BS2: AI helicopters don't use missiles to engage each other

[Bushmanni]

I hope this is a bug and not a designed feature. I played through the the Gauntlet for the first time and wondered why the Apaches didn't fire Hellfires at me and my wingmen. They were swatted like flies by my AI wingmens 30mm. I made a test mission with Ka-50 and AH-64D both with missiles and CAS mission and tried out what would happen. I ran it three times and in every one of them they closed in at gun range and then let rip with 30mm both killing each other and no missiles being fired in any of the runs. This makes killing the AI choppers pretty much walk in the park as you can outrange them three fold with Vikhrs and they start to paint you with laser about 9km away giving plenty of warning. The AH-64D in DCS is also able to outclimb Ka-50 which I assume is not possible.

 

Here's a track of one of the test runs.

AI_helo_AtoA.trk