F15E Quick Guide - Air to Ground, dumb bombs, CDIP & Auto Mode

In this quick tutorial I cover the basics of air-to-ground engagements with dumb bombs in the new F15E Strike Eagle for DCS World. In this step-by-step guide, you’ll learn everything you need to know about loading weapons, setting them up, and delivering them effectively using CDIP and AUTO Mode. A short overview about how to use the Targeting Pod wraps this tutorial up. As always you can find the key binds below and also mentioned during the video. Let me know in the comments which part I should cover next. Please take note that this guide only touches the surface of this complex topic and is aimed to get you started and interested to dive deeper into the mechanics of the F15E.

Stay tuned and have fun bombing stuff with the F15E!


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] - Designate the target area through the HUD or TGP on AG Mode
Castle Switch FWD [Control Stick, Hotas] - Tap to quickly cycle between AA & AG Master ModeCastle Switch LEFT/RIGHT/AFT [Control Stick, Hotas] - Tap to cycle through your MPD menu presets
“Castle Switch PRESS” followed by “Castle Switch UP” [Control Stick, Hotas] - Make HUD SOI, indicated by “IN CMD” on HUD
Castle Switch LEFT [Control Stick, Hotas] - Hold (1-2 sec) long to make the left MFD SOI (Sensor of Interest), take control of TGP
Auto Acquisition Switch AFT [Throttle Quadrant, Hotas] - Cycle between AUTO/CDIP mode while HUD is SOI & AG Mode selected
Auto Acquisition Switch FWD [Throttle Quadrant, Hotas] - Change FOV/Zoom when TGP is SOI
Auto Acquisition Switch FWD [Throttle Quadrant, Hotas] - Hold to switch to snowplow mode with TGP; boresight when TGP is SOI
Auto Acquisition Switch FWD [Throttle Quadrant, Hotas] - Enter track mode with TGP, when TGP is SOI
Boat Switch AFT [Throttle Quadrant, Hotas] - Undesignate target while TGP is SOI



0:00 Intro
0:27 Prep: Master Arm On
0:31 Prep: TGP On
0:41 Introduction MDF Programming
0:50 Prep: MPD Programming
1:20 How to cycle MPD Programs
1:37 The Castle Switch
1:50 Prep: Open PACS and TEWS quick access
2:20 How to cycle Master Modes
2:37 Prep: Load weapons
3:09 Prep: Weapon Programming
3:24 Prep: Set Delivery Mode
3:40 Prep: Weapon Sequenz Modes
4:19 Prep: Set Fuze
4:36 Cycle Weapon Programs
4:51 Prep: Ripple set up
5:43 How to bomb in CDIP Mode
6:20 Auto Mode Introduction
6:39 Target Designation through HUD
6:48 How to bomb in AUTO Mode
7:37 Designate with the TGP
8:17 How to undesignated target (TGP)
8:30 How to Change FOV (TGP)
8:40 How to Snowplow Mode (TGP)
8:54 Trackmode (TGP)
9:00 TGP position indicator
9:17 Outro

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