BMS 4.33 Transition Guide and tutorial videos

[RISCfuture]

I’ve written a document that explains everything you need to know to fly and fight in the F-16 in 4.33. This includes new procedures for Mavericks, JDAMs, MITL weapons, etc. as well as non-combat avionics changes. Useful if you want to familiarize yourself with the new systems in the F-16. Text in red can trip you up if you aren’t aware!

https://www.icloud.com/pages/000sbPNkLHKUdNQ-PKML0LyYw#BMS_4.33_Transition_Guide

I’m using iCloud because I want to be able to update this document without having to post new links – if you would like a PDF, simply click the Print button.

Tutorial videos:

Mavericks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fujjoWuE0C8
IAMs (JDAMs, JSOWs, SBDs): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2U4mVrrxCw
TFR and FLIR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zItlSeovNy8
Man-in-the-Loop Weapons (GBU-15, AGM-130): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfMqHCy6EzQ
AGM-84 Harpoon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXLzKBKHPqs

Please note that these docs/vids are NOT replacement to reading the official BMS manuals.

[Sting]

You have re written the manuals?

[uri_ba]

looks like a truncated version

[RISCfuture]

@Sting:

You have re written the manuals?

No, I wrote guides to the stuff that’s new in 4.33.

[Mower]

@RISCfuture:

No, I wrote guides to the stuff that’s new in 4.33.

How did you get it done so fast? Only released Friday.

[Kolbe-49th]

@Mower:

How did you get it done so fast? Only released Friday.

Apparently he is reading faster than you…

[Agave_Blue]

Great Maverick vid Tim.

[PedroTheGoat]

Fantastic. I thank you a lot. Even though I’ve been pouring over the dash 1/34 this is a great quick reference guide!

[Wilhelms]

Hello my friend.

I’m having trouble laying the JSOW on moving targets, tanks, vehicles, etc …

When I set the azimuth, and throw the JSOW, it misses the target, just hit the spot IR initial point, that is, it does not mean the vehicle target but where he was when I selected.

You could make a video tutorial introducing the JSOW at moving targets ?

Sorry my bad english, it is google translator 's fault. rsrsrs

[huge]

Isnt the JSOW INS/GPS guided? I dont think it can track moving targets….

[Mystic_J]

Hi Tom, nice effort to sum up things.

Regarding Mavericks, you mention in the pdf that you must boresight each missile. It’s wrong. You must boresight each station. Additionally, in mavericks a valid lock on must be accompanied by a Boresight (BSGT) mnemonic. So fire an AGM-65G when within keyhole, cross not flash and BSGT mnemonic appears.

[Red Dog]

Nice maverick video
Some minor things that could be added

• As said above you boresight a pylon, not the missiles. If you use the triple missile pylon then you need to boresight only once. But you say that correctly on the vid.
• Rippling maverick can be done with one weapon pickle - just select Ripple 2 from the SMS page and designate two targets. Then a single pickle will send both mavericks on their way.
• You need to mention the steady cross before firing and keyhole. Flashing cross will induce a miss. It must be checked before firing.

It’s great work in so minimum of time. It’s a great tutorial video and if the steady cross would be developped it would make a great candidate for the official BMS channel tutorial
Well done Stretch. it’s rare to see such very good tutorials !

[cemtufekci]

Thanks for the effort!

[cougar56th]

@huge:

Isnt the JSOW INS/GPS guided? I dont think it can track moving targets….

You have to lock the target with the sniper pod in order to hit a moving target. You cant just fire in area….it has to be locked.

[I-Hawk]

IAM weapons (GPS/WCMD) cannot track moving targets, I guess that should be obvious by their nature because they are GPS guided so they track a position only. GBU-54 being the exception if guided by laser on moving targets.

[Red Dog]

JSOW works pretty fine against movers. you don’t track a specific mover. you shotgun a convoy with clusters. So to some extend IAM works against movers since Jsow are IAMs

[I-Hawk]

Yea I said that IAMs cannot track moving targets Of course you can drop a JSOW on a column of moving tanks and if you have done it on the right position, you can kill many, but the JSOW once dropped will hit the position of the SPI.

[arrow19]

Finally someone uses iCloud Pages for collaboration not static PDF-s and DOC-s! Thanks Tim, I love your detailed videos! :rolleyes:

[Darkman]

As above. Good job.

Also, remember there is a significant increase in probability of hit for missiles launched in NFOV over missiles launched in WFOV. Missiles should be launched in NFOV whenever possible. Launching in WFOV may cause a loss of track after launch.

If the TGP is in track mode (AREA or POINT) and WIDE FOV switching to NARO FOV will automatically switch the AGM-65 WPN page to NFOV (no tracking gates visible). In the next version you’ll not need to be tracking, but for now you do.

Best to do this during your boresight procedures (step 12), so you always have the WPN page in NFOV, during boresighting and afterwards.

It’s all in the TO-BMS1F-16CM-34-1-1 AGM-65D/G chapter for those that want to dig a little deeper.

[blacksnake]

thanks a lot Tim