Air-launched cruise missile attack

[BrzI]

Figured out how to set a ship-launched cruise missile attack. Can anybody help with air-launched cruise missile attacks ?

 

 

Thanks

[westr]

I think you can set B-52s to carry and launch them from the mission editor.

[BrzI]

I tried. Did not work - at least for me...

[Grimes]

Give AI the precision strike overall task and use fire at point tasks just as you would with ships. Not a whole lot of options are available.

 

B-52 has the primary cruise missile for US/NATO with the AGM-86C. AGM-154 is available on a few more aircraft, but its a glide bomb, so not quite cruise missile range, but generally longer range than missiles. Only other option is the AGM-84E SLAM which is apparently only on the Hornet and S-3.

 

Russia has the KH-65, which is most comparable to the AGM-86 and is launched from the Tu-160 and Tu-95. The Kh-59 is kinda like a SLAM and can be launched from the Su-24, Su-30, and Su-34.

 

There might be one from China that gets added at some point with the JF-17 or other assets, but nothing can currently launch it.

[BrzI]

Give AI the precision strike overall task and use fire at point tasks just as you would with ships. Not a whole lot of options are available.

 

 

That's the point. With Pinpoint strike there is no option to fire at point...

[Livers]

That's the point. With Pinpoint strike there is no option to fire at point...

With the B-52, set the task to ground attack. At a waypoint of your choice, add an advanced action "perform task", action of "bombing" and see if that works for you.

[Grimes]

Yeah sorry, "Bombing" is the task and select cruise missile as the weapon type. So ground attack and pinpoint strike both work for that.

[Backy 51]

OP,

 

Make sure your IP to TGT distance is long enough, I use at least 20NM, to avoid the dreaded overfly the target and re-attack unintended orbit of the BUFF.

 

Cheers,

[BrzI]

Thanks folks...Full set of 20 AGMs launched by B52... :-)