DCS: F/A-18C Hornet | JDAM Tutorial! | Any Time... Any Weather...

[@ClintThrust-e8r]

We really need that targeting pod 😢

[@roccothamanoidis]

there it is :)

[@Spudknocker]

Hey guys! this was a super complicated video to get out there, but I sure hope it helps you guys out! JDAM's are a very complicated weapon system to utilize and will become more-so as new features are added to the DCS: F/A-18C! I cannot wait to make a Lightening II TPOD video next month! Please consider donating to my Patreon! All donations come back to you guys in the form of awesome videos and missions! All Patrons pledging $15 or more are eligible for one on one lessons! www.patreon.com/Spudknocker

[@StormBat]

Great show mate, I didn't need to watch this tutorial because I understand and learned how to operate JDAMs when Wags put out his videos, But still I really enjoyed that, it never gets old. Thanks for sharing that. Cheers.

[@Spudknocker]

I am glad you liked it! I always like to add more information and context than just straight up press this button to do this haha

[@StormBat]

@@Spudknocker Yes, Just keep putting them out, they help a lot of people, and I learn as well. Thanks.

[@hornetdriver8509]

That cleared up a few questions I had! Thanks for sharing this!

[@smoke_eater_]

HornetDriver what’s up dude? Lol

[@hornetdriver8509]

Living the dream my friend!

[@sloppydog4831]

So, I was watching Blue Thunder for the millionth time yesterday and then... a familiar song plays. Good choice of soundtrack, man. Good choice.

[@Spudknocker]

LOL interstingly mine is a remix used by Northrop in promo videos for the F-20 Tiger Shark, I ripped it from an old VHS tape I found in my dad's old stuff!

[@AvengerBB1]

I'm definitely in the crowd that would enjoy JDAMs more once we have a targeting pod, but even with the current setup they are very nice weapons. Is it just me or do they feel different from the ones we've had on the Hog? They just seem to be more precise and capable than the older ones. Definitely longer engagement ranges, though that's partly due to the Hornet's higher typical cruising speed and altitude I guess. Maybe I'm just nuts...lol

[@Spudknocker]

Well DCS was just overhauled to get coordinate decimals which do down the the square meter (I believe) but you're right they will never be as perfectly precise as an LGB due to their larger CEP. And I totally agree on the targeting pod point!

[@AvengerBB1]

@@Spudknocker I'd love to be a fly on the wall with the team working on the pods. I would love to know which stations will accept them so I can adjust my default loadouts now. I've seen them on 3,4,5,6,and 7. Probably 2 and 8 as well given that those are "smart" points as well.

[@Spudknocker]

AvengerBB1 the LIGHTENING II TPOD we are getting is only carried on the Centerline by the Marines, the Aussies and Finn’s use them on the cheek stations, the USN always puts the ATFLIR pod that we are getting later on the I believe Left cheek station

[@AvengerBB1]

@@Spudknocker Cool. Good to know. Thanks!

[@s2korpionic]

Either that, or some sort of a data cartridge for proper pre planned bombing.

[@joshskidmore5454]

Now to go use this. Airfields are so screwed lol.

[@Spudknocker]

SOOOO Screwed!

[@joshskidmore5454]

@@Spudknocker we've been crushing fixed facilities. Four targets, four bombs, four buildings destroyed in one pass. Can't wait until we can get it even more precise.

[@lucaswoods1155]

So I notice a lot of people do it but why have the EW page up when u can get the same info on the hud and directly below the right DDI

[@Spudknocker]

Cause its a more detailed interface and you can see how much chaff and flares are left remaining in the buckets

[@pizdov-tv5510]

Hello! What is the height of using JDAM? Why do my JDAMs miss large hangars with a 50/50 chance from above 30,000 feet? Precisely I do everything as in the manual, it definitely hits the video for everyone. I also enter decimals in PP mode or exactly in the center of the hangar in TOO mode.

[@TexasWarbird]

I haven't put time into learning the JDAM procedure until the POD comes out.

[@eq1373]

where are you getting your information about "the decimal" at 4:50 from? That is not on the F10 map.

[@567davefair]

How do you get the mouse courser to act as a flashlight?

[@Spudknocker]

Perfection Man Left Alt-L I changed it to just L cause thats easier

[@567davefair]

@@Spudknocker thanks!

