Attacking a Convoy with Harpoons

[Steinsch]

I would like to attack specific targets in a convoy (column formation). Is there a way to do this with Harpoons? Maybe with the SEA radar mode or the TGP?

[norman99]

Depending on the individual ship’s spacing, it can be difficult. Whilst using the SEA radar mode will give you precise weapon release information, it doesn’t transfer specific, individual target information to the Harpoon. All you can do is set the Harpoon seek size to small and hope the accurate release cue’s mean the ship you intend to hit is right in front of the missile when it becomes active.

If that’s not good enough, then MAVs or LGBs would be your other options.

[Steinsch]

Just now, norman99 said:

Depending on the individual ship’s spacing, it can be difficult. Whilst using the SEA radar mode will give you precise weapon release information, it doesn’t transfer specific, individual target information to the Harpoon. All you can do is set the Harpoon seek size to small and hope the accurate release cue’s mean the ship you intend to hit is right in front of the missile when it becomes active.

If that’s not good enough, then MAVs or LGBs would be your other options.

Thanks, I suspected that would be the case.

[Hulkbust44]

If you don't need the survivability features of the harpoons, i.e surface skim flight and popup logic, you could use a SLAM or SLAM-ER with aircraft guidance.