IR-Pointing without contacting (A)FAC

[TurboHog]

Hi,

 

A quick question:

 

Is it possible to make a unit IR-point or Lase an enemy unit if and only if a certain condition is met?

 

So, setup a JTAC/FAC and contact him is not a valid answer... I just want a friendly to fire the IR-pointer at an enemy unit if for example a flag is true or when the enemy is in a certain area or whatever other condition(s).

 

I want to apply this in a Black Shark night mission and create my own sort of JTAC scenario using F10 radio menu commands. So in one of the options you say soemthing like: IR-pointer on! A flag is activated and that flag, if true, should be the condition that triggers the IR-pointer...

 

I'm very much afraid that there is no such option available after going briefly through the GUI manual, but, who knows :)

 

Thanks in advance!

[Nate--IRL--]

I'm fairly sure it isn't possible but it is a good idea.

 

Nate

[TurboHog]

I'm fairly sure it isn't possible but it is a good idea.

 

Nate

 

Ok... :(

 

Maybe I'll head over to the wishlist then... :)

[Grimes]

Yeah, without JTAC you can't do it. Kinda sad that the Ka-50 got basically screwed out of utilizing JTAC or at the very least the concept of a Forward Air Controller.

 

I do hope the KA-50 will eventually get some basic FAC interaction.

[Charlie_01]

Hi,

 

A quick question:

 

Is it possible to make a unit IR-point or Lase an enemy unit if and only if a certain condition is met?

 

So, setup a JTAC/FAC and contact him is not a valid answer... I just want a friendly to fire the IR-pointer at an enemy unit if for example a flag is true or when the enemy is in a certain area or whatever other condition(s).

 

I want to apply this in a Black Shark night mission and create my own sort of JTAC scenario using F10 radio menu commands. So in one of the options you say soemthing like: IR-pointer on! A flag is activated and that flag, if true, should be the condition that triggers the IR-pointer...

 

I'm very much afraid that there is no such option available after going briefly through the GUI manual, but, who knows :)

 

Thanks in advance!

 

I'm thinking about a trigger to activate for JTAC vehicle at all, with its own advanced action "FAC-assign group". But I never tested that, so I'm not sure it's possible... :huh::music_whistling:

[rassy7]

Is it possible to make a unit IR-point or Lase an enemy unit if and only if a certain condition is met?

 

+1 Would like to see IR Pointer at night with NVG's from Huey but there is absolutely no way to turn it on short of jumping in an A-10, contacting FAC, then switching back to Huey. Dumb!

[rassy7]

Just tested it: Ka-50 JTAC mod + modified "comm.lua" in the Huey Mod directory to add the JTAC menu to the comms menu, similar to how it's done for the Shark (1 additonal line in the .lua). Works. :o)

 

edit:

Added the bold lines to the comm.lua, at the very end of the file:

utils.verifyChunk(utils.loadfileIn('Scripts/UI/RadioCommandDialogPanel/Config/Common/ATC.lua', getfenv()))(5, {[Airbase.Category.AIRDROME] = true, [Airbase.Category.HELIPAD] = true} )
[b]utils.verifyChunk(utils.loadfileIn('Scripts/UI/RadioCommandDialogPanel/Config/Common/JTAC.lua', getfenv()))(6)
utils.verifyChunk(utils.loadfileIn('Scripts/UI/RadioCommandDialogPanel/Config/Common/AWACS.lua', getfenv()))(7, {tanker = true, radar = true})
[/b]utils.verifyChunk(utils.loadfileIn('Scripts/UI/RadioCommandDialogPanel/Config/Common/Ground Crew.lua', getfenv()))(8)

 

edit2:

The Hip should be suffering the same lack of JTAC comms. Should be possible to add the functionality the same way as for the Huey.

 

Please make this mod standard.

[Ranger79]

Another method:

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1938689&postcount=22

[rassy7]

Another method:

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=1938689&postcount=22

 

Excellent! Thanks Ranger. I'm going to get to work on this right away. It is exactly what I was looking for. Step 1: Learn LUA so you can understand that link, ;-)