How many waypoints does the DCS F-15E have?

Each of routes A, B, and C holds 99 steerpoints. The three lists are independent: filling A does not spend B or C. DCS Planner enforces those per-route limits.

What are F-15E A/B/C routes?

They are three separate steerpoint lists in the Strike Eagle navigation system. Use them for a primary, an alternate, and a third plan without sharing one bank. DCS Planner shows them as Route A, Route B, and Route C.

Does DCS Planner export a native F-15E .DTC?

No. Native .DTC export is F-16C, F/A-18C, and Mirage 2000C only. For the F-15E, export DCS-DTC JSON. That file writes RouteA, RouteB, and RouteC, plus radio presets, for the DCS-DTC Windows app.

How do I load F-15E routes from DCS Planner?

Export DCS-DTC JSON from Export, then in DCS-DTC use Load/Save, File, Load from file, and upload once you are in the jet. Radios in that file are UHF (20 channels) and V/UHF (20 channels). A kneeboard PNG is a written copy, not a cartridge.

Do I still need a kneeboard if I export F-15E DCS-DTC JSON?

DCS-DTC JSON is for loading steerpoints and radios into the jet. A kneeboard PNG is a paper copy of the route, frequencies, and bullseye picture. Use both when you want the lists in the system and a written backup.

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DCS F-15E Mission Planning (A/B/C Routes)

The F-15E Strike Eagle stores three independent routes, A, B, and C, instead of one shared waypoint bank. DCS Planner builds those lists on the map, keeps per-route limits and timing, and exports DCS-DTC JSON or a kneeboard PNG.

This page is the F-15E Strike Eagle detail for the step-by-step DCS mission planning workflow.

Strike Eagle navigation overview

The Strike Eagle is a two-seat jet: a pilot and a weapon systems officer (WSO). Both stations can enter navigation data on the Up-Front Controller (UFC). DCS Planner is not a cockpit simulator. It builds the three routes on the map so you can load or transcribe them instead of typing every coordinate in the jet.

F-15E: 99 steerpoints per route; separate A, B, and C routes. New steerpoints start on Route A. The planner defaults the F-15E to degrees decimal minutes (DM). See DCS Flight Plan: Waypoints, Headings & Routes for coordinate formats and other airframe limits.

Multiple routes (A/B/C) and why they matter

On many DCS airframes, waypoints share one numbered bank. The F-15E does not. Routes A, B, and C are three separate lists. Filling A does not spend B or C. Numbering, names, and time-on-target stay inside the route you are editing.

That is the planning point: keep a primary, an alternate, and a third plan (another ingress, an egress, or a divert) without collapsing them into one sequence. In DCS Planner those lists are Route A, Route B, and Route C. Timing on A does not move B or C.

Auto-named points take the route letter (A1, B1, C1). Custom names stay as typed. Switch the active route in the steerpoint index before you click the map, so new points land on the list you mean.

Waypoint and coordinate entry

In the jet, steerpoints are typed on the UFC. In DCS Planner, pick the F-15E and click the map. The planner stores latitude and longitude as decimal degrees and converts them for display. Paste a coordinate pair to create or update a point. Each route holds 99 steerpoints.

A steerpoint also stores name, altitude, speed, and optional time-on-target (TOT). Import a .miz, .trk, CombatFlite .cf, or DCS-DTC JSON if the route already exists, then edit inline. DCS-DTC JSON for the F-15E reads RouteA, RouteB, and RouteC as three lists.

Building A/B/C routes in the planner

Open DCS Planner, pick the F-15E, and:

Open DCS Planner and select the F-15E. New steerpoints start on Route A.
Click the map to drop steerpoints on the active route. Each route holds 99 steerpoints. Legs show true heading and distance.
Activate B or C in the steerpoint index, then click a second and third independent list. Timing on A does not move B or C.
Edit each steerpoint inline. Paste coordinates if you already have a lat/lon pair. The F-15E defaults to degrees decimal minutes (DM).
Export DCS-DTC JSON for RouteA, RouteB, and RouteC plus radios, or a kneeboard PNG. A .miz does not carry A/B/C as three routes.

Place SAM and AAA rings, then check AGL and MSA along the legs. The planner does not compute bingo fuel. Check fuel in the cockpit and with the loadout builder.

Kneeboard and export

The format that keeps all three F-15E routes is DCS-DTC JSON. From Export, write that file (or copy it to the clipboard) for the DCS-DTC Windows app: Load/Save, File, Load from file, then upload once you are in the jet. The JSON holds RouteA, RouteB, and RouteC (sequence, name, coordinates, elevation, time-over-steerpoint, and a target flag) and radio presets: UHF (20 channels) and V/UHF (20 channels).

A kneeboard PNG is the paper copy: route, frequencies, and the spider card around bullseye. When the plan has A/B/C, the mission card can show a route column. Copy the files into Saved Games\DCS\Kneeboard. CombatFlite .cf also writes A, B, and C as separate routes. The .miz export is the world (units, drawings, bullseye). DCS mission files hold one route per group, so a .miz is not the vehicle for three Strike Eagle lists.

Native .DTC cartridges are F-16C, F/A-18C, and Mirage 2000C only. The F-16C cartridge is a different dialect; see the DCS F-16 DTC Guide (Data Transfer Cartridge). The core planner is free and does not require a login.

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FAQ

How many waypoints does the DCS F-15E have?: Each of routes A, B, and C holds 99 steerpoints. The three lists are independent: filling A does not spend B or C. DCS Planner enforces those per-route limits.
What are F-15E A/B/C routes?: They are three separate steerpoint lists in the Strike Eagle navigation system. Use them for a primary, an alternate, and a third plan without sharing one bank. DCS Planner shows them as Route A, Route B, and Route C.
Does DCS Planner export a native F-15E .DTC?: No. Native .DTC export is F-16C, F/A-18C, and Mirage 2000C only. For the F-15E, export DCS-DTC JSON. That file writes RouteA, RouteB, and RouteC, plus radio presets, for the DCS-DTC Windows app.
How do I load F-15E routes from DCS Planner?: Export DCS-DTC JSON from Export, then in DCS-DTC use Load/Save, File, Load from file, and upload once you are in the jet. Radios in that file are UHF (20 channels) and V/UHF (20 channels). A kneeboard PNG is a written copy, not a cartridge.
Do I still need a kneeboard if I export F-15E DCS-DTC JSON?: DCS-DTC JSON is for loading steerpoints and radios into the jet. A kneeboard PNG is a paper copy of the route, frequencies, and bullseye picture. Use both when you want the lists in the system and a written backup.