Need to know how to use the harm correctly.........the training mission i have for the AGM88 is corrupted........have a general idea........have re-installed hornet and still cannot get the HARM training mission..........thanks.......

Simple answer:

With the TDC diamond in the HARM page, BACKSPACE will cycle targets. When in range, FIRE.

The obvious next question is how do I know I am in range??? The HARM has a passive seeker and gives you no range information in TOO mode.

See this thread for some tips:

http://www.simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=339490&page=0&fpart=1

There is also a little bug/cheat. If you have an ATFLIR, you will see a countdown timer when a HARM target is selected which gives you range info you SHOULDN'T really have.

In PB mode, assuming a PB (GPS) target is pre-designated you will get a countdown timer in the HUD to firing parameters.




Recluse

Adding to what Recluse said, an easy way to know if you're in range while in TOO mode, is if the target diamond is at -3 degrees or more, on your pitch ladder, in your hud, the target is in range.

I would think this would depend on your altitude. That is, 3 degree pitch down when I'm at 5000 ft. is a vastly different slant range than if I'm at 15000 ft.

Based on my mmmmmm "calculations"(Trig ugghh ) at 5000 ft. AGL estimating a HARM's range at 25 mi., you will be in range when the targeting diamond is -3 degrees or lower (I rounded).

At 10000 ft., you're in range at -5 degrees. At 15000 ft., you're in range at -7 degrees.

Use at your own risk... it been YEARS since I was in school

Somewhere there was a really nice post with screenshots illustrating all this but I cannot find it. One reference I found had links to other posts which may have included this, but the old links didn't work with the new forum structure. Maybe Joe can dig them up. Maybe HOW DO I TARGET THE HARM could go in the FAQ as well.

Recluse

EDIT:

Here's another useful thread:

http://www.simhq.com/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=344163&page=0&fpart=1

I think those old posts were from our old pal JStar, who is now ANONYMOUS as I guess he is no longer registered (under that name, anyway)

The old link to his thread was:


http://www.simhq.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=73;t=004869#000001

if someone can translate to the new structure.

In summary:



In practice, I've found HARM range a bit less than 38 nm. Using PB launches, I think the system is very conservative too, waiting till about 25-28 nm before cueing an IN RANGE. I use 30 as a rule of thumb if I have a Range readout from another system (e.g. Radar, HUD pointer or FLIR lock and TARGET STEERING selected in HUD)

Thanks for all the help.............

Maybe, but this method has always worked perfectly for me, fwiw