Maintain speed from WP0 to WP1

[Captain Orso]

I'm plotting a group of AI FW-190-A8's.

I want them to do a kind of pop-up attack. 

They should fly toward the pop-up point with the highest possible speed, so that they can climb as quickly as possible to perform their attacks.

Problem.

WP0 settings are:
Speed: 340
AGL: 100

WP1 settings:
Speed: 340
AGL: 100

WP2 settings:
Speed: 330
AGL: 4000

I have spectators allowed in the mission, so that I can observe the aircraft and make adjustments.

I start the mission and join as spectator, and the free cam is attached to the lead FW. I immediate see the speed dropping to around 250 kn and can hear the engine going to idle.

Speed stays at about 250, and the engine sounds like it is at idle, until the  lead reaches WP1, where I can hear it immediately increase the throttle (rpm jumps up) and start to climb. The climb is slow and speed drops further to under 200 knts.

WHY?!

Why does the engine go to idle right from the start, and maintain minimal speed, although it is set to be 340 knts?

What do I have to do to make it work like it is supposed to work?

[TEMPEST.114]

Sacrifice a chicken? 

I have no idea how to help. I'm running up against stuff like this **all** the time since I started writing my own missions last month and learning scripting. 

The mission editor / scripting is just a cluster-eff of things that don't do what they say they will and weird bugs, oddities and broken code.

Sorry I can't be more helpful. I assume you've changed the unit type and verified it's not happening to just one type of aircraft? I assume you've also looked into the Perform Command Override AI behaviours option too? ( I think it's in perform command, might be set options )

[SUNTSAG]

I am not 100% aware of exactly what you are trying to achieve but I have tried to replicate something similar in the mission attached. It is based upon the speeds and altitudes you have specified and it seems to working fine for me. I have even added a realistic go trail command to spice things up a bit from a semi relaism perspective. I hope this helps.Cheers.

POPUPATTACK.miz

Edited October 31, 2022 by SUNTSAG

[Captain Orso]

Thanks for the replies, guys!

The issue was that the mission I was editing was old. Apparently since last year, some changes in the ME screwed something up.

To have an unburdened mission to present as a bug-carrier, I recreated that part that wasn't working in a new mission, and suddenly it was working, but only in the new mission.

I note also that the FA-190-A-8 will not fly faster than about 290 IAS no mater what and I was definitely expecting more. I currently don't actually have the FW-190-A-8 so I don't know how fast you can have it cruising, but 290 seems slow to me, but whatever.

Thanks again guys