1st hammerfall misson

Having a problem with the first Hammerfall mission. I anchor south of the target area. The Alpha team says "it's a trap", they get attacked. I'm told I can't go help," AAA threat too high". Then, all 3 BMP's get destroyed. I never get an option to send in the other team. I orbit for another 15 min and get nothing. This has happened 4 times in a row. Not sure If I'm doing something wrong.

If you have the radio tuned correctly to Overlord, you get further instructions.

Having a problem with the first Hammerfall mission. I anchor south of the target area. The Alpha team says "it's a trap", they get attacked. I'm told I can't go help," AAA threat too high". Then, all 3 BMP's get destroyed. I never get an option to send in the other team. I orbit for another 15 min and get nothing. This has happened 4 times in a row. Not sure If I'm doing something wrong.

What tintifaxl says, although if you get message that AAA threat is too high you probably hear the OL correctly. For option to send Bravo or Hueys in you first need to destroy both MANPADs if I recall correctly. You should get their position from Axeman via Overlord.

I just exited my aircraft after flying this mission. ;)

As Baltic Dragon says, if you heard the first calls from Overlord, the radios are probably set up correctly, so that shouldn't be a problem. Anyway, just to be sure: In this mission, Overlord transmits on 33 MHz on the VHF FM radio. Also maintain altitude (I've been at 18,000 ft) in order not to break line of sight with Overlord or the calls might not get through (I'm not sure where Overlord is located in this mission, though).

After the destruction of the 3 APCs, I circled as instructed and made mental notes and set a couple of markpoints of enemies in the AO. I think it took much less than 15 minutes for Overlord to give the go-ahead to engage the enemy MANPADs, from which point the mission progressed smoothly.

In case it happens again, can you save and upload the track? That should help with figuring out what's wrong.

I do have the right frequencies set as I have heard Uzi flight, Overlord and Alpha. I heard the message about Axeman being on station in 7 minutes. I started the timer in the A-10 and waited more then 15 minutes. One possibility is I did not maintain 18000 ft as I know I dropped below 17000' a couple of times if that makes a difference.

I have the coords of the Mosque, camp and the area where the APC's get destroyed already plugged into the CDU before I arrive on station.

Are you both (Yurgon and Lucky) on the latest version of DCS? Unfortunately I am away fro home for few more days so I can't check it myself, but that part of the mission relies on simple time triggers, so I doubt it was broken by the latest version. Lucky, if nothing happens next time just go ahead and destroy both MANPADs even if you don't hear the message from the Overlord.

I flew it on 1.5.2 (Release, not OpenBeta, although I still have the OpenBeta installed).

Are you both (Yurgon and Lucky) on the latest version of DCS? Unfortunately I am away fro home for few more days so I can't check it myself, but that part of the mission relies on simple time triggers, so I doubt it was broken by the latest version. Lucky, if nothing happens next time just go ahead and destroy both MANPADs even if you don't hear the message from the Overlord.

I'm using the current open beta. Thanks for your help and thanks for creating this campaign. I'll try your suggestion when I get home.

Hey Lucky, did it work?

Hey Lucky, did it work?

No, not on the open beta. Took out the 2 manpads and still nothing. Did this 2 more times and still nothing. When I ran the mission in 1.5.2 release version it worked. Don't know why. I didn't do anythinng different. Finally got the call to take out the manpads and then destroy the vehicles leaving the area.

Funny, as it was upgraded and tested in Open Beta.. still glad you managed to move on! Please let me know how it goes from time to time!

Funny, as it was upgraded and tested in Open Beta.. still glad you managed to move on! Please let me know how it goes from time to time!

Will do, thanks.

Finished yesterday with 1.5.2.48726

no problem (with tweaked terrain.lua) on my openbeta.

I may have been playing the the freeware version of the mission under the open beta. The payware missions under 1.5.2 are different. I cleaned up the files and only have the payware version installed now.

Made this mission yesterday and no rpoblem like that.

My problem is that the trucks escaped (tried to get them with my mav but couldn't get a lock on them... and by the time I decided to go to bombing they vanish).

In the debrief it says that I killed the boss in the truck even if I did not...

I landed safely so mission was successful, is there a way to do it again anyway ?

Made this mission yesterday and no rpoblem like that.

My problem is that the trucks escaped (tried to get them with my mav but couldn't get a lock on them... and by the time I decided to go to bombing they vanish).

In the debrief it says that I killed the boss in the truck even if I did not...

 

I landed safely so mission was successful, is there a way to do it again anyway ?

Thanks for letting me know, I will know about the bug, will be fixed with the upcoming patch :)

Well, you can re-fly it as an option when you finish it... After that only if you extract the mission and open it as a single one.

Thanks for letting me know, I will know about the bug, will be fixed with the upcoming patch :)

 

Well, you can re-fly it as an option when you finish it... After that only if you extract the mission and open it as a single one.

Sorry, I didn't understand your answer.

Will I be provided with options to re-fly missions next time I'll fly the campaign ? At the end of the campaign ?

Otherwise I will just do the whole campaign again later, no problem :D

No, the only option to re-fly the mission within the campaign is to choose the option in the briefing screen just after you finish it :)

No, the only option to re-fly the mission within the campaign is to choose the option in the briefing screen just after you finish it :)

Ah ok, no problem, I'll refly the whole thing once completed :)

Having a problem with the first Hammerfall mission. I anchor south of the target area. The Alpha team says "it's a trap", they get attacked. I'm told I can't go help," AAA threat too high". Then, all 3 BMP's get destroyed. I never get an option to send in the other team. I orbit for another 15 min and get nothing. This has happened 4 times in a row. Not sure If I'm doing something wrong.

I played the free version of the campaign. Two time happened that after the destruction of the first 3 BMP's one of the troops, (or crew?) survived the attack, and started in crouch position to move upstream by the river. I had to drop a bomb on his head :). Right after that I got the F10 option and I was able to finish the mission.

No, the only option to re-fly the mission within the campaign is to choose the option in the briefing screen just after you finish it :)

AFAIK, the "Fly Again" option is normally always disabled when flying missions as part of the campaign. Does TEW do something special to enable it?

AFAIK, the "Fly Again" option is normally always disabled when flying missions as part of the campaign. Does TEW do something special to enable it?

Really? LOL, long time since I've flown the full campaign then. My bad! I will edit the previous post! Then what is left is to extract single missions and try them again.

Confirmed ;)

I think a viable workaround might be to save the track, replay it, and immediately take control. ;)