A-10C Procedures
The following sections describe Tactics, Techniques and Procedures (TTP) that are valid only for A-10C.
Some Tactics and Techniques have reference to the manual "DCS A-10C II Flight Manual EN", this manual can be found in the DCS installation folder "DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\aircraft\A-10C_2\Doc"
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Considerations
The A-10Cs provide the ability to maneuver and reposition firepower in response to changing situations. They carry a wide variety of forward firing munitions, are equipped with advanced sensors, have excellent loiter times and have an excellent capability to conduct CAS in diverse terrain and when accompanying other transport or rescue assets.
Consider combining FW (A-10C) and RW (AH-64D) platform capabilities in an urban environment. FW can often target/designate within urban areas more easily due to the ability to loiter high above many threat envelopes. Once the FW aircraft has identified and confirmed the target it can designate the target with a LASER to guide precise, low-yield PGMs fired from a RW attack asset holding in a relatively safe BP.
Operating Range/Altitudes
Service ceiling: 45,000ft Recommended operating altitude: <25,000ft Rate of climb: 6,000 ft/min Combat Range 252 nm Ferry Range 2,240 nm
Threat
Day versus Night
Capabilities
Tasks:
- Attack (BAI/CAS)
- Reconnaissance
- CSAR
- Aerial C2/AFAC
Tactics and Techniques
Tasks
- Attack (BAI/CAS)
- Reconnaissance
- -Zone
- -Area
- -Route
- CSAR
- Aerial C2/AFAC
En Route
Ideally, en route tactics (route, altitude, airspeed selection and formations) allow aircrews to avoid concentrations of enemy air defenses, prevent early acquisition, avoid detection or allow the aircrews to remain outside of the effective range of certain threat systems.
Tactical Formations
- Finger Four: (Default if not specified)
- Echelon (left/right):
- Trail:
- Combat Spread:
Formations explained here.
Ingress
Control
Techniques of Movement
Attack
Control
Techniques of Attack
Disengagement and Egress
Following actions on the objective area or when the time on station is complete, the flight will conduct a check out and egress via planned or assigned routing. Tactical considerations for the egress and return to force in terms of airspeed, altitude, formation, and TTP are the same as for the inbound en route phase. When complete with the mission, the aircrew will make every attempt to provide BDA and a mission report (MISREP) via the ALO’s C2 system.
Procedures
The procedures described here aim to ensure a common view of the workflow during assignments in order to facilitate the change of staff. Pilots knows who do what and when even if it’s the first time flying together.
Airfield
The order in which the steps not numbered are performed can be changed as needed.
Startup
- Connect ground power
- CDU/EGI - ON
- CICU/JTRS/IFFCC - ON
- VHF AM - TR (Enter Intra VHF freq. - FL Radio Check)
- Rearm
- UHF - Listen to ATIS and take notes.
- UHF - Select Preset Ch 6. (report done on Intra VHF)
- FL Radio Check Ch 6
- System startup (Default if not specified)
- - Transponder
- - SAS
- - Load Nav/Weapon data from DTC into system.
- - Setup DSMS/TGP as briefed
- - Setup TAD
- - Setup HMCS
- - Enter/Edit WP/FP and verify WPs (Dir./Dist.)
- - Setup CMS
- - Lights according to SOP
- Full startup
- - as 8a above
- - Enginge startup
- Report done on Intra VHF
Taxi / Takeoff
Landing
En Route
Tactical Formations
Ingress
Attack
Disengagement and Egress
Glossary
STANDARD MARKING BREVITY TERMS
- BLIND No visual contact with FRIENDLY aircraft/ground position.
- VISUAL Sighting of a FRIENDLY aircraft or ground position.
- CONTACT Acknowledges sighting of a specified reference point (either visually or via sensor).
- CAPTURED Specified surface target or object has been acquired and is being tracked with an onboard sensor.
- LOOKING Aircrew does not have the ground object, reference point, or target in sight.
- TALLY Sighting of a target, non-friendly aircraft, or enemy position.
- NO JOY Aircrew does not have visual contact with the TARGET/BANDIT.
LASER BREVITY TERMS
- TEN SECONDS Standby for LASER ON call in approximately 10 seconds
- LASER ON Start/ acknowledge LASER designation
- SHIFT Shift LASER aimpoint.
- SPOT Acquisition of LASER designation
- CEASE LASER Discontinue lasing
- DEAD EYE LASER designator system inoperative
- NEGATIVE LASER LASER energy has not been acquired
- LASING The speaker is firing the LASER
- STARE Cue the LASER spot search/ tracker function on the specified location
Abbreviations
- ACA Airspace Coordination Areas
- ACM Airspace Coordinating Measure/Airspace Control Means
- AGL Above Ground Level
- AGO Air-Ground Operations*
- ALO Air Liaison Officer
- BDA Battle Damage Assessment
- C2 Command and Control
- JFC Joint Force Commander
*The simultaneous or synchronized employment of ground forces with aviation maneuver and fires to seize, retain, and exploit the initiative. Also called AGO.
