F-15E strikes

[silentbob11]

Hi gents.

I've been struggling with this issue for a long time now - FC3 TARCAP campaign mission where F-15E's are tasked to" destroy command and control facilities and ammunition depots".

I do my duties, blast off the sky all Russian A/C but the F-15's won't drop rheir bombs on their target they cruise around their tgt's aimlessly untill it's time to go back to home plate or just get blown off by SAM's (very poor job by the F16 SEAD flights, too)

so - I can never get past that mission, cause the strikers don't strike!!! :mad:

and another thing, the radio "strike package push command" is it really nescessery and when is the right time to give it?

 

SB11

[beniboy]

Hey silentbob11,

 

Yeah I have had the same issue with this mission. I have not got past it yet too. I see the main problem is my own F15C wingmen start going after ground targets sometimes (I dont know what weapon they intend to use though as they are only loaded with air-to-air weapons), or they individually go chasing a pair of MIG29/SU27's and either get shot down by an SA10 or SA11 or an opposing Aircraft. Regardless it never ends well for my flight.

 

The other thing is my flight dont want join up formation when im trying to escape back south for 10nm or so before coming back around for another pass to the north as a flight package again going head-to-head with opposing aircraft as the F15C's seem to be able to get a shot off first most of the time.

 

Ive even tried loading 8xAIM120C/B on my entire flight (not loading the AIM-9's) and even when im lucky to down 6 other planes, heaps of other Russian attack planes just keep taking-off replenishing their numbers.

 

I tried to hold back the strike packages for as long as possible to reduce the Russian fighter numbers first but the strike package eventually head towards the target themselves, which is to be expected as they cant wait around all-day. But dont get me started on how useless the strike package is at dogfighting, they just seem fixated on their ground targets and not see the Russian fighters closing in on them. Even if I get shot down I usually watch the (F2 view) and the strike packages seem to want to head to the target at low altitude and just forget about the MIG29/SU27's flanking them every time.

 

Oh well, maybe this mission was meant to be tough, it sure is, and I shouldnt be too critical as it still a Beta. I wonder if ED will make any changes to this mission for the final release. Apart from the unusal AI, i am absolutely loving FC3 so far. It is nice to fly a fast jet and do purely dogfighting missions (even though it is a SFM). I loved the A10C but it is nice for a change too.

 

If anyone else has some tips / tricks / advice for this mission I'd be glad to hear it!

 

beniboy

Edited December 14, 2012 by beniboy

[silentbob11]

I even loaded up an "unlimited weapons" and went "immortal" finished off the SU's anf the MiGs even strafed the SAMs RADARs but no joy...this mission is broken i suppose... damn!!!!!!!

[USAFMTL]

Crack that mission open in the mission editor and look at all the triggers etc. I will check it when I get home. Maybe PM grimes to see what he thinks to since he is all things Mission Editor.

[silentbob11]

Crack that mission open in the mission editor and look at all the triggers etc. I will check it when I get home. Maybe PM grimes to see what he thinks to since he is all things Mission Editor.

Thanks alot USAFMTL, I'll look forward for your findings.

 

SB11

[Wags]

I believe this has been fixed for the the next version... 1.2.3. There was a dumb error in a flag assignment.

[silentbob11]

W00t! thanx a bunch, i'll be looking fwd for the update then... when is it due?

 

SB11

Edited December 20, 2012 by silentbob11