Can the AI use Mavericks now?

[Gunfreak]

Title says it all.

[Zabuzard]

Title says it all.

No. It is currently not planned for Jester to support Mavericks.

(Mavericks are usually, not always ofc, controlled by the pilot in the Phantom)

[Tomcatter87]

I understand the question more in a way if AI controlled Aircraft now can fire Mavericks (which they could not for a while now).

[Zabuzard]

The AI topic has not been touched yet.
You will see it in the changelogs if it was fixed :)

[Gunfreak]

Yes, can AI aircraft now use mavs and other guided weapons.

[Northstar98]

10 hours ago, Gunfreak said:

Yes, can AI aircraft now use mavs and other guided weapons.

No to the former and yes to the latter, though that comes with some asterisks.

The AI can use GBU-8, but for some reason only if the aircraft is equipped with Pave Spike. This shouldn't be the case, the GBU-8 is TV guided, not laser guided. It's also fire and forget and target acquisition has to be done via the GBU-8.

The AI can independently guide multiple Bullpups simultaneously. I've no idea how it does this - it certainly isn't something players can do. If a player fires multiple Bullpups they all receive the same steering commands, it isn't possible to guide them independently. I wanted to test this with the AJS 37 to see if it was a general AI problem with regard to MCLOS missiles, but the AI doesn't want to use the RB 05As for some reason, for players though, only the last missile fired receives guidance.

I'd recommend against using the Paveway III at low level for the time being, due to this bug, which causes them to drop too late, often leading to the bomb sailing over the target.

[Northstar98]

As of DCS 2.9.8.1107 the AI will now use Mavericks, though the issues in the previous post still apply (though the bug with the Paveway III applies to all AI aircraft, not just the F-4E).

[Zabuzard]

Most AI weapon issues have been fixed for the upcoming patch.