Rooster won't attack unless I do.

[Gunfreak]

I noticed that the rooster and wingmen won't attack ground targets unless I hit them first. 

In the mission with the brigdes there wasn't a problem, I missed the first bridge, by the time I droped my second bomb on the second brigade everyone else started to drop theirs. But on 4 and 5, when we are supposed to blow up a damn and a factroy, unless I hit the target with my bombs, they won't attack. I did mission 4 three times, first time I hit the dam, and everyone else hit it too and it blew up, second time I missed the dam, but no mater how many times I give order to rooster to attack, they refused. I did it a 3rd time, I hit the dam and it blew up after the others attacked it. 
On Mission 5 I jettesoned my bombs as I was in a MiG fight, after the MiGs had gone I tried to make rooster and my flight to attack the factory, and they refused. when I got back home, I saw all of them still carried bombs. They just refuse to attack, unless I hit the target?

[Reflected]

Your own flight or the other one?( F10 menu)

the other flight automatically rejoins if you fly too far away from them. 
 

For your own flight use the ‘engage primary’ command. 
 

Anyway, they will attack, they just take a very long time to fly away and set up for a long and slow run in. DCS AI. 
 

in mission 5 you’re not supposed to engage the migs, that’s what your escort is for.  Your priority is the factory. 

Edited December 4, 2021 by Reflected

[Gunfreak]

22 hours ago, Reflected said:

Your own flight or the other one?( F10 menu)

the other flight automatically rejoins if you fly too far away from them. 
 

For your own flight use the ‘engage primary’ command. 
 

Anyway, they will attack, they just take a very long time to fly away and set up for a long and slow run in. DCS AI. 
 

in mission 5 you’re not supposed to engage the migs, that’s what your escort is for.  Your priority is the factory. 

 

But I hear "break" over the com, after reports of migs on our tail. I need to break, so I break and I don't plan on fighting migs with two bombs on.

[Reflected]

You’re not the only flight in the air. Listen to the calsigns, not everything is for you.  Of course you can dogfight the migs, if you rtb the mission is a success. But that’s not your primary objective. 

[Klunker]

On 12/3/2021 at 4:02 PM, Reflected said:

Your own flight or the other one?( F10 menu)

the other flight automatically rejoins if you fly too far away from them. 
 

For your own flight use the ‘engage primary’ command. 
 

Anyway, they will attack, they just take a very long time to fly away and set up for a long and slow run in. DCS AI. 
 

in mission 5 you’re not supposed to engage the migs, that’s what your escort is for.  Your priority is the factory. 

I'm not up to speed on how to control the gaggle.  When I hit F10 I have options for Flight, and wingman 1 2 and 3.  I've been just using the "Flight" key to issue orders to everybody.  Is that right?  I tell the flight to attack ground targets and while circling right over the target, I'm the only one attacking which I gather from reading another post in this campaign is almost SOP.  I'm wondering what is meant by:  Your question "The other one", and also, I don't see an "engage primary" command in the F10 menu.

I've flown two missions so far and really love the format and flying in this campaign.  I initially had two crashes in mission one.  I did a quick DCS repair and flew it again and got a crash while on final approach to landing.  I then figured I'd done enough of that mission to just skip and go on to the second mission hoping it was just a mission one bug,but encountered a crash after several rocket passes and the appearance of the Migs in mission two.  I then purged all my CPU caches, and did the longer full DCS repair..  I'm pleased to say that I flew the second mission again with no issues.  I'm hoping I've finally gotten the bugs out of my CPU and can continue this campaign because it is super fun. Thanks!

[Reflected]

Flight: 2, 3 and 4.

Wingman: 2

Second element: 3 and 4

F10: second (and 3rd) flights, NOT including your own.

[Klunker]

Yep, just finished the third mission and figured it out, thanks.

I also now understand that F6 and F7 "Mission and Rejoin" and "Mission RTB" is the same as "engage primary" command for the flight which is announced as such when F7 is entered."

My flight returned with their bombs despite repeated instructions at the primary and secondary tgts. The other flights followed orders and got the job done.

Edited Friday at 01:22 AM by Klunker