Air to Air Refueling Help!!

[raymin]

Hi i am very new to the mission editor, and i would like to set a basic AAR between a KC135 and a F-15C or F-15E or both. Could someone kindly either point me in the right direction for documentation to acheive this or provide with details how this can be done.

 

Thank you in advance

 

Raymin:helpsmilie:

[Jona33]

Give a KC-135 two waypoints some distance apart. Then on the first one go advanced waypoint actions, perform task, orbit, racetrack. You can also set the duration. Then set the F-15 flight up, you can either force them to refuel, advanced waypoint actions, perform task, refuel or I think that if they have a CAP task and they run low on fuel they will automatically go to the tanker.

[GeorgeLKMT]

That's easy.

 

1. Place new KC-135 group and set its waypoints. Use some reasonable altitude and speed. For example 17000/350.

 

2. Place F-15 group, set waypoints if neccesary and in loadout tab lower its fuel state, because with 100% there will be no need for him to refuel.

 

3. Select first waypoint (or any waypoint where you want him to start refueling) of that F-15, press ADVANCED (WAYPOINT ACTIONS), then ADD and select Perform Task and Refueling.

 

F-15 will then search for tanker and start refueling.

Edited November 18, 2012 by GeorgeLKMT

[raymin]

Thank you Guys for your quick response! i will give it ago

 

Raymin :thumbup:

[Megagoth1702]

if they have a CAP task and they run low on fuel they will automatically go to the tanker.

 

More often than not the retard AI will drop from the sky due to not going to the tanker EARLY enough or screw up tanking itself... They run out of fuel and BAM. So the best thing to do is send them refuel MANUALLY by using triggered actions/actions or place the tanker really close to the units.

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=1598351

 

A lot of AI bugs in that area.

[Druid_]

Also, fuel figure in the loadout is internal fuel only. Loading external tanks will do so full of fuel.

 

So setting FUEL to say 5% plus external fuel tanks = still loads of fuel, AI will fly around for at least an hour (depending on aircraft type).

[Razor5-1]

Is there a bug with Tornado refueling? It wont go to the S-3 Viking, RTB instead. No option in advanced for ordering a refuel either.

[QuiGon]

Is there a bug with Tornado refueling? It wont go to the S-3 Viking, RTB instead. No option in advanced for ordering a refuel either.

I'm wondering about this also. Just wanted to make a mission with Tornados having to refuel at a certain point in their flight plan, but the refuel order is missing for them...