FA-18C Hornet: *IMPORTANT NEW* Air To Air/Ground Datalink Features Tutorial | DCS

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  • Опубликовано: 25 дек 2024

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  • @grimreapers
    @grimreapers  Год назад +21

    *sorry for the Thrustmaster overlays, I was practicing for a Thrustmaster DCS competition and forgot to turn them off for recording. By the time I realized, the boys were no longer available for filming. It doesn't obscure anything important.

    • @mgancarzjr
      @mgancarzjr Год назад +1

      Sweet! Hope you do well.

  • @NLozar22
    @NLozar22 Год назад +14

    I think that the asterisk showcased at 16:00 simply indicates that that's the contact selected in the SA page by the 'step' button. (It has nothing to do with the contact's target designation.) This makes it very useful cause you can select any contact you want on the SA page, including enemy, and have it always highlighted on JHMCS. Also the number below, I believe, is the distance to the contact, not their altitude.
    Another quick tip for the SA 'step'... When there are a lot of contacts on your SA page, it can be obnoxious having to "step" through all of them before finally getting to the correct one, so what you can do instead is simply assign TDC to the SA page and then slew the cursor over the desired contact and then press 'step', this will immediately highlight the correct one.

  • @leminh111a
    @leminh111a Год назад +8

    Very helpful! Some correction: I believe the 7.2 number at 11:09 is actually the Viper fuel (7200 lbs), since its altutide is already 6,500ft

  • @jimnms
    @jimnms 7 месяцев назад +3

    You can easily switch between the HSI and SA modes by using the SCS. Press SCS in the direction of the display it is on to assign it TDC priority, then press it again to toggle between the modes. So by default with the HSI on the bottom AMPCD, press SCS down to select the screen, then SCS down again will switch it to SA, SCS down again will return it to HSI.

    • @jasonrizzo3106
      @jasonrizzo3106 4 месяца назад

      Could you imagine what an F-22 or F-35, even a new system on a 16 or 18, could do, the tech would probably blow your mind. Just learning this 18 blows my mind, all it can do. Thing is an absolute terror.

  • @c.g.262
    @c.g.262 Год назад +3

    This is all pretty awesome! Thanks, Cap! - Starscream

  • @brettreynolds6960
    @brettreynolds6960 Год назад

    Guys - sometimes I read on the Interweb you get some not so positive comments....well - Thanks for this. Plain and simple and does a great job. Bravo :-)

  • @NEOCORTEX2025
    @NEOCORTEX2025 4 месяца назад

    lovely!

  • @RebelNine
    @RebelNine Год назад +1

    Good tutorial - thank you

  • @charliebrown7904
    @charliebrown7904 Год назад +1

    TX - in comms means to transmit; RX means to receive transmissions.

  • @jordans4366
    @jordans4366 Год назад

    Excellent!!! Thank you!

  • @Vortex31415
    @Vortex31415 Год назад +7

    Nice! Do you plan to do a similar in-depth tutorial for the new datalink features, including TDOA, for the Viper?

    • @albird87
      @albird87 Год назад +1

      This has been done, should be up soon if not already

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  Год назад +1

      Roger tomorrow.

  • @fire398017
    @fire398017 Год назад +1

    Nice.

  • @3dmax911
    @3dmax911 Год назад

    great lesson as always !!
    thanks a lot

  • @Asrock73
    @Asrock73 Год назад +2

    So question, may be pointless as it may cause data overload. But say dark was a member with simba, and cap was a member with simba but not dark would cap still see darks data? Shared through simba? The use case would be say 2 flights of air defense working together, to many for 1 member group but data shared and pulled through the 2 leads, making iff and target deconfliction better,maybe……

  • @Ishawn.Ramaaj
    @Ishawn.Ramaaj Год назад +3

    How about another silly idea! I’d love to see a futuristic US Navy Arsenal Ship strike to see what would’ve happened if they hadn’t cancelled it. They would be made up if a squadron of 2, and would be stealthy and hard to detect over the horizon. Each ship would carry about 500 missiles, so 1000 between the 2, made up of some sams as well as various attack missiles, like lrasm and probably some futuristic american hypersonic attack missiles. Maybe the type 055 would finally have some competition 😂

  • @kylethomas5666
    @kylethomas5666 Год назад +1

    Does this have to be set up beforehand in the mission editor? Or can you do it on the fly. Also do you have to have an AWACS?

  • @magnitudefallout3944
    @magnitudefallout3944 7 месяцев назад

    16:00 you are at 6.3 feet, and he is at 6.8 and appears lower? something tells me the number is actually true distance to the contact...

  • @jimclark28
    @jimclark28 Год назад +1

    Could TXDSG be “Transmit Designation” or something like ta
    Hat?

  • @EastsideBodega_
    @EastsideBodega_ Год назад +1

    Excuse my ignorance(I know almost nothing of DCS) is it possible to take these datalink features.. and then say apply/add them to the F-35 in DCS? I ask because of the B-21 stealth package video you all did about 8 months ago

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  Год назад

      Trying at moment but not seeming to work annoyingly.

  • @slowmo5024
    @slowmo5024 Год назад +2

    Please add to the f18 tutotial playlist also … topjob

  • @johntack1049
    @johntack1049 Год назад

    So...will a Non-Member and Non-Donor still contribute targets up the AWACs and in turn down to your SA??
    Also, instead of using your HMCS, can you step to his SPI on the SA page and designate from there??

