DCS: F/A-18C Hornet - AGM-84D Harpoon Basics

[@trustyoo]

The Hornet never fail to amaze me with it's amount of complexity!

[@peterott8053]

... i thought buying a not complete module was a bad idea back then... but damn... I really need that time to learn all the weapons- and programming stuff!

[@despacitoRC]

I watch this before starting the mission and I nailed it... All thanks to this tutorial

[@GrowlingSidewinder]

very awesome stuff matt, thanks for the quick feature roll outs. any word on TWS ?

[@schweizerluchs7146]

🐍

[@hidayatoceandar5004]

Oh yes TWS please...

[@schweizerluchs7146]

@@danieledelfino6527 👏

[@Steak0815]

TWS is all I need, all I need is TWS

[@saulot9545]

Loving to see the Hornet updates picking up speed again! BTW, Any new news on the Mi-24P? Looking forward to see that beauty flying

[@therealsilens]

More fun things to do in the Hornet! Matt, if it's not too much to ask can you please have a word with my employer so I can enjoy some more Hornet ti... I mean home time?

[@keilylmm6377]

Lol I definitely agree.

[@Motorman2112]

This comment aged well...

[@therealsilens]

@@Motorman2112 Ha! Oh how true...

[@Motorman2112]

@@therealsilens :)

[@XeNoiseGaming]

I am so thankful to ED for DCS but i honestly can't imagine dropping more money on it as long as old bugs are not fixed such as planes bouncing up and down at mach 5 and crazy warping. Also it seems like parked planes can blow up if another plane will land on the same airfield, makes it unplayable especially for long operations with 5 players and more. I'd love to get the f16 but i just don't feel like the core game is getting enough love.

[@mro9466]

2:53 am here, still watching :D

[@keilylmm6377]

Excellent intro. As always keep up the great work in DCS WORLD. FLY NAVY

[@PhantomMark]

I love the A10C so much, but damn this F18 is really grabbing my interest strings......I can't stop playing lately. Massive ask, can we please have live airbases in the future when the carrier is finished ?? Oh, and an F15E :P

[@ldviper7654]

The f-15e is in the works you can find info on it if you look up f-15e razbam simulations

[@talocan1986]

Maybe Harpoon this week? Btw. Thanks Matt!! Thanks to the entire dev team for making the Hornet the best fighter in DCS!

[@skinnyflea2628]

yes im so exited whenever you upload and this is great!

[@trevorbodnar5495]

*posted on an earlier video but re-posting here to increase chance it will be seen* On looking through the NATOPS Manual, in at least some F-18s the COMM 2 ARC-210 is an ARC-210 Digital Communication System which is capable of receiving Variable Message Format messages. This would also utilize the Nets page on the DDIs. This is generally used for receiving nine-lines during CAS. Will this be implemented or will it be a conventional ARC-210?

[@J_C7-1]

Yes! Keep up the good work Matt! These videos are super helpful!

[@chrisl117]

The Hornet is going to be a standoff death machine when the A-G radar along with the SLAM/SLAM-ER arrive.

[@joshuagarcia874]

Kinda doubt the SLAM-ER will be developed. Think it's too new.

[@devilsoffspring5519]

@@joshuagarcia874 It's here now :)

[@cadetjrmontgomery]

Thanks for the video Wags! It looks awesome! Can’t wait to get home and give it a spin.

[@cloudsurfer135]

Great to have the harpoon, first try was a success but then they all seem to hit the water about 2 miles from the ship.

[@TheCraigHudson]

I just love the hornet, that sound about 100-300 meters in front of the engines sucking in air is so thrilling. Also I remember before the release of the hornet on the forums a pilot chimed I about the hornet as he used to fly with the American navy, I remember him saying with gas weapons strapped to it she really start to have problems maintaing high 350-400 knots and it seems the flight model In the sim perfectly reflects this.

[@MattWagner]

Thanks!

[@ryu1940]

I can’t wait for this thing! Another mission type to enjoy for the Hornet.

[@schweizerluchs7146]

Hi

[@ryu1940]

Schweizer Luchs hello again!

[@schweizerluchs7146]

@@ryu1940 🤣

[@schweizerluchs7146]

I'm sorry I'm stalking u

[@schweizerluchs7146]

I even now where your house lives

[@sprucegoose8621]

Matt you are my savior. amazing video!

