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1 hour ago, Friar said:
Salute
As you may be aware I am currently working on updating my Persian Gulf server mission.
I would like to know please if I add an automatic Mark Point in the mission can these planes (I know the Harrier can) use them for navigation / targets. I am working on using the randomiser for placing targets and it would make it easier for you guys to locate them.
If not, does anyone have any suggestions for the best mechanic for mission planning (I am aware of the F10 map issue for VR users)
Cheers
Friar
Only the Harrier can pull 'mark points' from the F10 map, as far as I know.
Mark points are something different irl, and are a way a pilot can can quickly create a special type of waypopint/steerpoint from where one of there sensors is looking, Tpod, HTS pod, Helmet, ground radar etc.... and are usually created through the UFC and are limited in number, ie 26-30 in the F-16. They often have extra features like displaying MGRS coordinates as well as the normal lat/long.
Could you associate a bit of text to display as a message along the top, linked with the random event that displays a general location of that event, that the pilot can enter into there nav system as a waypoint to get them on station?
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Can't remember my pilots name, but still the original (been on extended leave in Paris, Hic...)
Air:
1 Shared kill with Dennis, I got the credit but was a definite joint effort. Was a 109.
Ground:
One artillery piece.
Special mention to excellent winging form Wingy!
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If you want to use this as a kneepad, download this and unzip to,
C:\Users\kevin\Saved Games\DCS\Kneeboard\F-16C_50
or whatever plane you wish.
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I know it costs around $10 for this app, but I'm going to pick it up soon and a cheap android tablet, and mount it in front of my joystick.
https://forum.dcs.world/topic/228734-dcs-ufc-android-app/
When starting to use the jets in more complex situations, using the ufc's becomes a much more integral component of the operation of the jets, and while using the numberpad section of the keyboard suffices mostly, having the bespoke ufc of each plane right in front of me at my fingertips is well worth the small sum to me.
Just need him to do the Mudhen ufc now, once exports are enabled for the module in upcoming development patches.
Compared to other modules, the F-15 seems to require more than most use of the ufc, and annoyingly is the one that is least easy to map to the numberpad keyboard!
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China diesel have an empire eithet (yet).
They've just launched their 3rd carrier, with an interesting design, no angled deck, not vtol aircraft.....
Either all there pilots are shit hot, or the first bolter is going to wipe out the entire flight line!
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The Apache uses lat long decimal format, which happily so does the F-16 and F-15. The F-18 would require to convert to lat long standard. Have no idea what format the mirage uses?
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Yeah, was good fun, thanks for helping me work out the details.
Involved Colin using the Apaches sights to find and lase and store a target, which gave him in the cockpit the coordinates of that target. We then needed to work out what format the coordinates were in, and what the F-15 takes, which as it happened are the same, although confusingly the Apache throws out one less decimal place, making the coordinates look like they were a different format, which confused us for a while!🙈
Once i had the coordinates read out to me on comms, i created a target waypoint in the F-15, and then used the info in the HUD to steer to and drop my LGB on the cues, and Colin lasered it in for the last 10 seconds of flight time, and Kaboom!!!!!
I was up at 30,000 feet, above the clouds and never laid eyes on the target at all, cool stuff.
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19 minutes ago, DD_Arthur said:
Could it be….
No? I’ll get me coat….
You want father jack???
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It could still be delayed!
Wonder what new goodies we'll get🤔
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Looks like its dcs patch day today
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Few highlights (for me anyway) from lastnight, Including Tom's deadstick landing,
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Check your settings, if you have easy comms set, it is always the same button to bring up the menu, if you have complex comms turned on, you will have to use the actual radios in the plane to access the menu, and map those specific keys, or press those buttons in the cockpit.
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I'm happy to fly Apache, Tomcat or the Viper, but maybe most sensible would be to lead the SEAD/DEAD mission in the Vipers.
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Can you guess where I am, 🙈
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I had, but thanks for the heads up 👍
Now I know how to create tracks, the LMC is somewhat moot!
Spent quite a lot of time after flying last night thinking about mappings and front seat flow, pretty happy with what I came up with, George eat your heart out, 8 kills in under 2 mins....
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Thanks FT
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Looks good, downloaded,
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Good work Colin😎
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Going for a little drive in London,
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There's one other nice thing you can do with TACAN, you can use it to get range to a flight leader.
The wingman needs to set his TACAN 63 higher than the lead. I don't know why 63 higher but it seems to be a standard across planes, same in the Hornet, A10, Harrier, Tomcat, Mirage etc.
It will not give you bearing, just distance, but this is very useful for keeping good position, plus in datalink aircraft you can see the position of your wingman in the HSI.
This video explains it quite well,
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DCS Screenshot and Video thread
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Loving the F-15E at the moment,