Combined Arms - ww2 assets TRUCK CONVOY; how?

[jackd]

Hi ME Crew. I wanna create an ON ROAD truck convoy. Can you do this in a way that they keep a certain distance without bumping into each other?

So far i got one with each truck having its own waypoints, but there must be some master and slave truck setup possible.

Is there some formation command, as i saw terms like abreast, and more once ...

[razo+r]

On the top below where you name the units you have the option to add several units into the same group. If you do that, that should drastically reduce the chance of the individual trucks ramming each other, however, the risk is not fully eliminated. 

[jackd]

I'll put a police car in the line up ...

[Aoi Kaze]

Hi, I got a mission created with exactly that scenario. You can create a group with as many vehicles as you want (mine has +40), and they can be different vehicles. They march at the same speed (as long as ALL vehicles can achieve that speed, if you know what I mean), without a problem. Actually, the problem came when I needed two vehicles to park at the arrival at a different position. You can't, so I had to make a 2nd group, and that's where the problems came.  But if all are part of the same group, don't worry, they will go at the same speed.

I use many waypoints because sometimes I want them to go faster or slower, and in any waypont you can control the exact speed. That helps a lot, but if they are ON ROAD you mark a beginning and an end and it will work just fine, in case you don't need to make them accelerate or decrease speed. If they are OFF ROAD it's the same, but if there are great slopes or ramps, some vehicles are faster or more potent than others, so you need to pay attention to that.

I hope that helps.

Edited May 20, 2023 by Aoi Kaze

[Rudel_chw]

5 minutes ago, Aoi Kaze said:

Actually, the problem came when I needed two vehicles to park at the arrival at a different position.

 

You can use "Hold to Template", to park the vehicles on whichever formation you want, see here:

 

 

[Aoi Kaze]

hace 5 minutos, Rudel_chw dijo:

 

You can use "Hold to Template", to park the vehicles on whichever formation you want, see here:

 

 

Yes, but it wasn't just parking. When the whole column arrived, 2 vehicles must continue a bit further and place themselves close to some SAM launchers, meanwhile the others, after some minutes, should continue their way. That's something you can't do in one single group. Nevertheless, thanks for the info!!

[jackd]

Willie a Paris mission...... you'll need WW2 assets and Combined Arms, and Normandy 2.0.

I cannot get Willie and his convoy mates to behave; f.i. he crosses Seine bridges, but half ways in the water, and at the end he does not obey a default parking command at the Nostre Dame. Dunno what function to choose there, maybe some other command?.

But it's a nice trip, if only for those crazy French Ai drivers ... place here: ..........\DCS World OpenBeta\Mods\tech\WWII Units\Missions\CombinedArms\Single

Willie a Paris v1.zip