[@Titanium_fighter]

Nice video. I have a small suggestion: Please, change the explosion effect of the ship! ;)

[@michaelherrera678]

Finally modern anti-ship combat aka ASuW, now we can properly attack large surface warfare units and there escorts

[@Lemard77]

RB-15F says hello ^^

[@michaelherrera678]

Super Étendard touché

[@SonicTemples]

Love the Dutch tilt at the end there!

[@TheSaintArmando]

What is a dutch tilt?

[@J_C7-1]

Also, not to be that guy, but are the viper education vids coming soon? Thanks!

[@DarkFire515]

I take it eventually we'll be able to pre-program harpoons in the mission editor? Looking damned good so far!

[@War896]

Finally! No more suicide runs on ship! Those CIWS are brutal tho... so I’m assuming there is no way to pick a certain target within a group of ships? Btw great job Wags and team!

[@ontherampflightsim]

With SEA radar you should be able to in R/BL mode.

[@ShortArmOfGod]

The pop up terminal phase exists to give the ship's CIWS a good chance to defend itself.

[@EinsteinEP]

You always get such wonderful toys

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

This thing doesn't care what it locks onto! I did a test with an enemy warship surrounded by friendlies and launched from multiple bearings. Whatever is locked first, that is what's for dinner. The smaller ships have a better chance of escaping but if the ships are roughly the same size, it's first come, first served.

[@Bane_Diesel]

I wish I wasn't addicted to VR... More eye strain looking at those screens but they payoff is worth the pain.

[@spc83]

Excellent! This will be a lot of fun

[@dacbom]

Thank you Matt. Do you have an update on the map optimisation for VR performance?

[@Bedgie01]

Mat when are we going to get the MK-77 Napalm bombs with decent effects?

[@Syntax152]

Would love to see some man in the loop weapons next (slam-er)

[@Solo6R]

I wish I could figure out how his camera stays so stable when zoomed in. Using TrackIR the camera is SUPER sensitive when zooming in to look at things closer. Looks so stable when he does it :(

[@tdh3x3]

feature packed F18 lately man i love it!

[@dustineverhart4028]

Sweet! Can't wait for the update

[@D00kerT]

What would be the need for Harpoon Turn Point? I suppose evasion of surface defense systems surrounding a primary target? Or maybe land masking to sneak up on a target in a harbor?

[@Procxlite]

I saw this video in my recommended and my mom asked me why I was dancing around the house. They never understand.

[@PKerusso]

Procxlite dude, you still live with your mom?

[@Procxlite]

Peter Kerusso I go to college and live with my parents, yes, it saves me money :)

[@PKerusso]

@@Procxlite Awesome..

[@Erv704]

Great Job and thanks for sharing

[@cornbread5144]

*** Can we have Anti-missile countermeasures on the ships, IE Chaff , Flare , etc... Great Video !!! :)

[@SsgtHolland]

This is great, thanks guys!

[@jaek_898]

Faster than i thought.

[@PhillMagGamerDad]

Exactly! Amazing then that you still see people complain about the "next" update not being released yet.

[@jaek_898]

@@PhillMagGamerDad To be fair, the litening pod was a month late.

[@PhillMagGamerDad]

@@jaek_898, was it? I don't recall there ever being a deadline promised? Could you link the source?

[@oguz6305]

Nice job again! Any news on the video for viper?

[@Sailor_91]

Nice vid Matt, one question .. when will you start the F-16 series? :)

[@danconnell7884]

Fantastic addition! What is the keybind to stop following the weapon before it impacts?

[@mirandasrodrigo]

Ctrl+F11

[@grendul4497]

Absolutely awesome!

[@ontherampflightsim]

Awesome. SLAM-ER version?

[@cipher8048]

now F-18 can be a viggen too :D nice

[@gryphus-0171]

Now i wonder, i was told the harpoon has a smokeless engine in it so it can fly for such long distances, rather then a unpowered glider. makes sense as it skims over the water on terminal guidance. But when you are flying for lets say 20K ft. and you set the harpoon and a high cruise altitude (30K ft.) Will it use its engine to climb to the desired cruising altitude or will it fly level at launch altitude until aquiring a target and initiate the skimming guidance?

[@ldviper7654]

Hey Matt when is the viper academic series coming out

[@ninegravity2275]

Air to sea that’s wonderful

[@NWestmoreland]

Did you just refer to the Stores page as the SMS page? You are speaking Viper language already. 😝😃 (Parceltongue)

[@dominikwagner5544]

That hurt m8!

