LANTIRN

LANTIRN checklist and tips WIP

!!! LASER CODE ON THE BOMBS IS SET FROM THE KNEEBOARD ON THE GROUND !!!

Full F-14 LANTIRN video guide by RedKite (YouTube) - _{took some pictures from the video cause lazy and sleepy}

RIO:
Lantirn warmup:
^{start this early cause it takes forever}

• ROTARY below the LANTIRN stick into PCO position (8 min warm-up)
• STANDBY light illuminates below the LANTIRN stick post warm-up, press it to unstow the camera
  • STANDBY starts flashing, after 30 seconds OPER illuminates instead of STANDBY

• LASER switch to ARM
• VIDEO button from TCS to FLIR
• TID MODE above the HCU to TV

RIO ARMAMENT PANEL:
^{you can set this up while tpod is warming up}

• WPN TYPE WHEEL: select current wepon type, for example GBU12
  • (selection text is mirrored on the TID and LANTIRN feed, if youre in VR and wheel is hard to read, can be enabled in the F-14 SPECIAL SETTINGS)

• DLVY MODE: STP+SGL
• ATTK MODE: MAN
• ELEC FUZE: INST
• MECH FUZE: NOSE
• Select stations loaded with corresponding munitions on the store selection panel switches

LANTIRN laser code setup:

• LANTIRN A-G mode, press the LANTIRN Mode toggle, to cycle A-A and A-G modes
• SLIDER to Laser to turn on laser edit mode for the S4 HAT
• S4 HAT to change the laser code
  • (up and down to cycle number, right and left to switch to next and previous number)

• S4 HAT PRESS to change AUTO and MANUAL laser modes
  • AUTO mode lases from TIMP (time to impact) 10 to +4 (indicated by flashing L below the tpod cross while laser is active)

• SLIDER to Laser again, to deselect laser editing mode

LANTIRN target acquisition:

• S3 HAT RIGHT (QWP+) or LEFT (QWP-) to que the pod onto the next\previous waypoint in the flight plan
  • in A-G ques onto the ground at waypoint, in A-A ques the airspace above waypoint
  • you can set up the waypoints pre-flight, or in-flight, using the FAC\FAC-A\JTAC or the F10 map coordinates

• S4 UP (QHUD\QADL) ques LANTIRN to the aircraft wings symbol on the HUD in A-G, to ADL in A-A mode
  • if lacking waypoints or need to point the pod at something quickly

• S4 DOWN (QSNO) ques the sensor to the ground 15 NM directly in front of the aircraft along own aircraft heading
  • when you know bearing to contacts, for scanning the area on your flight path

• S3 HAT DOWN (Area Track) to ground stabilize the pod after queuing, target a building or stationary target
  • (aim at the base of the unit in this mode, eg bottom of the tracks on a tank, or the laser point will be behind the unit and the bomb will go long)

• S3 HAT UP (Point Track) to contrast lock a specific target, or a moving target. A box will appear around the locked unit
• SLEW HAT to slew the pod around, can also be bound to an axis
• FOV button for cycling 3 zoom levels
• LANTIRN HALF ACTION (trigger first stage) to manually lase and get slant range to view point
  • laser in dcs is a physical object (stick) with a length of 10NM (nice stick bro), be sure you're within 10nm slant range (SRA on the bottom left of lantirn feed) when bomb starts guiding on the laser

• LANTIRN FULL ACTION (trigger second stage) to designate a target, display lantirn drop cues and designated point coordinate information
  • dont be shy to designate to keep awareness of the area, but keep in mind that designating again overwrites the previous point, and resets the drop cue parameters

• S4 HAT RIGHT (QDES) to que the pod to the designated point
  • useful for snapping back to combat area or target if you lose tracking due to pod masking or gimbal limits

• LASER LATCH button will keep the laser on until you press the HALF ACTION to cancel it
  • useful for buddy lasing and not having to hold the trigger for 5 minutes

Pilot:

prep:

• A-G master mode
• Master Arm on
• Weapon Selector to off
  • (bottom position, will have "ORD" on the hud)
• VDI set to TV mode
  • (lets you see the lantirn video feed)
• Wing sweep bomb mode
  • probably optional :shrug:

drop:
^{after your rio confirms that target is designated and cues are valid}

• fly the lantirn drop cues on the VDI and drop the bomb manually by pressing the pickle button
  • bearing to target is displayed on top of the VDI LANTIRN feed by a horizontal line, with own bearing on top, and target deviation below (L 060 means you need to turn 60 degrees left)
  • bomb fall line on the right, with two dashes at the bottom, a falling dash on the line and TREL (time to release) countdown, drop when the fall line dash reaches two dashes

Full F-14 LANTIRN video guide by RedKite (YouTube)