When using the gun whilst in gun mode when the rounds impact the ground I see what looks like the HUD tracking the impacts with a tiny green dot. I thought it was maybe artifacts but checked off HUD and couldn't see it, checked the manual but can't see anything about this.

Is this supposed to happen? I can't see how the HUD would pick this up.

Here's what I mean, quick vid I made, you can just see a little circle 'painting' where the rounds impact:

It's the BATA (Bullets At Target Altitude) symbol. It's showing where the IFFCC thinks the rounds will be hitting based on the time of flight/slant range at the moment of firing, it's a cue to let you know your rounds are hitting the ground/target and a way for you to confirm that they are indeed hitting where they should be. It's doing the same thing for strafe attacks as the TOF counter does for other weapons.

If the BATA symbology is telling you the rounds are hitting, but you're not seeing it, you might have incorrect altitude setting in the IFFCC, for example.

Thanks Eddie. There is still loads to learn in this sim even after doing the tutorials, the sim that keeps on giving

Eh? Can't see what you're talking about....

It happens fast, but where the rounds impact on the ground a circle appears on the HUD, pretty cool actually.

Ah yes, a small "o" symbol. Almost missed it. Never saw it before. Interesting.

This is news to me, too. Hmmm.

WC

I had never noticed it either, very interesting!

Now, to test the sim, can someone 'break' it so that the computer calculation is off?

Easy. Switch from DTS to hot elevation source and set the incorrect target elevation, you'll find your rounds hitting nowhere near the target soon enough.

Now why would you want to do that?

Interesting that the sim allows for this though.

Just because its yet another holy crap moment about the level of insane detail they've gone to in this sim.

I see. Well, it's not real enough for me!! I don't have any piddle packs!!

- Ice,
You need the Advanced Mission Extender Device, known in military jargon as the AMXD.
Relief is spelled M O O N

WC

Great, $2,000. I just might buy that, but I'll stick to my water bottle for now. And I'm glad my flight suit is a little more "commando".

Gah! Too much information!!!!!!

You and your dirty mind. I do what I must.

I wouldnt have noticed if you hadn't brought it up. Seems to me that finding out where and when rounds are fired after they're already aloft may be of limited usefulness. Say they are way off... What does that tell you? That the computer projecting your reticle is off? Or that the computer programming the impact points is off? Or are they one in the same? And if they are off... What do you do about it?

Sorry. Seems to me "the boys" flying the A10A said "we want to be able to see this" so it was integrated with the upgrade. I'd like to know what the benefit is and how to benefit from the knowledge of it being off target?

I have never noticed this before due to two reasons:
1. If I'm attacking a tank, I keep the pipper on target the whole time. I would guess that the BATA will be where my pipper is at and therefore may not show up. You will notice Mace got this to appear because he fired from 1.5nm out, shifted aim, then fired again (BATA circle came up as his first set of rounds impacted), and so on.
2. If I'm attacking a soft target, I strafe the area and come off, not waiting to see where my rounds it... then looking over my shoulder for secondaries.


If you fired, then the BATA circle comes up but your rounds do not impact your target, then you know YOUR GUN is off target, not your aim. That way you have evidence to submit when you ask for a new crew chief In the sim, where everything in the A10 is about perfect, I don't see much use. In real life, I guess it will help with gun calibration and alignment issues, maybe the computer itself can be "reprogrammed" to account for gun inaccuracy... those are just guesses, I'll leave the final answer to our real-life experts.

Mace,
What did you use to take this video with? Can that video be posted right to You Tube?

What editor do you use?

WC

I use Fraps and as it just a quick vid there was no editing needed I just uploaded the AVI Fraps saved as, but I have Sony Vegas for editing.

So that's like $600 USD ? If less, include a link?

WC

No, it's Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 9.0. It's actually my sons, I bought him it one Christmas and was about £90. It's pretty good though.