[@Lb8068]

Hi wags! Thank you so much for the early look at the harpoon, this is really exciting! I was just wondering if man-in-the-loop weapons are planned at all? I’m not even sure if the Legacy Hornet can carry it so if you could find the time to provide info I would really appreciate it!

[@Wolfkin18]

When can we expect the Viper video? Thank you.

[@dixonjamesofficial]

yes more trailers for the f-16 we need teasing and hyping!

[@rj7620]

Love these How-To videos. I am somewhat new to DCS. What type of system do you have? Graphics settings etc.

[@GrmlZGaming]

Nice

[@stephenzenerak7846]

But the enemy ship draw distance should be corrected (increased) in future updates right? I saw them pop-in.

[@ALPHARICCO875]

Thank you, Matt do you think, will have a complete Manuel for the Fa/18 ?

[@Sabre1ewan]

I'd even settle for a complete Basil.

[@saiajin82]

This is awesome!

[@lobo3695]

Whenever I launch the harpoons the enemy ships always shoot them down. Is there any way to avoid the ships lock the harpoons and make the four harpoons impact the targets?, thanks.

[@MattWagner]

Harpoons should be launched in a group against a ship with defeneses and programmed to attack from different angles using a separate program for each missile. Thanks

[@robertdraco8404]

Excellente!

[@THEGHOSTMAKER1]

How are these graphics so real? I have a scan 3xs 4090 /7800X3d / 32Gb corsair. And i cant get these clear graphics. The couds look really real

What's the search area cone width in degrees either side of boresight?

[@bhdemp]

This is a another great add to the Hornet! I assume the harpoon will lock on to the 1st ship it encounters regardless of what it is? Friendly, foe or civilian?

[@gryphus-0171]

Considering it has its own buildt in radar seeker, and activates it after a programmable time. i highly suspect it will follow Aim 120 pitbull logic, meaning it will go after ANYTHING it sees, friendly and hostile alike. (Unless it keeps a datalink with the host aircraft and can determine with that who is who. But i highly doubt it....)

[@Matt_10203]

@@gryphus-0171 it will. If you dont specify where to search correctly it will track onto any target it sees.

[@toasticals6271]

I need to know his TRACKIR settings. Right down to the hardware.

[@MattWagner]

Default settings.

[@lukew2031]

Thanks for the update sir. Question please - was your BDA disabled for this video recording or this missile did not inflict any damage at all? Reading your notes, about known issues makes me wonder that. Is this going to be released to OB with these issues included or will you sort them prior to that? Thanks!

[@kbpika]

What key do you use to stop the camera during the weapons release right before it strikes?

[@SubOphion]

L-ctrl + F11

[@kbpika]

Thank you

[@jetgamer5386]

Quick question, is 70nmi the actual range of the harpoon? Or did you guys dum it down like the amraams.

[@MattWagner]

Correct. Most folks don't take into account the impact of altitude and target aspect for AAM range.

[@alexanderbeck5998]

Is it a thing that iff you putt the flight altitude of the harpoons to anything other then low it will miss?

[@God-yr9rs]

Thank you my son! You will have a special place in heaven!

[@powerpower2819]

Hey Jerry

[@paulwinterscheidt7447]

When the Harpoon goes active, what is the arc of the search radar?

[@JoshWelsh]

Harpooooooon!

[@L3AF]

does the Harpoon have a nose vision type thing? like the Harm?

[@brainfart22]

Does anyone understand what the fixed point mode on the harpoon does? It kinda got shuffled to the side during the video

[@cajunvoodoo5930]

makes the radar in the harpoon missile point to the middle between self detonation point and launch/turning point

[@brainfart22]

@@cajunvoodoo5930 But why? Isn't the radar going to sweep past that spot anyway?

[@cajunvoodoo5930]

to avoid hitting an incorrect target. seas arent always going to be clear

[@brainfart22]

@@cajunvoodoo5930 Why can't we just set the missile to go active later instead? Does this mode prioritize targets closer to the middle?

[@cajunvoodoo5930]

reduces pilot workload. its pretty simple for it to just activate later and target anything close to the center rather than hoping it doesnt see a civi boat and destroy a $10k boat with a $1.2m missile. im not fully sure how the mode works just that it activates in the center and will target the first thing it sees at that center.

[@TheCraigHudson]

Soo cool love it

[@therandom802]

Making it hard to fly the Tomcat 😭

[@MongooseTacticool]

I'm a Harrier and Tomcat guy, no hornet in my hangar. Yeah in the 80's the fleet had A6 and A7's for strike. Be nince to have an ASW helo too.

