helicopter vs. helicopter

[fighter1976]

Hi! can anyone can tell me how to edit a mission helicopter vs. helicopter?

everytime I try to fight a heli, it runs straight on the waypoints and only if it's attacked it try to maneuver, but don't fight back.

thanks!

[Bushmanni]

If its mission is nothing it will simply fly through the waypoints and then land to nearest airfield or FARP. Give it a CAS mission and it will attack when it sees you.

[fighter1976]

Ok, but if I assign as mission AFAC (hope I spell it right), what it stands for(AFAC)?

[EtherealN]

AFAC = Airborne Forward Air Controller.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forward_air_control

 

Basically an airborne version of the guy in "We Were Soldiers" that's calling in the strike aircraft. :)

[fighter1976]

Ok, thanks, now it figures...I assigned once an AFAC mission for 2 Hind and it didn't do anyting...

[Shein]

Also, don't mean to insult but just making sure, you did give them weapons right? When you place them, they start with no weapons stores...

[fighter1976]

no harm done, mate! I didn't put any ordnance on the pylons...thought the ammo for the board gun comes as default...but I played again a mission, the Hind assigned CAS and... nothing(without any ordnance on pylons)

[fighter1976]

Doesn't work either way! what am I missing?

 

I assigned CAS mission in the editor, put 2 rocket pods (exported as ground attack) and nothing...the Hind just run, with his landing gear out at 500 meters altitude! It doesn't attack me even if I stay like a duck!

[SNAFU]

Its been a whils since I was spending my time with mission building (BS 1.0) but I remember an option besides the waypoint settings, in which you could define the valid targets. Helicopter were on of the targets you could set in these options.

[fighter1976]

Thanks, but it doesn't seem to work...Indeed is a box containing targets(including heli) but it won't allow me to access it(or any other target in the box)

[CLINTAN]

And your not in the same coalition ???

[fighter1976]

I guess not...but,speaking of coalitions, how exactly do you edit one?Let's say I put USA on the left box...one strange thing happen:when I try to put a USA vehicle on the map, the vehicle box don't show the USA vehicles anymore.So, how do you create a coalition,or two enemy on the map?

[CLINTAN]

If you press new mission you get a page where the coalitions are displayed.. But the easy way is if the vehicle on the map is RED its an enemy ;)

 

But take a look in the manual its explaind how you should do..

 

C:\Program\Eagle Dynamics\DCS Black Shark2\Doc\DCS BS2 GUI Manual

[fighter1976]

thanks,mate!:)

[fighter1976]

yeah, the vehicles were blue:music_whistling:..but the AAA was shooting like crazy in me, even before I attacked.How is that?

[CLINTAN]

Simple, if your in range they will open fire ;) You can put the ROE=Return Fire and they should only open fire if fired upon.. Its lots of trial and error with the ME but after a while you'll get the hang of it :)

[fighter1976]

thanks again,mate!:thumbup: