[Later in Early Access] Lightning on Fuselage

Hi guys,

First of all thx for the implementation of TGP

Is there an option to attach the TGP on the Fuselage Stations? So I could try double ugly setups in the Hornet.

PS; thx for the hardwork on this bird it's amazing what you have done:thumbup:

Need modeling the cheek station to conect.... actually missing on the F/A-18C hornet. Surely on late update.

You can get it on the cheek station, just add its CLID line in the FA-18C.lua file located in DCS\Core Mods\aircraft\FA-18C\ . Works for me.

Right now it was enabled for Centerline, it will be enabled for Cheek/Intake Stations Later.

I completly missed Wags post about the weaponstations where the TGP can be attached.

Thanks for clarification

Cheek mount

When can we expect cheek mounting to be available?

It is sort of important. I understand it was just released but it doesn't seem too difficult of a task.

I know you cannot give an exact date, I am really looking for a "soon" or "much later" type of estimate.

Thanks in advance, and really enjoying the TGP, good job ED.

Yea, we should have it soon. But I like to fly with TGP on central station too and fuel tank on the wing. Its hard but its some kind of super cool also to flying with asymmetric payload.

I don't know why it's not available yet as i manage to get the tpod on the cheek station, by changing 2 line of code in of the lua files.

You can get it on the cheek station, just add its CLID line in the FA-18C.lua file located in DCS\Core Mods\FA-18C\ . Works for me.

How do you do this? Can you give a step-by-step? I don't want to mess anything up.

How do you do this? Can you give a step-by-step? I don't want to mess anything up.

You need to edit FA-18C.lua file (notepad++) located DCS World OpenBeta\CoreMods\aircraft\FA-18C

copy line 164

    { CLSID = "{A111396E-D3E8-4b9c-8AC9-2432489304D5}"    },    --Litening

to local fuselageRight or local fuselageLeft

after that you will lose IC so make backup of original file.

or in attached file you have edited lua with possibility to carry TPOD on both fuselage. Just copy into above location make backup before.

FA-18C.lua

How do you do this? Can you give a step-by-step? I don't want to mess anything up.

Exactly what tees says. In the end, the relevant part of the lua file should look like this:

local fuselageLeft    = {
   { CLSID = "{8D399DDA-FF81-4F14-904D-099B34FE7918}"    },    -- AIM-7M
   { CLSID = "{AIM-7F}"    },
   { CLSID = "{AIM-7H}"    },
   { CLSID = "{C8E06185-7CD6-4C90-959F-044679E90751}"    },    -- AIM-120
   { CLSID = "{40EF17B7-F508-45de-8566-6FFECC0C1AB8}"    },    -- AIM-120C
   { CLSID = "{A111396E-D3E8-4b9c-8AC9-2432489304D5}"    },    --Litening

I'm guessing they need to first code the TPod for the STORES page (cheek mount shows 1 instead of FLIR) and make the pod adapter. The pod doesn't lock on the cheek station by itself, it requires an adapter.

In the meantime, I'm using the lua edit as well.

I don't know why it's not available yet as i manage to get the tpod on the cheek station, by changing 2 line of code in of the lua files.

Because the Pod doesnt actually mount to the LAU-116 on the AIM-7/AIM-120 Station, It mounts to a POD Adapter.

You'll also likely need a different laser mask in that station. Have you tried lasing your wing to see if you can?

Because the Pod doesnt actually mount to the LAU-116 on the AIM-7/AIM-120 Station, It mounts to a POD Adapter.

Wasn't it ultimately discredited that the USMC never used pod adaptors for cheek stations for thier Litening 2? only foreign users doing so like SPain for EG?

Some responses that clarified the situation from a former USMC pilot.

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3951701&postcount=29

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3952636&postcount=33

Thats this guy

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/21790/f-a-18-pilot-gives-incredibly-detailed-instructions-on-how-to-actually-land-on-a-carrier

SO question being in spite of objections from an actual pilot, why IS ED still going ahead and adding an apparently non appropriate feature for the year and military branches ( USN/USMC circa 2005 ) of a given Hornet version they are simulating?

The Question is, does ED even plan to do a Pod adapter? Never read about it.

2nd I'm sure they see this, talk about it, gather information and then decide to make it available for cheek station without adapter like it should (if they planed it with adapter).

OR they already know this and simply concentrate on developing the tpog further before coding it for the Stores page correctly.

Regardless in 2 weeks or maybe soon we'll get what we deserve.

Grettings

It requires an adapter, if they want too allow this option they will need to model the adapter. That goes without saying.

Maybe I misunderstood what's going on here :doh:

Ignore me, I'm still new to this :book:

but it doesn't seem too difficult of a task.

This is probably one of the most used wrong statements on this entire forum.

Maybe I misunderstood what's going on here :doh:

 

Ignore me, I'm still new to this :book:

No worries :) I don’t understand it completely either, I thought this was a Spanish hornet modification but evidently ED has found some evidence that USMC hornets can/do use it in that configuration, I’m assuming.

I don't know why it's not available yet as i manage to get the tpod on the cheek station, by changing 2 line of code in of the lua files.

That liverie it´s available for download?

Thank you,

F.

It's a skin i made for fun sometimes ago, i can send it to you if you want

The TPOD in question used by Navy & USMC Hornets that are coming later were two different pods: the AN/AAS-38 TFLIR and the AN/ASQ-228 ATFLIR. See below for pics of the cheek station attachments for each one.

The Litening Pod was never certified for carrier arrestment or catapults as configured on the centerline. USMC units who were forward deployed carried the Litening while those that were deployed on carriers carried TFLIR/ATFLIR pods.

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TPOD in cheek station.

Hey there,

Have there been any plans to implement the TPOD in the left cheek station?