Enemy fighters keep engaging AWACS aircraft.

[Gimbal]

Hi Pilots <3

 

I'm attempting to make my own little training mission in NTTR. I'm placing a couple of Mig-21's to practice in the F-5 that I've recently purchased.

 

The problem is, they keep engaging the AWACS aircraft that I have on the map regardless of the settings I'm using for the E-3. I've done some research and from what I read setting the AWACS to "Invisible" should prevent any enemy aircraft from engaging it. :(

 

This is how I have the E-3 setup https://i.imgur.com/PNv1TAK.png

 

This is how I have the two Migs setup http://i.imgur.com/yfW083P.png

 

I can solve the issue by setting the ROE to hold and reaction to threat to ignore but this just makes the migs flying drones.

 

My goal is to have them ignore the E-3A and react to my flight once I engage them. Is the "Reaction to Threat = Passive Defense" maybe messing things up when they are getting spiked by the E-3s radar?

 

Thanks a ton for all the help and any information you're able to provide. This is using the latest version of 2.0

[ESAc_matador]

Simplest.

 

Put awacs invisible.

 

Now, long explanation. You probably have the migs with CAP, so whatever they detect, they will go for it.

 

Less simple.

 

Remove all advanced task from Mig21 in wp0, and put search and egngage in zone. There will be a zone, so, put the zone in a place where the Awacs is not flying. The migs will only attack in that area.

[feefifofum]

Gimbal, your settings should work...using advanced waypoint actions to make the AWACS invisible at WP0 is the right play.

 

This may be a DCS 2.0 issue, I know AI TASK PUSH is borked in the current alpha, it may be that advanced waypoint actions also have issues.

 

There's also always the good ol DCS repair.

[Grimes]

Delete the CAP task and use Search and Engage in Zone to restrict the AI to only attacking targets in a given area. If the Awacs is set to invisible then the AI should be ignoring it.

[Robin_Hood]

I know this is an old thread, but since it didn't got a definitive answer, I'll put it in here for others who might come across the same problem, as have I today.

 

 

The problem is with the setting of the AWACS. The Invisible action should be placed before the Orbit option, or it will be ignored. The Immortal action will probably be ignored too. Not sure if it's intended, but apparently when it comes to the Orbit action, the game stays there (as long as it is orbiting I imagine) and ignores the others. If you push those actions up, and let Orbit be the last one, it should work.

 

 

This will not work:

 

 

But this will work: