F15E Quick Guide – Target Locking, IFF, and Missile Engagement

You don’t have time for page long handbooks and 30 minute tutorial videos about the F15E and just want to get out there and shoot stuff in DCS? Then this Quick guide is just for you! In this video, I’ll provide you with a quick and comprehensive overview and a step by step guide on how to throw sticks at your enemy, focusing specifically on target locking, IFF (Identification Friend or Foe), and how to fire you missile at baddies. For all steps I’ll also provide you with the necessary keybinds for your Hotas.

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Keybinds:

You will find all the listed key binds quickly when you type “Hotas” in the search bar of the controls panel. The information in [ ] is the exact category where you find the key bind, I also try to match this setup when I bind it to my Hotas. The key bind listed have the exact wording like in dcs, so you can copy them to search, the description behind the “-“ is only a explanation and should not be copied .

Weapon release (Pickle) [Throttle Quadrant, Hotas] – Fire your ordnance like missiles or bombs
Trigger [Control Stick, Hotas] – Shoot your gun, when selected
TDC Slew [Throttle Quadrant, Hotas] – Slew your cursor on the Radar, TGP etc. You can also bind it with axis.
TDC Press [Throttle Quadrant, Hotas] – Lock the target your cursor is hovering over
Radar Antenna Elevation UP [Throttle Quadrant, Hotas] – Increase your Radar scan ceiling
Radar Antenna Elevation DOWN [Throttle Quadrant, Hotas] – Decrease your Radar scan ceiling
Castle Switch LEFT [Control Stick, Hotas] – Hold (1-2 sec) long to make the left MFD SOI (Sensor of Interest), take control of Radar
Weapons/Mode Switch FWD (MRM) [Throttle Quadrant, Hotas] – Select Medium Range Missiles like Aim-7 Sparrow and Aim-120 Amraam
Weapons/Mode Switch CNT (SRM) [Throttle Quadrant, Hotas] – Select Short Range Missiles like Sidewinder
Weapons/Mode Switch AFT (GUN) [Throttle Quadrant, Hotas] – Select Gun
Coolie Switch LEFT [Throttle Quadrant, Hotas] – Hold (1-2 sec) to start IFF interrogation (Dots on Radar are friendly!)
Boat Switch FWD [Throttle Quadrant, Hotas] – Cycle between Weapons/Stations when in any weapon mode
CMD Switch DOWN (Manual 1 Dispense) [Throttle Quadrant, Hotas] – Dispense Program 1 of countermeasures
CMD Switch UP (Manual 2 Dispense) [Throttle Quadrant, Hotas] – Dispense Program 2 of coundermeasures
Auto Acquisition Switch AFT [Throttle Quadrant, Hotas] – Switch to vertical scan mode
Auto Acquisition Switch FWD [Throttle Quadrant, Hotas] – Switch to boresight mode
Auto Acquisition Switch PRESS [Throttle Quadrant, Hotas] – Return to BVR mode/Break lock

[Note: DCS World is a highly realistic combat flight simulator, and proficiency with the F-15E Strike Eagle requires practice and familiarity with the game’s controls and mechanics.]

0:00 Intro
0:22 Preparation: Master Arm On
0:27 Preparation: Radar On
0:36 Preparation: MFD setup A/A RDR
0:45 Preparation: MFD setup TEWS
1:00 Preparation: RWR On
1:09 Preparation: Countermeasures On
1:19 Take control of Radar / left MFD
1:25 How to select Amraams/Sparrows
1:31 How to select Sidewinders
1:35 How to select Gun
1:39 How to cycle Weapons/Stations
1:49 How to adjust Radar Elevation
1:58 How to IFF
2:16 How to Lock a Target
2:33 Hud Symbology
2:46 How to Break Lock / Unlock
2:52 How to shoot your missile
3:05 ACM Mode: vertical scan
3:11 ACM Mode: Boresight
3:16 ACM Mode: Return to BVR Mode
3:21 Closure
3:32 How to change Radar Azimuth
3:43 How to change Radar Range
3:53 How to use Countermeasures
4:06 Outro

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