Jets CAS to attack infantry

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Hello,

I can't seem to find a way to make my OPFOR jets attack BLUFOR infantry. I use this:

 

{
	if (side _x == west) then {
		_laserT = createVehicle ["LaserTargetE", [0,0,0], [], 0, "NONE"];
		_laserT attachto [_x, [0, 0, 0]];
		
		_cleanUp = [_x, _laserT] spawn {
			waituntil {!alive (_this select 0)};
			deletevehicle (_this select 1);
			
			true
		};
	};
} forEach allUnits;

 

To no avail.

 

Any ideas?

 

Thank you,

_SCAR

[theend3r 83]

1. Add a sleep to the cleanup or use an event handler
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   Maybe something like this (not tested):

   
   {
   	if (side _x == west) then {
   		_laserT = createVehicle ["LaserTargetE", [0,0,0], [], 0, "NONE"];
   		_laserT attachto [_x, [0, 0, 0]];
   		
   		call compile format ["
   			_x addEventHandler ['killed', {
   				deletevehicle %1;
   			}];
   		", _laserT];
   	};
   } forEach allUnits;

    

    

2. Reveal the infantry to the jets.

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A sleep is really not needed, that's what waitUntil is for.

 

I should have mentioned that I've already tried reveal, doTarget and doFire to no avail too.

[Joe98 92]

Its partly because the infantry are so small they are difficult to detect.

 

I have tested this problem and you can too.  There is a trigger activation:  Detected by Opforce

 

If the trigger never activates it means they cannot detect the troops.

 

To force the attack you need to name the aircraft and name each soldier and instruct the jet to attack the soldiers

 

 

 

 

 

[barbolani 198]

The OP is using a spawned laser designator target and it does not matter if the plane knowsabout the soldiers to which is attached to.

 

Question: Have you tried to reveal the laser target?

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2 hours ago, barbolani said:

The OP is using a spawned laser designator target and it does not matter if the plane knowsabout the soldiers to which is attached to.

 

Question: Have you tried to reveal the laser target?

 

No I have not. I will try and report back. At this point I'm just trying to instruct the Jets to target a specific position, as it would happen in real scenarios with a spotter telling them to hit specific coords. 

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This did it. Thank you barbolani!