Problem: Self-propelled howitzer engaging air targets with main gun.

[uzabit 38]

Hi there,

 

i'm creating some addons for my own personal use to use with Arma 2 OA for a while now - I have recently begun to create an armored vehicle, in this case a 2S3 Akatsiya self-propelled howitzer for more immersion in my missions.

 

For the main gun I inherited the cfgammo, cfgmagazines and the cfgweapon entries of the BIS D-30 towed howitzer in my config.cpp.

 

For most parts I have the unit already working. What bothers me is that the howitzer now engages air targets, e.g. an AH-64, which the D-30 definitely does not. The similar MLRS or BM-21 Grad don't show this behavior. I checked unit cost and ammo cost settings for example, but what else does affect the target selection of units in Arma 2 OA? Can somebody help?

 

Here is my still very incomplete config.cpp:

 

class CfgPatches
{
	class 2S3_OA_config
	{
		units[] = {};
		weapons[] = {};
		requiredVersion = 0.1;
		requiredAddons[] = {"CAWeapons","Extended_EventHandlers"};
	};
};
class CfgAmmo
{
	class Sh_122_HE{};
	class Sh_152mm_HE: Sh_122_HE
	{
	cost=500;
	airLock = 0;
	};
};
class CfgMagazines
{
	class 30Rnd_122mmHE_D30{};
	class 46Rnd_152mmHE_D20: 30Rnd_122mmHE_D30
	{
	ammo = Sh_152mm_HE;
	count = 46;
	displayName="152mm HE";
	maxLeadSpeed = 0.3;
	};
};
class CfgWeapons
{
	class D30{};
	class D20: D30
	{
	displayName="152mm D-20 Howitzer";
	magazines[]={"46Rnd_152mmHE_D20"};
	};
};
class Turrets{};
class MainTurret{};
class CfgVehicles
{
	class Tank;
	class 2S3: Tank
	{
	side = 0;
	displayName="2S3";
	model = "\2S3Akatsiya\2S3";
	scope = 2;
	type = 1;
	faction = "INS";
	vehicleClass = "ARMORED";
	accuracy=0.6;
	armor=160;
	damageResistance = 0.00544;
	mapSize = 9; 
	cost = 2500000;
	sensitivity = 1;	
	threat[] = {0.600000, 0.200000, 0.040000};
	crew = "Ins_Soldier_Crew";
	typicalCargo[]={Ins_Soldier_Crew};
	selectionLeftOffset = "PasOffsetL";
	selectionRightOffset = "PasOffsetP";
	class Turrets: Turrets
		{
			class MainTurret: MainTurret
			{
			stabilizedInAxes = 0;
			maxHorizontalRotSpeed= 0.3;
			maxElev= 50;
			body= "mainTurret";
			turretAxis= "Turret_Axis";
			gunAxis="Maingun_Mem";
			gunBeg= "Maingun_End";
			gunEnd= "Maingun_Start";
			weapons[]={"D20"};
			magazines[] = {46Rnd_152mmHE_D20};
			lockWhenVehicleSpeed  = 5;
			class ViewOptics
  			{
			initAngleX = 0;
  		 	minAngleX = -30;
   			maxAngleX = 30;
   			initAngleY = 0;
   			minAngleY = -100;
  			maxAngleY = 100;
   			initFov = 0.4;
			minFov = 0.4; 
   			maxFov = 0.4;  			
			};
			class ViewGunner
  			{
			initAngleX = 0;
  		 	minAngleX = -30;
   			maxAngleX = 30;
   			initAngleY = 0;
   			minAngleY = -100;
  			maxAngleY = 100;
   			initFov = 0.4;
			minFov = 0.4; 
   			maxFov = 0.4;  			
			};
			};
		};
	};			
};

};

 

[uzabit 38]

Update: Solved the problem by inserting >> class turrets{}; << in the Class Mainturret section and thus deleting the commander position. The howitzer will now only engage land vehicles and no air targets.