GAJ52

I have just completed 53 missions in the Georgian Oil War campaign, my wingman is becoming more and more useless as time goes on. I was given a task to support the forward line of troops at TP 1 and 4. I tried to get my wingman to attack the targets but he just flew round in circles, I tried all the commands available, he acknowledged each time but refused to fire a missile. I used up all my missiles attacking a fast moving line of M1 Abrams, one tank needed 4 missiles for the kill - its usually two. My score was only 30% so I had to go back and re-arm. When I got back my forward line of troops was eliminated so I continued to wipe out all the enemy forces until they were all destroyed (labels on). When I looked at my score it was 0%, I presume because I didn't protect my forces. The wingman AI problems are killing the enjoyment in this otherwise brilliant simulation. PLEASE, PLEASE ED fix the AI wingmen and give us a patch ASAP. I know your hard at work on other areas of this sim but Black Shark is not finished !! Thanks for listening Glen

Thanks for the advice My main query was why doesn't he hold position. I have just tried it again as an experiment, I came to a hover with my wingman to my right and gave him the command to hold position, then pressed F2 twice to see what he did. He turned right about 90 degs and then continued flying in that direction ....why ?? He obviously hasn't read the flying manual because he's suppost to go into a low hover. I suppose I should be grateful he didn't turn left. Glen

I'm flying one of the Campaign missions in single player with the latest patch installed. Getting fed up with my idiotic wingman being shot down within minutes of getting near a danger zone, I used the 'Hold Position' command to keep him safe. After I had taken out all the air defence targets I thought it safe for him to join me and help clean up the rest of the targets. I issued a 'Engage my Target' command and pressed F2 to watch him attack the targets but he was about 15 to 20 km from where I told him to hold ?? The manual says he should initiate a hover at low altitude, not go on a sight seeing flight. I appreciate a lot of work has gone into this sim which I am very grateful but the wingman AI needs some serious attention. Glen

I can't seem to get my wingman to attack a target from a safe distance. Even using Datalink I send him to a safe distance to attack a target then he attacks the target while moving forward and ends up being shot down because he is now too close to other enemy units. I don't see many posts on this subject so others are either ignoring there wingmen or they have found a way to control then better than me. Any advice appreciated Glen

Thanks I'll give that a go. I must admit I haven't been using data link just radio commands.

Good point - I'm flying the Georgian Oil War campaign and normally on CAS missions. We are both armed with ATGM's and I normally ask him to take out Air Defences or Tanks, so I assume he should be using his ATGM's. Glen

I and my wingman approach a target and stay about 6 KM away in a hover. I then assign my wingman a target but instead of attacking the target from a safe distance i.e. where he is - he fly's right into the target area and gets shot down. What instructions can I give my wingy to attack a target at a safe distance and return ?? Glen

I haven't flown the sim for a few months, basically got fed up with the same campaign missions over and over again. With the new patch I thought I would give it have another go. I am using the 'Clear Tkvarcheli' mission as a training mission to re-hone my combat skills. I have found a couple of problems I assumed were fixed in the patch - no matter what instruction I give to my wingman, he gets shot down within a very short time - he is absolutely brainless, even 'hold present position' (well away from enemy) he will climb and attract the attentions of the nearest sam launcher. I have advanced well to the west of Tkvarcheli hiding below tree level approx. 7 to 8 km away ready to popup and attack the air defences, when I see a missile coming through the trees and end up being shot down. This is not a one off fluke shot, I have tried it several times and been shot down below tree level on more than one occasion. I am using labels during this re-training period so can see where the enemy are, so seeing missiles coming through a forest is ridiculous. Glen

Gentlemen Many thanks for explaining the campaign scoring system. I did mistakenly believe you had to eliminate as many of the enemy as possible in order to win the campaign .... I was wondering why I was coming back so shattered. Glen :)

I have just found something very disappointing about this Sim - the Oil War Campaign. The first few missions were great, then I realised nearly every mission was practically the same. I had completely wiped out the opposition from the target area, only to find out they are back at full strength the next mission ....and the next ....and the next ?? I appreciate this is not a Dynamic Campaign but there doesn't appear to be any link between the missions at all. Glen :(

Many thanks for your comments on wingmen, that explains why I had the problems. Glen :)

I'm slowly getting the hang of Black Shark and the more I learn, the more I enjoy it. One problem I am having is getting the Wingman to obey instructions. I recently created an Initial Point in a safe area and instructed my wingy to go there - his reply was negative !! In another mission I asked him to attack my target again he said negative or unable can't remember which. On these occasions there is no obvious reason why he does not carry out the tasks, in the above case he had not fired a shot so he wasn't out of ammo. I can't find an answer in the manual why a wingman would give a negative or unable response ? Glen

Thanks guys for your help :) I managed to complete the mission by staying further back until the big stuff was taken out, then managed to use rockets and guns for the softer targets. I turned on labels so I could see if everything was destroyed then returned to base. Should I get a message confirming the mission was successfully completed. As nothing appeared I just shut down and pressed escape, bit of an anti climax after 2 days trying to complete this mission. Glen

I have had Black Shark for about a week now and have read and watched most of the training material available. I am attempting to complete the Clear Tkvarcheli mission but every time I get near the town I pop up slowly over a hill (have tried from every direction) then get taken out by Sams or Manpads. My wingman is suicidal, if I give him a target he goes flying in like a bull in a china shop and promptly gets shot down. I have been trying this mission for the past two days without success, has anyone got any tips or could they loan me a more sensible wing man for the day. Glen :cry: