Going a step further with the latest vehicle anti-air improvements

[Squiggs]

The recent patch has been great for those who love blowing up ground targets. No longer do ground units insta-360-no-scope aircraft like some aimbot using COD player.

 

However I would suggest one added improvement to ground unit targeting. Currently, Terry Taliban sitting in the back of a Landcruiser jacked up on amphetamines is either the Terminator or he spouts a tracking and acquisition radar out of his back side every time he decides to shoot at an aircraft. My attempt at humor aside, the point is that ground fire for units like the LC DShk, which rely on the scientific wild ass guess method of aiming at fast moving air targets, are still WAY too accurate especially on their first burst.

 

My suggested improvement is either:

1. The quick and dirty solution - lower base accuracy for ground units that do not have some sort of radar/tracking ability

2. The slightly more in depth solution - lower the base accuracy for the first burst. Accuracy increases with subsequent bursts but is a function of distance, aircraft speed, change of direction etc. If the aircraft leaves the ground unit's engagement zone the accuracy returns to the base accuracy value.

[Tank50us]

6 hours ago, Squiggs said:

2. The slightly more in depth solution - lower the base accuracy for the first burst. Accuracy increases with subsequent bursts but is a function of distance, aircraft speed, change of direction etc. If the aircraft leaves the ground unit's engagement zone the accuracy returns to the base accuracy value.

This would be the best solution, since the first burst will typically be to get the range, and the next will be to get the proper lead. Unless the shooter has an area pre-sighted, or has proper range-finding equipment, his/her shots won't be that accurate until after a few bursts. Obviously, this would be for someone on a pintel mounted machine gun or autocannon. Warship mounts would have gun directors that are feeding the information to the people on the guns, so they would be more likely get a first-burst-hit.

[Kang]

I sure hope that this recent spout in AI improvement will move towards more of that. The recent news is a very good first step.