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)

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

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)

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
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)

LANTIRN target acquisition:

S3 HAT RIGHT (QWP+) or LEFT (QWP-) to que the pod onto the next\previous waypoint in the flight plan
- 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) ques LANTIRN to the flight path marker, ADL in A-A mode
- if lacking waypoints or need to point the pod at something quickly

S4 DOWN (QSNO) ques snowplow mode, pointing the pod below the nose of the aircraft
- 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:

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

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