DCS: F-16C Viper | JSOW

In this video, we’ll look at the AGM-154A Joint Standoff Off Weapon, or JSOW, for the Viper. The JSOW is un unpowered glide bomb that weighs approximately a thousand pounds. It has a range to up to 70 miles range, based on launch altitude and airspeed. It is a fire-and-forget weapon that uses INS and GPS to reach its designated target.

It can be loaded on stations 3 and 7 as either singles or pairs using a BRU-57 smart rack.

The A model includes 145 BLU-97A combined effects bomb submunitions, which are ideal when attacking unarmored and lightly armored units. It is not though designed though to destroy heavily armored units like a main battle tank. While there are also B and C versions, the United States Air Force only operates the A version.

Key commands:
Set SPI - Target Management Switch (TMS) Up: Right Ctrl + Arrow Up
Set SOI Between Displays – Display Management Switch (DMS) Down: Right Alt + .
Set SOI to HUD – Display Management Switch (DMS) Up: Right Alt + ;
Weapon Release: Right Alt + Space

[henrikoldcorn]

Can’t wait to have the area right next to my target be absolutely obliterated.

[cinemage]

Great video! Another tip is that if you use the HAD sensor for HARMs, you can get a SPI with PRGM2 when targeting enemy radar sites, and release a JSOW. It’s fairly accurate, and allows you to keep your standoff at high altitudes. Finally, it also lets you conserve your HARMs for the biggest radar sites, such as S-300/S-400.

[Pricklyhedgehog]

Death and destruction." The F16 is beginning to show more than a glimmer of its versatility in the DCS environment, that's for sure.

[DTCJG]

Thanks for the video Wags! What a great Saturday Morning! Hope to see some system work soon! ECM / HTS Pods. DED functions Markpoints, etc !

[garywinters]

I got Jiz on my HUD!. Al in all sounds like a good mission. Roll on the ground crew clean up :)

[mihkeltoomet]

Amazing Wags! I'm very happy that Viper gets love. Still, I'm looking more additional functionality to systems thought.

[thomasbabik]

I almost overlooked this video because the thumbnail was nearly identical to the JDAM video… and then I realized it said JSOW and then I nearly jumped out of my seat.

Hopefully the HTS gets implemented soon as well 😁

[BasictoFinal]

Nice, I am looking forward to the LAU-131 hopefully that hasn’t been forgotten! Also looking forward to avionics development!

[sharkfn]

finally, the f16 is getting more stuff. Thank you ED :)

[rhyminsimon]

those two jsow's definetly hit each other :D

[andrewchr]

7:13 Can't wait to get JIZ on my HUD :D :D

[T-Cup]

Looking forward to the next patch. Currently learning weapons on the F16 and never thought I’d say this but it’s really becoming my number 1 aircraft lol sorry Hornet I still love you xx. I really like that over 50% of staff are working on the Viper now too. Can we please have moving weather as it dose effect a lot of factors. Great work Dynamics

[Lxcx]

Yes Yes Yes !!!
I waited so long for these :)

[theraptorsnest]

My favorite bird is getting more and more tools in her tool belt. Love it!

[hughesja]

@7:15 Thought I was watching a Laobi video for a second lol

[milkovivaldi]

4:20 Matt, when we launch 2 💣 together we know that the “space impact” is the distance between 2 JSOW 💣 considering the SPI at the center right?

But these 💣 do not fall whole to the ground (such as JDAM), but open in the air in clusters. Therefore the “space impact” is calculated from the center of 1st 💣💣💣 💣 to the center of 2nd or simply the distance between 2 JSOW 💣 in the air?

I hope it is clear I, m 🇮🇹🙏👍

[KillerKev]

Thank you! Now I fully understand VIS mode using the TGP.

[Thomo_]

Woah a very rare update for the viper!

[SQUID_]

Gettin that Viper love we all need!! Outstanding!

[lambdabot]

Thanks for the video. It's great that ED have resources to make progress in the Viper development while still finishing Hornet (I hope). Speaking of Hornet wanted to ask: would it be possible to create short video describing radar RAID modes for the Hornet: SCAN RAID, 1LOOK RAID, SAM introduced recently (maybe along with some other upcoming changes for the Hornet) ? They are not documented very well, I'd really appreciate that if you have time for / it's worth working on that for you of course. Thanks again.