Nice well laid out instructions, just one minor point on terminology.



According to the manual with TGP as SOI, "TMS FORWARD LONG" is MAKE SPI (Sensor Point of Interest), to Mark Point it's "TMS RIGHT SHORT".

Cheers

Thanks, nice and simple tutorial with pics.

Is there something like Para_Bellum tutorial for Black shark "blowing stuff" that was a really nice tutorial.

Jani

Thank you. Very much appreciated. Wouldn't this make a good sticky ?

Michael.

Yes, sticky please!!!

I am taking this stuff that SIM did into a pdf for my personal use so I can print it out easily for my own inflight training check list.

Step by step guide on how to deploy AGM-65.




Click "Instant Action" and select first mission titled "Easy-East Georgia-Spring"

Unpause game and quickly press "L-Shift + L-Win + Pause" to enable "active pause"

Your cockpit should look like this.



Press those two buttons. Left button opens DSMS. Right button selects A/G






Select "AGM-65"


Moving on to the right side


Click "TGP" button to get rid of "Not SOI"

Screen should look like this now.






Press "CHINA HAT FORWARD LONG" (V) (slew camera to SPI) and then "CHINA HAT FORWARD SHORT" (V) (zoom camera). Screen will change to this.






Move camera by using "SLEW" ( , . / ; ) and use "DMS UP/DOWN" (HOME END) to get desired zoom level.

Press "TMS FORWARD LONG" (UP + LCtrl) to create own SPI.

Press "COOLIE SWITCH FORWARD SHORT" (U) to switch to Maverick sensor.

Press "CHINA HAT FORWARD LONG" (V) to slew Maverick sensor to previously created SPI. Press "CHINA HAT FORWARD SHORT" (V) to zoom sensor.


Screen should look like this now.

Now Maverick sensor is looking into proper direction, but it's not locked on.

Press "TMS FORWARD SHORT" (UP + LCtrl) to lock target. Large cross-hair should lightly vibrate signifying lock on.

Press "WEAPON RELEASE" (SPACE + RAlt) to shoot Maverick.
Congratulations, you fired AGM-65.




Why would you use targeting pod? Simple - it lets you find and select targets further out away from engagement zone of enemy defenses. Usually I cannot find anything beyond 2nm when using Maverick. With Targeting Pod I could easily stay away from SA9/13 engagement zone.

thanks again, let them coming

Once again, a simple, well thought out tutorial.
I didn't know about the "TMS FORWARD SHORT" to lock target. I'ld been slewing the crosshairs slightly and letting it lock! This would be much better!

Thank you.

Don't you have to set HUD as SOI (Coolie up short) before Weapon Release?

No, you don't have to do that. Weapon release works fine with any of the displays being SOI.

@Sim: very nice tutorial.