In this video, we would like to update you on the status of our F-16C Viper and instruct you on the upcoming ability to create new steerpoints in the INS navigation system database.

Dear pilots,

I apologize for the long gap between Viper mini updates. Things have been rather hectic here, and this fell off my to-do list for too long.

We have two full-time engineers actively working on the Viper, plus other engineers lending a hand when available. While we originally had separate teams for the Hornet and Viper, we had to combine them to release the Viper on time. We’re happy to have two separate teams again, following the addition of new team members. The below is a summary some of the items in-work or already completed internally.

• Implementing the AGM-65D
• Implementing the AGM-88C HARM in HAS and POS modes
• Further updates to the Litening targeting pod to include cursor zero and many other functions
• Corrected RWR power
• Corrected INS alignment if pilot does not confirm coordinates in NORM mode
• Adjusted FLIR night brightness
• Added Israeli, Turkish, Greek, Japan (F-3), Italy, Poland, and new US skins
• Cockpit pilot body and helmet
• Adjustment to AoA/G limiter

Thank you and kind regards,
Wags

In a future DCS World update, we’ll be adding initial implementation of the AGM-65 Maverick tactical air-to-surface missile for our F-16. The Maverick provides standoff ranges between 6 and 8 miles and is ideal for attacking short-range air defense systems and armor

Dear all,

Although not directly said in the Maverick video, our F-16C Viper will of course include the option for LAU-88 carraige.

Kind regards,
Wags

In a future DCS World update, we’ll be adding the High-Speed Anti-Radiation Mission, or HARM, for the F-16. This missile homes in on the radar emissions of air defense radars and is an important tool in the Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses, or SEAD, role.

We will first release it with the HARM As Sensor, or HAS, mode, and later we’ll add the Position (POS) and HAD/HTS modes. For HAS, it uses the sensor in the nose of the missile to detect and track detected radars that are in one of the three threat tables. Once the threat is handed off to the ALIC and the missile is launched, it will fly a directly to the target with no range data. As such, it has more limited range than other modes.

The F-16 can only carry to HARMs, so make them count.

ALIC Tables:

Table 1(ID, name):
-110, S300PS_TR_30N6 (SA-10_TR)
-104, S300PS_SR_64H6E (SA-10_SR)
-103, S300PS_SR_5N66M (SA-10_SR)
-115, Buk_LN_9A310M1 (SA-11_TR)
-107, Buk_SR_9S18M1 (SA-11_SR)

Table 2(ID, name):
-120, Tunguska_2S6 (SA-19)
-119, Tor_9A331 (SA-15)
-117, Osa_9A33 (SA-8)
-121, ZSU_23_4_Shilka (ZSU-23-4)
-109, Dog Ear (RadarDog Ear)

Table 3(ID, name):
-123, S125_TR_SNR (SA-3_TR)
-122, S125_SR_P_19 (SA-3_SR)
-108, Kub_STR_9S91 (SA-6)
-126, SNR-75V (SA-2_TR)
-118, Strela_9A35M3 (SA-13)

magot napsal:

Ale regulérní lasička přijde až s HTS podem .. vlastně to bude F-16CJ, že?

Thank you all for your feedback and passion. We reviewed other documents at our disposal (not cited here), and it does appear that a 4x HARM load is "possible" for our 2007 jet. Sometime in the early 2000s, it appears this change was made.

While certainly not a valid operational payload, we will make it available given that it is apparently possible.

HARM on the Hornet is simplified for now. Howerver, it will be adjusted for the Viper standard in future. So, what depends on missile (detection rate, for example) will be the same on both planes. But, please keep in mind, that some things are aircraft specific and they will remain different.

Changelog:
(19/10/2020)

• Updated targeting pod section with new modes and functions (Snowplow, Cursor Zero, Air-to-Air mode, etc.)
• Revised existing weapon procedures using the targeting pod
• Added Maverick air-to-ground missile weapon tutorials
• Added HARM anti-radiation missile weapon tutorial (HAS mode)
• Fixed typos and mistakes across the whole document

In the Open Beta released this week, we added the ability to Boresight optically guided Mavericks to the targeting pod. This is important because any mission start from the ground will require boresighting to ensure the Maverick line of sight correctly slaves to the targeting pod line of sight. Air starts have the Mavericks already boresighted.

The boresighting procedures is as follows:

Select Maverick and set PRE or VIS Maverick mode.
Set SOI to HUD for VIS mode or SOI to TGP for PRE mode.
Slew VIS or TGP cursor over ground reference object and TMS Forward to designate.
Set SOI to Maverick and slew the Maverick seeker over the same reference object. When reference object is approximately 7.5 nm away, press TMS Forward to designate.
Depress BSGT option select button (label highlights momentarily).
Break Maverick lock by pressing TMS Aft.
Step to next missile pylon with Missile Step Button and repeat process.

We will soon be releasing the next mode for the Viper’s AGM-88C HARM anti-radiation missile. The Position (POS) mode allows you to launch a HARM at a designated steerpoint and have the HARM seeker look for and guide on a selected radar type. In the RUK (Range Unknown) sub-mode, the seeker will search a large are around the steerpoint when the exact location of the SAM in the steerpoint vicinity is uncertain. POS mode allows you to attack non-transmitting SAMs and engage them at longer ranges.

Since the last update, we have continued to refine the function of the Targeting Pod (TGP) designations and its behavior with the AGM-65 Maverick air-to-surface missile. This video is provided to help you better understand how to best use these two systems when paired together in Preplanned (PRE) mode.

Part of this update will also include a refactoring of the Viper Sensor Point of Interest (SPI) logic. This results in more accurate Cursor Zero (CZ) action, TGP and Maverick slaving, and functional Snowplow mode of the TGP.

This video also explains the proper use of TGP inertial (INR) mode when the TGP designation point becomes masked.

Dear all,

As has been mentioned earlier, we have two, dedicated engineers assigned full-time to the Viper, and other engineers participating when available. Once the Hornet leaves early access, additional resources will be brought to bear on the Viper.

Items currently being worked on for the Viper include:

• Updated flight model dynamics for G and angle of attack.
• Addition of IAM weapons that include JDAM, JSOW, and WCMD.
• Pre-Briefed (PB) mode for the AGM-88C HARM.
• Air-to-Air radar improvements.

After which, important development items will include:

• Air-to-Ground radar
• CRUS page
• JHMCS Air-to-Ground mode
• HARM Targeting System (HTS)
• Electronic Countermeasures
• And more.

In parallel, we are also addressing many bugs and needed and adjustments.


Kind regards,

Wags

In the next update for the Viper, we will introduce two new submodes for the Position mode for the AGM-88C HARM. These are the Equation of Motion (EOM) and Pre-Briefed (PB) submodes. Both new submodes allow greater engagement range and loft angle assists. Additionally, EOM allows potent off-axis HARM engagements.