[@utley]

gotta love -AND I MEAN LOOOOOVE clear sky rainy days in DCS

[@Brimmlinn]

Hey Spud, I thought of a question when watching your video and a few others detailing this same process. Has anyone tried Pre briefed mode using a low altitude approach and then tossing the JDAM’s? All the videos I see show them being employed in the way you did in this video but I can see my idea, if feasible, being really effective against SAM sites or EWR radars. I can’t think of a reason it wouldn’t work.

[@Spudknocker]

I do not think that is modeled as of yet in the JDAM's autopilot in DCS, toss bombing has gone way out of style in the 21st century, but i don't see any reason why it wouldn't be incorporated at some point, i personally almost never toss bomb

[@SpypilotSR-71]

Where did you find that VFA-131 CAG skin?

[@Spudknocker]

Mobius Mirage on the ED website under the user made files section

[@zwiebeltreternr1]

The thing which i dont get is with the coordinates. On some Servers there are target coordinates. For example on this coordinate are 4 tanks. But i dont know the exact coordinate of the tank only the "Mission coordinate" What do i do then ?

[@bdmoviesinc]

Thanks for the very informative video. I have the same "DDI" screen as yours with the exception of no "Step" button option. I put in all the coordinates for each Jsow \Jdam fly to the release point and only able to release one at a time. After the first missile is fired I am unable to fire the others onto the designated targets. The coordinates are no longer present and I have to circle around while putting in the coord. for the next missile and so forth for all the remaining missiles. How do I fire all missiles without having to circle around and put in each coord. over and over again? Both beta and purchased copy have the same issue.

[@adamheene5616]

How do you get the decimals for lat and long

[@TheRobo]

Hey Spud, do you know what the different variants of the GBU-31's are? (It's like V something) There's like 3 types if I recall (at least 2 diff types) of the 31's.

[@Spudknocker]

The_Robo the GBU-31V3 is a Jdam kit on a BLU-109 penetrator, while a GBU-31 is a JDAM kit on a mk84

[@0010eldar]

when I do the conversations to decimals to latitude and longitude let's say you did the (W116 (Minutes -14) (Seconds-28) and then you entered 20 degrees? how'd you get the 20 degrees, isn't it 116+14/60+28/3600=116.24111111 where'd you get the 20 degrees I am actually curious because I feel like I'm doing it wrong, aren't you suppose to write 24 degrees?

[@AvengerBB1]

What it is is hundredths of a second. So degrees, minutes, seconds, then hundredths of a second.

[@Spudknocker]

On the F10 map or in the Mission editor you can change the coordinate display modes generated by DCS (I think it’s left Alt-L) so that it’s formatted like W 116-54-16.45 for instance.

[@0010eldar]

@@AvengerBB1 ohhh okay that explains then, thank you so much!

[@0010eldar]

@@Spudknocker ohh! I'll try that when I get on! thank you!

[@Spudknocker]

Turbinator no problem dude it makes it a heck of a lot simpler! Haha

[@konatelassina5301]

On the PG map, I placed a target at "N 27:10.850", according to F10 L-Alt Y decimal coordinates. There was nothing I could do to prevent it from being recognized as N 0:27:10.85 in plan 1. So, I kept being directed to the North Pole. I tried putting in "027:010" and "27:010" but it wasn't changing it. I was successfully able to put in the coordinates you placed here, but couldn't put in the F10 decimal coordinates. What am I doing wrong?

[@wilbuzllf5057]

Great one! Thanks, well explained and to the point! /Wilbuz

[@skatterpro]

I'm equally excited about trying these out as I am dreading the setup. Do we know if the terminal guidance settings will be mandatory for a drop once/if they are implemented? I can imagine situations where it might be excessively precise.

[@Spudknocker]

I believe if you leave them blank the bomb will just do its thing haha

[@skatterpro]

@@Spudknocker I've now done a few drops. LOVE it. This tutorial was brilliant and to the point, no problem finding what I was looking for mid flight!

[@Spudknocker]

@@skatterpro Haha its pretty cool!

[@racingsfun]

How do you zoom out on the bomb drop?

[@chrisforet]

Mouse wheel

[@Spudknocker]

Left CTL-F11 I think to go into free camera mode

[@andresmenon3743]

How do you get the coordinates? I always get given XX XX' XX"

[@samson_the_great]

Where do i get that skin?

[@tonyHern865]

setting bingo fuel to 5000 seems a lot and then useless. Or may be I don't get something with it?

[@Spudknocker]

tonyHern865 I set my bingo at roughly half my fuel load to start a mission, then when I reach it I half the bingo again and so on

[@tonyHern865]

@@Spudknocker that's smart.

