AI Recommits Too Early And All Around Poor Defense Against Missile Launches

[DCS FIGHTER PILOT]

Track One: ACE AI Tries to notch (at least that's what I am guessing its trying to do) at high altitude when it could dive and "outrun it" incoming missile and gets hit.

Track Two: ACE AI recommits to the fight too early and gets hit.

Track Three: ACE AI executes a rather poor defense and again tries to recommit to the fight too early. Gets hit.  

Track Four: I demonstrate an aggressive defense and kinematically defeat an incoming missile even though all seems lost. Also notice I use every tool at my disposal. Jettison tanks, deploy chaff, turn on ECM, rapidly drop altitude, and "zigzag".

When a missile is fired at you, unless you have a death wish, you would do everything in your power to ensure that it misses. However, what even the best AI does currently seems perfunctory. I would expect such a defense from rookies and novices but never from an ace.  

Also note this type of behavior seems to hold for any AI aircraft defending against any ARH missile. I have yet to test in depth the AI's behavior with SARH missiles. Perhaps could somebody could take a look at that? 

Poor_AI_Defense.trk Too_Early_Recommit_I.trk Poor_Defense_And_Too_Early_Recommit_II.trk Good_Defense.trk

Edited August 8, 2024 by DCS FIGHTER PILOT