[@MrGs500f]

Will we be able to make points similar to the rb15 in editor?

[@MrBayernfan96]

Hey @matt, i really love to fly with the hornet butI tried several times to shoot at some destroyers..They hit the ships but they took any damage...very unfortunate imo, playing on latest openbeta...

[@MattWagner]

Thanks for the feedback. I'm not sure. I just tested and the ship took damage. Please make sure you check the health bar in the F10 view. Thanks

[@MrBayernfan96]

@@MattWagner Thanks for the fast response... My friend saved his attemp today, while we were talking on discord...kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpbVlp5siN2jh9k

[@Ravasempai]

So, any news of when HPTP will be fixed?

[@hawxbf]

What about TWS?

[@Rubberduckzillas]

Can you please fix the Harpoon damage?

[@sam0899gamer]

Any news on the antenna elevation fix?

[@commercio3564]

Would love to see the Wales Mach Loop implemented in DCS. With upgraded graphics, it could look really surreal!

[@TAGsRC]

How’d you set the waypoint?

[@het61yt]

is pop up mode not working yet? I can only get the missile to skim on final even if I select pop

[@MattWagner]

As said in the video, later.

[@het61yt]

@@MattWagner sorry must have missed or forgot that comment

[@dusty4459]

Does anybody know which key i need to press to hold the camera position and watch weapons splash from a distance? 6:52

[@Whykikamoocow]

F6 then use scroll on your mouse

[@dusty4459]

@@Whykikamoocow Thanks

[@amosk24]

Anybody else have a hard time understanding what he says @1:02 B O L Bearing Owen Launch?

[@axiis1301]

Bearing-Only Launch

[@amosk24]

@@axiis1301 oh geez. Ok thank you so much!

[@TheSaintArmando]

Do you know the ETA of when we can see the position of the tpod on the hud? That would be amazing

[@ericflight1236]

You can via the position of it on the SA page.

[@TheSaintArmando]

@@ericflight1236 i asked for the position on the hud, not the sa page

[@ericflight1236]

Armando Ramon my apologies, I thought HUD meant SA.

[@TheSaintArmando]

@@ericflight1236 nah, the hud is the heads up display in front

[@张伟-t2y]

Maximum range 150 nautical miles?

[@PizzicatoUK]

I've noticed that every single Wags video has about 10 dislikes. Is it just the same 10 really disgruntled, negative curmudgeons just automatically downvoting every single video?

[@MHDsniper]

I hate that updates coming late to steam edition:( When targeting pod coming to steam??

[@oguz6305]

it is already on steam. I think you should use open beta instead stable version.

[@MHDsniper]

Oğuz oh, I didn’t know its on beta, thanks

[@MHDsniper]

Snafu thank you so much, going for beta :)

[@oguz6305]

@@MHDsniper there could be some minor bugs but except them it would be way better to experience new features before everyone.

[@albertobellotti2486]

TKS MISTER WAGNER

[@davidbulman4378]

That’s obviously a great way to deploy the weapon if you have it’s exact bearing from a waypoint but boats move!! What if you don’t have an accurate known location?

[@K1eaner]

Litening pod?

[@masterhighground3677]

Is it coming this oben beta?

[@JCaleb]

interesting

[@B0bik]

How come it keeps speed even when the rocket turns?

[@arthipex8512]

It isn't a missile, it has a turbofan engine.

[@B0bik]

@@arthipex8512 Thanks 🙂

[@tracer0017]

I Just tested this missile for the first time against a Soviet Naval SAM ship and must say the Harpoon is useless. I shot 4 missiles and they were all targetted and destroyed fast. I did it a second time with the same results. I can hit tankers as in WAGs vid no problem. WAGS could you show us how to get through to actual enemy naval ships that can defend themselves? This mechanism just seems broken to me.

[@calvinstrikesagain]

Make a happy little detonation ☁️

[@JohnVanderbeck]

I know you don't normally watch the missile, but this thing's flight looked incredibly fake to me. Like it wasn't flying under proper aerodynamics. Is this the case for all launched ordinance?

[@satchking6861]

It did turn weird. Like it should have had thrust going to pull it off. Not just inertia.

[@2xKTfc]

@@satchking6861 The AGM-84D does produce thrust thoughout its flight, it is propelled by a J402 power plant.

[@satchking6861]

@@2xKTfc no visuals though. Maybe its hard to see in daylight