Laser Targeting

[M1Garand 10]

How do you affectivley Laser target? me and my friends tried it a few times, but nothing would show up in the cockpit, and its real frustrating to do. anybody got some steps to properly laser target?

[[frl]myke 14]

First, the plane have to be capable of "seeing" laser targets. The AV-8 can, the A-10 and the F-35. About others i'm unsure.

Then you must have respective weapons, say GBU-12, selected.

And finally, if the target is lasered from south and plane approaches from north, laser target might be occluded by the target and/or other obstacles. Best way if scout and pilot attack from same direction.

[metalcraze 290]

Now that we are talking about it - is it possible to make AI attack the target a player designates?

[PuFu 4591]

Now that we are talking about it - is it possible to make AI attack the target a player designates?

Yes, since the Laser Dot will appear as Enemy Target for both human and AI. It is also lockable is certain weapons are selected (AGM, or GBU afaik)

[eble 3]

here is an example of player controlled helicopter targetting for an AI pilot:

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[Imperator[TFD] 444]

Aircraft capable of locking onto laser targets are:

AV8B (LGB)

A-10

AH-64

AH-1

KA-52

SU-34

SU-25 (Russian one only)

[metalcraze 290]

Sweet. Thanks.

I wish there were demo missions to look at in the editor/tutorials though (i.e. making AI attack only "lased" targets and nothing else)

Edited August 9, 2010 by metalcraze