Solved AWACS won't automatically callout targets nearby
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Hello everyone!
So I’m just starting with BMS after some time away, and I ran into this issue. The AWACS will only callout targets for me if I ask him for picture, or bogey dope. It won’t callout automatically. Is there a solution for this? Sometimes I can hear him calling out targets for other flights on my package, but not for me.
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@meumestre said in AWACS won't automatically callout targets nearby:
Hello everyone!
So I’m just starting with BMS after some time away, and I ran into this issue. The AWACS will only callout targets for me if I ask him for picture, or bogey dope. It won’t callout automatically. Is there a solution for this? Sometimes I can hear him calling out targets for other flights on my package, but not for me.
Hi! This is normal and a limitation of using AI AWACS (Even if you are on UHF 6).
It would require a massive re-write of the AWACS comm code to have them preemptively call out threats
To overcome this, do the following:
- Periodically (every couple of minutes) request “Picture” [Q - 1] for overall SA.
- If there is a group of interest from the picture call, you can lock it up and request “Declare” [Q - 2] to find out the exact ID of that group (TGP in A-A, 4x zoom TV also helps for ID)
- If you are flying ‘cold’ or defensive, request a “Vector to Threat” [Q - Q - 1] to get AWACS to tell you the nearest threat group.
While you are doing all of this, monitoring your RWR for hostile nails/spike indications helps to supplement the SA provided by AWACS.
Also note that on Day 1, hour 1 of most of the Dynamic campaigns, there are so many hostile aircraft airborne that it is almost impossible to maintain 100% SA. You need to fly in strike packages with a sweep flight and/or Escort flight out in front of you to help ‘thin’ the threats.
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You need to be on uniform 6…
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@meumestre said in AWACS won't automatically callout targets nearby:
Hello everyone!
So I’m just starting with BMS after some time away, and I ran into this issue. The AWACS will only callout targets for me if I ask him for picture, or bogey dope. It won’t callout automatically. Is there a solution for this? Sometimes I can hear him calling out targets for other flights on my package, but not for me.
Hi! This is normal and a limitation of using AI AWACS (Even if you are on UHF 6).
It would require a massive re-write of the AWACS comm code to have them preemptively call out threats
To overcome this, do the following:
- Periodically (every couple of minutes) request “Picture” [Q - 1] for overall SA.
- If there is a group of interest from the picture call, you can lock it up and request “Declare” [Q - 2] to find out the exact ID of that group (TGP in A-A, 4x zoom TV also helps for ID)
- If you are flying ‘cold’ or defensive, request a “Vector to Threat” [Q - Q - 1] to get AWACS to tell you the nearest threat group.
While you are doing all of this, monitoring your RWR for hostile nails/spike indications helps to supplement the SA provided by AWACS.
Also note that on Day 1, hour 1 of most of the Dynamic campaigns, there are so many hostile aircraft airborne that it is almost impossible to maintain 100% SA. You need to fly in strike packages with a sweep flight and/or Escort flight out in front of you to help ‘thin’ the threats.
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@dustoff17 Alright! Thank you so much dude