AI Wingmen...Please Help

[PJPower05]

Hi all!  I have gotten to the point in which I feel confident enough to fly the F15C in combat scenarios. It is taken a lot of trial and errors, but I am now able to take off, land (both VFR and ILS), refuel, and engage hostiles.  **I am not god's gift to DCS, but feel I can begin (albeit poorly) learning my way through campaigns)  It has taken literally hours of practice, reading, etc.  However, now that I have downloaded the F15C Red Flag Campaign, I have AI wing men, and while I kinda understand the functions, I can not for the life of me find any resources explaining what each command does.

Does anyone have a link/video that can help me out?

Thanks for your time.

PS- Also have the Viper/F18/F5 that I am slowly learning as well!

[dark_wood]

Hi, i assume that if you have F-15 then maybe you have the whole FC3 package, so:

 

1. Go to your DCS installation folder: C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\aircraft\Su-25T\Doc
2. Open DCS World Su-25T Flight Manual EN.pdf
3. Navigate to page 41 or search for wingmen
4. Enjoy the reading

Edited February 25, 2021 by dark_wood

[draconus]

1 hour ago, dark_wood said:

Hi, i assume that if you have F-15 then maybe you have the whole FC3 package, so

Fortunately, the Su-25T is the free one, no need for FC3. Same info is provided from page 95 of DCS F-15C Fligth Manual.

[dark_wood]

You are right, i had the impression that Su-25 is free and Su25-T is on FC3, forgotten that

 

[Exorcet]

While the manual explains what is supposed to happen, the AI will follow commands with varying levels of success.

 

My opinion from experience is that wingmen need a bit of hand holding. Lock on to the enemy from as far as possible and designate targets for them to attack one by one ( example wingman 2 >attack my target - while locked on to the enemy you want the wingman to attack).

 

DCS has a second element command but it's random on what module gets it. I don't think FC3 planes do, but you can work around this by giving your entire flight a command (the best ones are "engage bandits" or "cover me") and then telling wingman 2 to rejoin formation.