DCS: F-16C Viper | HARM Targeting Update with TDOA

NOTE 1. A TDOA member can only contribute if they are not already tracking an emitter with the HTS.
NOTE 2. This works for both single player and multiplayer. When in multiplayer and a Slave, you will get an audio DATA alert.
NOTE 3. Due to complications stemming from our other businesses, we had to adjust datalink terms. In this case, Tactical Net Datalink (TNDL).
NOTE 4. As always, these videos provide a preview of an upcoming feature to assist you in understanding a new feature. Later, it is quite possible that the feature will change, and the feature functionality has changed. As much as I’d like to, I lack the time re-record these videos.

Hey everyone, Wags here from Eagle Dynamics. In this DCS: F-16C Viper video, we’ll build upon the previous video about new datalink features. Namely, the ability to use participating data linked Team members more accurately and quickly pinpoint a threat radar emitter, like a SAM site. This is termed Time Difference of Arrival, or TDOA, and it is only available when each Team member is loaded with a HARM Targeting System, or HTS, pod. There must also be a minimum of three Team members in a TDOA team.

We’re here over the Persian Gulf map in a four-ship, with each member assigned an HTS POD and two AGM-88 HARMS. This is a common Viper SEAD flight in which both elements support each other. Let’s first bring up the Data Link page by selecting LIST from the ICP, then Enter to select Data Link, and Dobber right twice to display the data link assignments of Team members. For a Team member to participate in the TDOA team but must have the “T” enabled next to it. This can be toggled by Dobber up and down to select the Team member and then selecting any keypad 1 to 9 keys to toggle the TDOA selection. All eight Team members can participate in a TDOA network.

From the HAD page, select TM for Team members or AL for all to have all selected TDOA members to participate. If you wish to disable then, select NO.

After designated an emitter by pressing Target Management Switch, or TMS, up while the cursor is over a target, you can then press TMS left for greater than one second to display TDOA on the HUD and command TDOA participant members to designate the same target with their HTS and provide multiple triangulation angles. Note that the target will need to be within the Team member’s HTS field of view.

To provide optimal triangulation, the other element will attempt to approach the target from a different angle than yours.

When TDOA designated, TD-M is indicating that the target has been designated and you are the Master. If in multiplayer and receiving a designation as the Slave, you get a TDOA HUD message and DATA voice message, and once you designate, you’ll see a TD-S on the HAD for Target Designated Slave.

When a TDOA Team member participant is also tracking the target and contributing, it will have a segmented, white line between it and the target. You notice that the Position Quality, PGM, value will attain a high precision, 1 value much faster.

To exit TDOA tracking, press TMS down.

Happy weaseling!