Don't be a LASER BOMB/AIR RECON Noob in ARMA 3 | Tutorial/Guide 

No, I'm special.

Soon I will join you brothers. Saving up for a full blown cockpit setup.

Lol it’s not just you. I always end up instinctively trying to pan the camera in a different way to look around like I wold if I was actually playing.

I sometimes try to do the keybinds myself...

@Finlay Holland I just can't stop watching these.

Brett Havens beside for the tiny bombs

Brett Havens just so you know it’s CONTINUOUSLY calculated impact point. Minor difference but oh well

Jacob Smith lol sorry youre totally right ill edit it. Idk where i got computer calculated from haha

Thank you

Agreed, it took me a lot of trial and error to figure out how Mavericks lock on to targets.

BIS need to update the field manual with the target methods for each munition IMO, this shouldn't be something you need trial and error for.

Ive been using the dynamic loadouts page of the armed assault wiki for the most complete guide ive been able to find with stats on all bombs and missiles

that just happened to me lol

i heard it too

lol me too

lol. same happened to me.

I dont hear it

That happens with most people that transition from regular FPS games to arma 3, try to teach them, if they don't wanna learn you are more than welcome to join me and my friends :)

@@miguellopes2452 nope, i came from cod and mainly battlefield, its just a bunch of fools who think every game is the exact same and if it isnt they will still try to force it to work, when it fails they will call the game trash

RedCardei Red he has more than a Dozen tutorials, search his playlists or his channel. Arma is confusing to new players because it plays very different to other video games, but once you get the hang of it, it's probably the most fun game to play, especially with friends.

shan_rocks I will look them up. Also do you know a good outfit to start to play with?

RedCardei depends on if you're playing with mods. But unless you're playing with a milsim unit the uniforms are very personal

+Ok Thanks for the info man, just what I was looking for

+WolfPsx :DDDDD you just made my day

sadly no mate sorry never used one

Maybe these entries help you Sir steamcommunity.com/app/107410/discussions/0/340412122411254165 forums.bohemia.net/forums/topic/193668-joystick-configuration/

I have the Logitech, if you get a separate throttle and rudder pedals it's amazing

I have the same joystick. I extended all the wires connecting the base to joystick & used a pvc pipe & hose clamp & extended the joystick & bought the cheapest thrustmaster throttle & pedal. The extension made the joystick wayyyy better in my opinion, but atleast the way I did it, I lost the twist function (which I dont need since I bought pedals).

I’m also trying to find a good key binding for the Logitech extreme 3D!

myron666mosley666 i have the same problem but with a tank crew haha

I'm pretty sure it works roughly the same IRL

Avionic if I turn it up I get like 2 FPS, need a nasa computer to do it right.

korgul jr right? Ill just be playing and ill see someone do something and im like “i didnt even realize i didnt know that”

Jonathan go to artillery computer, click on target, change range if needed, select what ammo you want, then fire

Arma's simulation of munitions is a bit wierd. Apparently, they have no mass (sauce: forums.bistudio.com/forums/topic/204453-calculating-the-distance-a-bomb-would-travel/). Nobody seems to have found a way to calculate the exact impact point of a bomb. Having said that, toss bombing (including 'over-the-shoulder' boming) *definitely* *works* - however, when you pitch above the horizon too far, the CCIP stops working. So, unless you are using GBUs, employing this method will be very inaccurate.

Cool. I thought of it mainly because bombs deployed that way tend to be falling near-vertical on final approach, and if you do it right it gives you a bit of extra stand-off with the weapon, which could be useful if there's heavy AAA.

mydakotablue the joystick helps many players as far as I'm aware. Many servers have dedicated pilot slots so that's probably the best time to use it

TrackIR is more important.

Look for targeting pod/camera.

I found it; 10th option down under COMMON CONTROLS

I had the exact same issue. Yeah its been changed now. Instead of getting a lock. You have to watxh for the 2 crosshairs to meet in the targeting view then drop the bomb. It locks on after being dropped

Yeah, there was a change with the Jets DLC. I just made a huge reply to another guy here so you could check that out maybe. Short answer though is you want to move the circle of the continuously calculated impact point (CCIP) over the small green square when you release the bomb.

That depends a lot on what kind of experience you want from Arma, but here's some fun ones that don't require a set group of people to play with and are pretty accessible: - Battleroyale: Infantry last man standing game mode with a shrinking play area. Drop out of a plane, loot gear, fight, survive and try to win. Not too hard to get into, but a really long learning curve if you want to compete with the top players. - EUTW: objective based combined arms game mode. Take and hold objectives and advance along a line of such objectives towards the enemy base. The enemy tries the same with you. In a round you gain points which you use to buy/unlock gear or vehicles. Unlike KotH the points get collected only for that round not for persistent levels so everyone starts on equal footing. - Wasteland: combined arms combat with both fixed objective areas that need to be captured as well as random missions. The experience can differ a lot depending on what the server settings are and which mods are active. If you're solo you can join bluefor/opfor and just use game chat to communicate and play with the team and usually find some decent guys to run with. Theres a lot of really cool custom stuff that pretty much requires joining a group as well, but you'd have to look around on the forums about joining those. The more mil sim it is the more it tends to be groups doing it instead of being played on public servers since the experience suffers on pubs.

Yup, shacktack user interface

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They are now lock on after launch and this video is outdated

Hi i had the same problem this is because the video is slightly outdated currently aslong as the laser marker is placed and you are on the right path and in range the bomb will hit. It is exactly the same just no box

it has been changed to lock on aftrer launch, so basically drop the bomb so that it will land close (the plane predicts the impact point) and then the bomb will do the rest

@@bretthavens9259 So there is no longer any laser designated targeting?

Sterling Driggs there is but it locks on after launch, its like imagine if you turn the bomb on as you drop it and as the camera at the front of the bomb turns on it will lock onto whatever laser designation it sees first within a 120 degree cone

he doesn't but this was three years ago so I don't even know why I'm commenting

@@someone-nf3uilol

@@raksomething6942 someonE actually replied? woah just goes to shot how Luetins video is still helping people

I was getting the game and intended to fly CAS, so yeah this helped me A) Actually go ahead and buy it and B) you're right its helpful AF

@@someone-nf3ui yeah there are still quite a few new people joining the game. Crazy to still be getting comment as well lol.

You need to choose the Laser and press the LEFT mouse Button and the laser will turn on

in my case the minigun start doing BRRRRRT...probably mods who mess up the vanilla controlls. Still dont know how to swich on the laser in exile....-.-

The lock on mechanic is gone it has been replaced by a more realistic system where you have to target a lazed target and use your unguided drop hud to drop the bomb in the general vicinity of your laser and the bomb will do the rest So you have to lase the target by yourself or let someone else do it... when approaching the target press R so that it is active. After that, like i have explained above, drop your bomb. Your unguided drop hud hasnt to match perfectly with the target... there could be one full "circle" from the unguided drop hud difference. Than watch the explosion.

Maxi thanks ive been wondering that

In real life the only way you would know if your bomb is locked on is by doing an LSS with a TGP. You don’t actually know range until then.

The lock on mechanic is gone it has been replaced by a more realistic system where you have to target a lazed target and use your unguided drop hud to drop the bomb in the general vicinity of your laser and the bomb will do the rest So you have to lase the target by yourself or let someone else do it... when approaching the target press R so that it is active. After that, like i have explained above, drop your bomb. Your unguided drop hud hasnt to match perfectly with the target... there could be one full "circle" from the unguided drop hud difference. Than watch the explosion.

@@Maxi_Moxn this doesn't work for me, the bombs just keep flying forvard

That's Altis. :)