camsr Posted March 15, 2014 Posted March 15, 2014 Can the AI be told to shoot directly at a bridge versus beneath it? While they were still able to demolish it, I think it takes less ammo if they get a direct hit? Most of their missiles did not hit (5 out of 8).
camsr Posted March 15, 2014 Author Posted March 15, 2014 But it would be more badass and warlike for a wing of A10 to use AGMs to take out a bridge.
Exorcet Posted March 15, 2014 Posted March 15, 2014 Does attack map object + set weapons to AGM not work? (I haven't made many bridge attack missions so I don't know myself). And if by "warlike" you mean realistic, I think LGB is probably the most realistic option. Awaiting: DCS F-15C Win 10 i5-9600KF 4.6 GHz 64 GB RAM RTX2080Ti 11GB -- Win 7 64 i5-6600K 3.6 GHz 32 GB RAM GTX970 4GB -- A-10C, F-5E, Su-27, F-15C, F-14B, F-16C missions in User Files
ENO Posted March 15, 2014 Posted March 15, 2014 I think in many cases bridges and ships are the same in that they don't accurately reflect being hit by missiles. Then consider that a span may need a 2000lb bomb to destroy it in exchange for 6 or more mavericks- assuming they all hit. As for being "warlike and badass" I can't imagine how AI standing off at 8 miles throwing eggs at something is either of those things. "ENO" Type in anger and you will make the greatest post you will ever regret. "Sweetest's" Military Aviation Art
camsr Posted March 15, 2014 Author Posted March 15, 2014 I did try Attack Map Object, set it on the bridge in the ME, but they shoot the water beneath it. I think 3 AGM65-G are good enough to blow a part of the span. If you want to check out the bridge, it's south of Tkibuli Tkibuli is N42º21'27" E043º00'03" roughly. There is a lake and I am trying to setup an ambush on an enemy convoy.
ShuRugal Posted March 15, 2014 Posted March 15, 2014 But it would be more badass and warlike for a wing of A10 to use AGMs to take out a bridge. no, it would be more Hollywood. The only reason a real A-10 flight would use Mavericks to bring down a bridge would be they had no other options. The heaviest maverick has a 300-lb blast-frag warhead, which is going to do about as much good against a bridge as a giant shotgun. The proper way to bring down a bridge with modern munitions is a 2000lb laser-guided penetrator (such as the GBU-15) dropped onto the supporting piles.
Yurgon Posted March 15, 2014 Posted March 15, 2014 I did try Attack Map Object, set it on the bridge in the ME, but they shoot the water beneath it. More a workaround than a solution, but can you adjust the flightplan so that the attacker is aligned with the bridge? Regardless of weapon, that should increase the chance of a hit. Or you could try to trigger an explosion on the bridge, I'm just not sure about the condition. I think I read that "Bomb in zone" really only works for bombs. But AFAIK that's how it's done in one of the A-10C quick missions - the bridge explosion gets triggered when any of the infantry units on the bridge are dead.
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