for jtac to call the a10c it would seem not

 

thanks for that

[Evil.Bonsai]

One way of doing this is to setup a trigger to play/display amessage alerting player that enemy was spotted and to contact jtac on a specific frequency, then proceed as normal. I've never tried setting up a jtac 'zone', not sure if that is possible.

[Madone]

Yes it seems complicated to know when the JTAC will spot the target.