Some Group Tasking - Missing Key Waypoint Actions

[Buzz313th]

The "Ground Attack" and "Pinpoint Strike" Group Tasking options are missing the waypoint actions "Attack Group" and "Attack Unit".  Is this a bug or by design?

As a new player to DCS, I am trying to learn all the different aspects of the sim and was experimenting with the editor to try and get the AI of individual flight members to attack their own chosen units within an enemy group at the target waypoint, without wasting ordinance on units that other group ai members have already targeted.  The only way I could get them to attack different units within a group is to use the Advanced Waypoint Action "Attack Group", which is fine, but this action along with "Attack Unit" is only available if you choose either "Sead" or "CAS" as the attacking group tasking order which is confusing since the more appropriate tasking order would be "Ground Attack" or "Pinpoint Strike"...

Is this issue a bug or a design feature?

Was it always this way, or not?

The Actions "Attack Unit" and "Attack Group"  are one of the only two actions that seem to give the mission designer any real granular control, why is it only included under CAS or SEAD?

 

Cheers