Not sure of this is a supercarrier module or VAICOM question. Probably a good one for @Chaz. In the canned supercarrier Case I recovery mission, when I enter the Ted Roosevelt ATC freq and transmit the VAICOM command “inbound”, the reply from the carrier is always to contact alternate. However, if I use the coms menu to do the same thing, it works as it should, including using VAICOM commands for the remainder of the approach.
Is this a scripting problem?
Hmmm, I’ve had this happen too, and recall reading, somewhere, about the cause. I’ll try to look it up but, off the top of my head: it’s a VAICOM Pro thing, I think. It builds a dB of possible landing sites and gets confused. Gosh, I’ll stop now till I dig further.
Here’s were I read it, found it again:
VAIACOM Pro Manual, page 76-ish, footnote:
*) Supporting vessels may be on the same frequency as the actual carrier: always use Select e.g. ‘Washington,… Select’. Before entering the dialog to avoid ‘go to alternate’ responses from other battle group units. For approach, do not use the generic ATC ‘Inbound’ command but ‘Inbound for Carrier’ or ‘Marking Moms’ as listed.
That manual is dense with info and tuff to digest.
Yep known prior issue/conflict when the Supercarrier was released. But VAICOM added “Inbound for Carrier”. So use Inbound for airports and Inbound for Carrier when landing on the boat. It’s still not 100% and you may need to click the menu for that initial call.
Figured it out. Using the command “inbound for carrier” was not enough and resulted in an error tone due to the USS Arleigh Burke being the nearest ATC. What did work is if I used the “select” command, as in “select Theodore Roosevelt”, then “inbound carrier”. I suppose that if, like in this mission, you have a number of agencies on the same frequency, 127.5, DCS assumes that you want to talk to the nearest. In that case you need to indicate your intended recipient with the “select” command.
Edit: After I made this post, I read the section in the VAICOM Pro manual about the select command. At the end of the section, I found this interesting statement. Possibly I could have just used the command string, “Theodore Roosevelt inbound”. Will try it and report back,
Instant Select option
If you have activated your PRO license you can make use of the additional Instant Select feature. When
this option is switched on, the Select command is no longer needed to switch recipients. Instead just
naming a recipient in your call e.g. ‘Anapa,…inbound’ switches to Anapa tower immediately. With easy
comms ON the radio is automatically tuned for the new recipient. This provides a fast (although
perhaps not entirely realistic) means of switching dialog between recipients without the need to
involve the Select command at all.
Dialog from my mission:
12:11:53.174 305, mother’s weather is visibility ten plus miles, scattered clouds at 10000+, altimeter is 29.93, CASE I recovery, expected BRC 308, report see me at 10.
12:11:51.566 TX1 | AN/ARC-210 - 1: [ Carrier Operations ] , [ Inbound ]
12:11:51.544 Recognized : ‘inbound carrier’ (contains ‘carrier’)
12:11:51.544 Recognized : ‘inbound carrier’ (contains ‘inbound’)
12:11:51.153 Listening suspended
12:11:51.128 Listening suspended
12:11:51.087 Joystick : ‘Transmit TX1 release’
12:11:49.298 Listening resumed
12:11:49.259 Joystick : ‘Transmit TX1 press’
12:11:47.832 TX1 | AN/ARC-210 - 1: [ CVN-71 Theodore Roosevelt ] , [ Select Recipient ]
12:11:47.808 Recognized : ‘select Theodore Roosevelt’ (contains ‘select’)
12:11:47.808 Recognized : ‘select Theodore Roosevelt’ (contains ‘roosevelt’)
12:11:47.571 Listening suspended
12:11:47.566 Listening suspended
12:11:47.524 Joystick : ‘Transmit TX1 release’
12:11:44.285 Listening resumed
12:11:44.246 Joystick : ‘Transmit TX1 press’
12:11:39.533 Selected recipient is not a Supercarrier unit.
12:11:39.513 Recognized : ‘inbound for carrier’
12:11:39.138 Listening suspended
12:11:39.132 Listening suspended
12:11:39.097 Joystick : ‘Transmit TX1 release’
12:11:37.119 Listening resumed
12:11:37.072 Joystick : ‘Transmit TX1 press’
12:09:59.171 (awaiting additional input)
12:09:59.141 Recognized : ‘kneeboard’
12:09:58.803 Listening suspended
12:09:58.716 Listening suspended
12:09:58.668 Joystick : ‘Transmit TX1 release’
12:09:57.722 Listening resumed
12:09:57.682 Joystick : ‘Transmit TX1 press’
12:09:40.703 AOCS: Starting mission briefing readout.
12:09:40.701 Nearest ATC: USS Arleigh Burke IIa.
12:09:40.701 Player chipwich entered module FA-18C Hornet, unit callsign 321
12:09:40.701 DCS mission | tempMission
12:09:40.701 ------------------------------------------
That would be handy. I’ve thought about it before, using “Abe” and, in this case, “Teddy”. Based on my previous additions it should work? Won’t be able to test til tomorrow.
I use this Instant Select feature.
“Roosevelt, marking mom” is enough. “Roosevelt, inbound” works as well.
I think they even added the CVN call signs as an alias. In this case Rough Rider, iirc.