  • @abolfazlkiyani4787
    @abolfazlkiyani4787 10 месяцев назад

    Hello cap
    Thanks for this helpful video but there is something i want to know is there a way to know your STN code in flight like for example in the viper its in DED page and you can share it with your friends over radio and thay can add you or you can add them is it even possible to find that code in game and use it to add members like in the viper or its just possible it the mission editor
    Thanks a lot

  • @jeep4x4muddyfamilyfun70
    @jeep4x4muddyfamilyfun70 Год назад +1

    Do you have to select AWACS as a doner to receive their data flow?

    • @grimreapers
      @grimreapers  Год назад +1

      No. At least for now AWACS is still all automatic, so you just receive it. Don't think it's like that in real life.

  • @BlkInc1
    @BlkInc1 Год назад +1

    Does this mean we can use the datalink in the F18/F16 of a flight member to guide a Fox 3 while the launching fighter keeps its radar off as not to give up its position?

    • @killimon1635
      @killimon1635 9 месяцев назад

      we should have that fuctionality but i don't belive its been added yet

    • @BlkInc1
      @BlkInc1 9 месяцев назад

      @@killimon1635 haha would be a game changer for tactics with a wingman....might be unfair for Soviet jet flyers and cripple the gameplay.

    • @killimon1635
      @killimon1635 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@BlkInc1maybe but image how fun it would be to lock from 80 miles out and then have a friendly that's within range and hiding from radar to hit them

  • @torjones1701
    @torjones1701 Год назад +1

    If dark fed data to poosh who fed data to cap, what would be seen?

  • @SuperAd1980
    @SuperAd1980 Год назад +2

    Question?
    Is it worth buying DCS (or rather the planes n stuff)
    Or, is there going to be a new even better DCS-2 (or similar) out soon?
    Feels like maybe i missed the boat.
    Always love the videos though

    • @eastyorkie1972
      @eastyorkie1972 Год назад +1

      DCS is free and they keep upgrading it for free. I reckon any aircraft bought would be transferable to new version of they ever used a new engine

    • @SuperAd1980
      @SuperAd1980 Год назад

      @@eastyorkie1972 thank you

    • @Wolfe351
      @Wolfe351 Год назад

      DCS just had a major upgrade to the core game now is a good time to get in.. best thing to do is get a reasonable joystick with twist grip for rudder and a slider for throttle (like a logitec extreme 3d pro) need a good pc with decent graphics card and memory. first module to buy should be Flaming cliffs3 as you get a heap of fast jets F15,Mig29,Su27 etc that are easy to learn on before getting a more complex module like the F14 or similar

  • @EbonySeraphim
    @EbonySeraphim Год назад

    So there's not really a way to directly share A/G targetting information in a precise way like the A-10C can do? The SA page method shown here is really just moving the tpod across terrain and spitballing the cursor overlap with a needed visual confirmation through the tpod if you need to hit a precise and specific target. The HMCS method is basically the same with the initial step being through the HMCS. The reason why the difference matters is that A-10C's sharing will get you looking directly at a vehicle that may be well hidden and the other can't. If you're going to drop a CBU-97/105 in the area, maybe the imprecision doesn't matter, but if you only need and want to use a 500lb JDAM or LGB on a reasonably armored target, then you need to be pretty dead on.

  • @IvanDrago69
    @IvanDrago69 Год назад +1

    Please Please can we have a mission with some Blackburn Buccaneers. I Know they are antiquated but in their small slot were a very important part of the fleet air arm(with nuclear weapons). I think it would be nice change to the modern gen 5/6 stuff. Regardless, I love your stuff and your rapport with your gaming group. Thanks guys.

    • @Wolfe351
      @Wolfe351 Год назад

      not a plane available to fly in dcs

  • @tom23rd
    @tom23rd Год назад +1

    Looks like a typo in the description. But interesting feature!

  • @pr3sidentspence
    @pr3sidentspence Год назад +2

    F-A-10-18 Wartnet!

    • @pr3sidentspence
      @pr3sidentspence Год назад

      I think I missed an opportunity here; “Hornhog” would have been better.

  • @christopherchartier3017
    @christopherchartier3017 Год назад

    Cap, you wrote F-16C in your description instead of F/A-18C. Otherwise nice vid!

  • @gnomisa
    @gnomisa Год назад +1

    Would be better they fixed hornets radar dropping locks often.

    • @pr3sidentspence
      @pr3sidentspence Год назад

      I believe thry did make radar changes for the Hornet, but I don’t know if it’s improved things or not.

  • @Iamabot4708
    @Iamabot4708 Год назад +2

    Day 4 of asking for type 45 vs arliegh burke

  • @visionrapid5325
    @visionrapid5325 Год назад +1

    first 😃

  • @mastergshotgun
    @mastergshotgun Год назад +2

    If this is new GR format than I'm unsubscribing...

    • @Nr15121
      @Nr15121 Год назад +7

      Wym they’ve always done tutorials and fun videos…

    • @JD-sb4ss
      @JD-sb4ss Год назад +6

      Byeeeeeeeeee 🚪

    • @tom23rd
      @tom23rd Год назад +4

      They've always had these tutorial videos? OP is being a silly goose.