[@Jordan-fg9cc]

a lot of people set it to 7-8000. depends on how far you plan to go. 5000lbs goes very quickly if you're using afterburners a lot

[@tonyHern865]

@@Jordan-fg9cc there is an option in dcs that force you to press a button when you want to go afterburner. This is useful in order to not waste fuel for no reason.

[@Jordan-fg9cc]

@@tonyHern865 really? Well I and most people I fly with have a throttle with AB detent anyway. Seems kind of like it'd be a pain during ACM

[@Obi1-KenBone-Me]

please edit the title of the video in early jdam tutorial because in a few weeks it will be irelevant since we will be getting all the features of the jdam as announced in a mini update on steam

[@rogerdebelg]

Hi spud, great tutorial :) However i still cant seem to use these, as every time i pickle any JDAM, dcs crashes to desktop. I thought this bug was fixed? Or am i the only one that still has this?

[@Arkaine_]

So let's say I just hopped on to a random server. Let's just say the F10 map can show enemy units. How do I get the proper coordinates from there ? Considering the F10 map isn't in decimals.

[@shrieden]

google 'convert arc second to degrees' and a number of calculators will come up for you.

[@Spudknocker]

Left ALT-Y will change the way coordinates are displayed on the F10 map, should make it a lot easier!

[@Arkaine_]

@@Spudknocker thanks

[@glecaillier]

Don't understand what are and how do hdg, Ang and velocity work

[@Spudknocker]

I wouldn't worry about it too much they are not implemented, but HDG is the heading the weapon will hit the target from, ANG is the angle at which the bomb will hit the target, and velocity is the speed of the weapon in Feet Per Second.

[@FlyingDeacon]

Really like your videos and they are very helpful minimizing the learning curve of DCS. One erroneous point you made at the beginning of your video about JDAMS not being able to hit a moving target. A JDAM can in fact hit a moving target...but maybe not in DCS.

[@Spudknocker]

JDAM's cannot hit a moving target, L-JDAM's with a laser seeker in the nose can. JDAM's guide onto a set of coordinates in space and time, they have no active seeker to "see" a moving target

[@FlyingDeacon]

Spudknocker - Is a GBU-32 an L-JDAM? That’s what I’ve read about hitting a moving target.

[@Spudknocker]

FlyingDeacon I think you’re mistaken... a GBU-54 is a L-JDAM in the 500 pound category. A GBU-32 is a 1000 pound standard JDAM kit on a 1000 pound Mk83

[@FlyingDeacon]

Spudknocker - Thanks for the info. I recently was speaking with an F-22 pilot who was telling me about hitting moving targets with the JDAM from high altitudes. Must’ve been the one you are referring to. Interesting stuff.

[@Spudknocker]

@@FlyingDeacon Hmmm... I'm not sure, in my experience with talking with military pilots who have flown in combat they don't tend to place a lot of importance on what type of weapon they used on a particular sortie, for better or for worse, usually worse for historians such as myself LOL

[@Aliqattan933]

I downloaded this game from steam the graphics is totally different from this one my graphics is realy bad but yor graphics looks very cool My set up Watercooled gtx2080ti and intle 9900k 32 gb ram

[@Spudknocker]

Ummm... Hmmm... It takes a bit of playing with settings, when it comes to Anti aliasing settings make sure your SSAA is set to 2.0 and you're MSAA is set to 2x, make sure that ansiotrophic filtering is set to 16x and also make sure in the Nvidia control panel you don't have anything over-riding or enhancing the DCS program's settings, DCS doesn't like to play well with the Nvidia control panel.

[@Aliqattan933]

Spudknocker thank u so much for your reply its useful now i can play it and start learning from your awesome videos thank you so much 🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹😀😀😀

[@Spudknocker]

@@Aliqattan933 Also dont always fly at noon the lighting is better earlier and later in the day

[@Aliqattan933]

Spudknocker thank you so much for your advice 😀👍 I will keep it in mind

[@palopo-t3v]

There's no such thing as IFR conditions. IFR is a set of rules. The meteorological conditions you're referring to is IMC. You can do IFR both in IMC and in VMC but in IMC you can't do VFR, except for Special VFR in some cases to exit a CTR.

[@Spudknocker]

While you are technically correct many pilots use the term IFR conditions to describe IMC

[@palopo-t3v]

@@Spudknocker When IFR rules are enforced, it's correct to say it, but weather conditions are either IMC or VMC.