AI using UB-32 rocket pods

[Flagrum]

An AI MiG-21 equipped with UB-32 pods attacks targets with only a single rocket per pod but should use ripples of 16, 8 or 4 instead.

 

The AI probably does not know about the specifics of the MiG-21, but at least it should act in a similar way as other AI UB-32 pod using aircrafts, like the Su-25 for example. The Su-25 seems to fire 1/3 pod (i.e.11 pcs) at each attack run (skill level "Excellent").

 

The Su-25 uses UB-32A pods, the MiG-21 UB-32M1 instead. When equipping the MiG with the same pods as the Su-25 (manually editing the payloads.lua in Saved Games), I could get the AI MiG to ripple fire like the AI Su-25 (3d model was invis and the pods seemed to hang directly under the belly ... but at least it fired a whole bunch of rockets).

 

This leads me to the conclusion that the implementation of the MiG-21bis UB-32M1 pod needs some tweaking - in order to replicate a more realistic behaviour.