Capturing FARP's

[Alpenwolf]

When capturing an airbase one simply needs, for example, to destroy the enemy's defences so that a trigger can activate your defences and as such that airbase becomes yours. FARP's however need structures to be added; FARP Ammo, - fuel and a command center. As far as I know there is no option for making a FARP or a building switch coalition. Any ideas please?

[feefifofum]

The only structure required is for repair; the FARP tent if memory serves.

 

If you park a humvee for comms, an M818 for ammo, and an HEMMT for gas you're good to go.

[Alpenwolf]

I thought the mobile ground crew works only for the Viggen?

[Looney]

Make your farp as per normal template, have all the vehicles in one group.

 

Now move those vehicles to some outlandish corner part of the map where nobody looks.

 

Place enemy defenses at the FARP

 

Make a trigger that teleports your vehicles to the FARP once all defenses have been destroyed.

 

Voila, instant working FARP.

 

If you want, you can spice it up by having friendlies slingload in some cargo crates before you teleport your FARP vehicles.

 

I've tested this a couple of times and it worked flawlessly.

[feefifofum]

The mobile ground crew option, specifically, is only for the Viggen, but those vehicles will act as mobile warehouses. If the FARP supplies are set to unlimited, their presence is enough to allow the player to refuel/rearm.

 

You can also use the M818 to rearm ground units such as artillery.

[Alpenwolf]

Make your farp as per normal template, have all the vehicles in one group.

 

Now move those vehicles to some outlandish corner part of the map where nobody looks.

 

Place enemy defenses at the FARP

 

Make a trigger that teleports your vehicles to the FARP once all defenses have been destroyed.

 

Voila, instant working FARP.

 

If you want, you can spice it up by having friendlies slingload in some cargo crates before you teleport your FARP vehicles.

 

I've tested this a couple of times and it worked flawlessly.

Sounds great! Does that include allowing a FARP being captured and recaptured multiple times? As in BlueFlag? I know Ciribob's got a lua script running there that is currently not working due to the last DCS update.

Would you please share that mission so I can see how it's exactly done?

 

The mobile ground crew option, specifically, is only for the Viggen, but those vehicles will act as mobile warehouses. If the FARP supplies are set to unlimited, their presence is enough to allow the player to refuel/rearm.

 

You can also use the M818 to rearm ground units such as artillery.

What would be the equivalent to those ground units on the Russian side? The fuel/ammo truck I know, but they have various command vehicles. Any idea which one acts as a mobile command post?

[Alpenwolf]

Got it working! I just spammed a couple of those ground crews with late activation to allow multiple occupations :) I know that's silly...