VFA41_Lion Posted August 19, 2011 Posted August 19, 2011 Will AI aircraft only go to the tanker to refuel if they're low on fuel? Also, what percentage of fuel do they have to go under to refuel in mid-air?
nomdeplume Posted August 20, 2011 Posted August 20, 2011 They'll automatically go when low on fuel, not sure the percentage required. It's fairly low though - not hugely uncommon for the wingman to run out of fuel while waiting for its lead to refuel, especially if they have to fly a long way to get to the tanker. There's also a new 'Refueling' task which you can use to cause the group to refuel immediately. But, it's pretty much just guesswork to try to determine when they're going to need to tank.
VFA41_Lion Posted August 20, 2011 Author Posted August 20, 2011 Either I'm using the refueling tasking wrong or they simply refuse to refuel, then. :(
nomdeplume Posted August 21, 2011 Posted August 21, 2011 (edited) They'll ignore the task if they don't require fuel. I think the circumstances will depend on the type of aircraft. For example, I just tried having two F-16s take off, climb to 5,000 metres with afterburner, and then refuel. They ignored this task when they were equipped with drop tanks; I think the Viper can't refuel its external tanks, so they ignored the command because their internal fuel tanks were still full. When I removed the external tanks, they refueled when told to do so, both when using the 'refueling' task attached to a waypoint, and also as a triggered AI task. Edit: this seems like it's a general limitation, i.e. AI aircraft won't ever refuel external tanks, as it also happens with A-10C flights; and I'm pretty sure they can refuel external tanks. Edited August 21, 2011 by nomdeplume
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