No awacs or IFF ?
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Hello,
We started the first campaign in multiplayer and we have a simple problem : there is a squadron with some E-2 but they never fly so we don’t have an awacs, i tried to launch it in solo and let time flies in 64x, same, a problem we didn’t had on another campaign (if i remember correctly the 4 or 5)
Also there isn’t an IFF on Israelian F16 ? If there is we can’t get it working as we do in the US one, if you have some tutorials or doc about it !
I searched in documentation and forum about it but found nothing, it may have a way to fly with awacs or at least IFF …. no ?
Thank you in advance
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That`s true! I have same problem.
IFF is critical in this campaign, in my opinion.
Thanks in advance.
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Hello,
at Awacs Problem I had already found a Solution for me.
Read the last Post from me in Israel Theater of Operations for BMS 4.35, startet from “vAiCon”.
With the IFF I`m also overwhelmed for the first time. -
It depends on the block, no all are epuipped with IFF interrogators.
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Figured out how to add awacs to these Israeli campaigns by adding a solo E2 training flight then adding another E2 to the package out over the Med. Thus far with no havcap escorts and the red side has not targeted them. At least so far in my Serpent’s Sting campaign.
But I cannot get the IFF interrogation to work on any of the IDF F-16s up to block 40. I used mission commander to temporarily switch my Ramon based F-16 squadron to US F-16-40CMs and the IFF (TMS left) worked without issue. StevieG says above not all are equipped with interrogators, is there any way to change this? I could not figure it out in the editor and changing settings in the avionics configurator has no affect. My search efforts have not been fruitful.
Also the E8 Jstars are not fragged by the AI for the blue side but are available out of Ben Gurion. Are they necessary to win?
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The training frag workaround helps with both awacs and jstar flights. It’s up to you whether you wish to use jstar, but let’s say you won’t see a lot of enemy units without it on the map.
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After some trial and error I found the solution for the IFF interrogation deal. Under the data/sim/Ac data folder are the *.dat files for each aircraft. In my case I changed the F16cbk40il.dat file under the “IFF” header as follows:
avionicsIFFTransponderSettings 23
avionicsIFFInterrogatorSettings 0
avionicsIFFBackupM1M3 0to:
avionicsIFFTransponderSettings 63
avionicsIFFInterrogatorSettings 15
avionicsIFFBackupM1M3 1The preceding is what is listed under the US F16cbk40.dat file “IFF” header.
Thanks for the Jstars tip. I was able to frag E8 missions normally without the wp error. It certainly helps with ground unit SA.
Anyone find it curious the Israeli’s have no air defenses? Like none. UN ban? :rolleyes:
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Attempt to fix Awacs Spawns (and integration of G550 “Nahshon”) has commited to ITO,
F16 of IAF\EAF\RJoAF granted with appropriate IFF capabilities
Just need to wait 3 - 4 weeks falcon time -
Fantastic news vAiCon. Israel is my favourite theater