After the most recent update, the F/A-18C Hornet HUD no longer displays the Azimuth Steering Line (ASL) when using CCRP / AUTO air-to-ground delivery modes.
In previous versions of War Thunder, the ASL was correctly present on the HUD and provided lateral (azimuth) steering guidance during computed weapon release. The removal of the ASL is a regression and has a significant negative impact on both realism and gameplay usability of the aircraft.
Yes it’s really bothersome, and something that affects one or another aircraft almost every other patch. A while ago it was the Sea Harrier that lost the same functionality, a bit further back it was the A-6 Intruder.
It’s less grave in AB/BR, as there the CCRP info in external view still allows you to use it, but in Sim this makes CCRP usage utterly impossible.
…and then there’s a whole group of iconic aircraft which never even got their proper indicators in sights/HUD/gauges, even though it has repeatedly been documented that they should have it, and those are iconic aircraft like the F-111’s, F-4’s, F-105,…
Wow, I have the most extraordinary news for Aardvark fans: The missing CCRP symbology of the F-111’s was now added!!! Works perfectly now!
After the recent update, the ASL behavior on the F/A-18C has been partially adjusted but remains incorrect.
Currently, the ASL still disappears when the angular offset between aircraft velocity and the target line becomes large, or when the designated target point leaves the HUD field of view. In earlier War Thunder versions, the ASL remained visible at all times during CCRP/AUTO delivery, regardless of target HUD position, similar to the current HUD behavior on the F-15E.
The ASL is an azimuth steering cue and should not be gated by HUD clipping or target visibility logic. Its current disappearance results in a loss of lateral steering guidance and represents an incomplete fix.
The ASL issue on the F/A-18C HUD now appears to be fully resolved.
The ASL remains correctly visible in CCRP/AUTO modes regardless of target HUD position or azimuth offset, matching both previous intended behavior and real-world logic.
No further issues observed at this time.