Tank command does not make semse

[jfri 0]

I don't understand the behaviour of my gunner in my tank.

I drive up behind a tank and tells the gunner to target it.

I click on it to order him to attack it. It doesn't help. Sometimes he says T72 targeting T72 and then commander: No Target. Why?

[IceFire 0]

Maybe you are not being careful enough.  You have to target the tank directly that you want him to fire on.  That will make a square on the target.  When he moves his gun turret onto the target and is ready to fire the square will also become a diamond.  

At that point it means that the gunner thinks his aim is on the object you had him target.  

Be sure to visually inspect the target to ensure that the diamond/square is actually on your target, then order him to fire.  He will fire and the shell will land on the dot in the middle of the diamond.

Make sure that there is a shell loaded when you ask him to fire or he will say "cannot fire".

If you click to choose a target twice you may "unmake" the target so make sure you click only once on the target.

[Stag 0]

Also, move your mouse cursor away from the target once you've selected it. That can confuse matters too.

[-33ker 0]

Try the TAB button on your Keyboard to select a target and to switch between targets.

[theavonlady 2]

I don't understand the behaviour of my gunner in my tank.

I drive up behind a tank and tells the gunner to target it.

I click on it to order him to attack it. It doesn't help. Sometimes he says T72 targeting T72 and then commander: No Target. Why?

Are you playing with the FDF Mod? There's a bug in the FDF mod with commanding tanks.

Otherwise, search The FAQ for "tank command" for a tutorial on the subject.

[jfri 0]

I don't understand the behaviour of my gunner in my tank.

I drive up behind a tank and tells the gunner to target it.

I click on it to order him to attack it. It doesn't help. Sometimes he says T72 targeting T72 and then commander: No Target. Why?

Are you playing with the FDF Mod? There's a bug in the FDF mod with commanding tanks.

Otherwise, search The FAQ for "tank command" for a tutorial on the subject.

What is FDF mod?

[jfri 0]

Maybe you are not being careful enough.  You have to target the tank directly that you want him to fire on.  That will make a square on the target.  When he moves his gun turret onto the target and is ready to fire the square will also become a diamond.  

At that point it means that the gunner thinks his aim is on the object you had him target.  

Be sure to visually inspect the target to ensure that the diamond/square is actually on your target, then order him to fire.  He will fire and the shell will land on the dot in the middle of the diamond.

Make sure that there is a shell loaded when you ask him to fire or he will say "cannot fire".

If you click to choose a target twice you may "unmake" the target so make sure you click only once on the target.

I didn't get any can't fire message. My gunner usually choose

targets and fires automatically. It was only for the T72 I would like to assign that target and I got the message targeting T72.

At any rate I finally destroyed that T 72 by getting into the gunners position.

Another example of problems with orders. I order my men to mount a vehicle and one of them refuse with a negative answer for no apparent reason.

[theavonlady 2]

What is FDF mod?

Finnish Defence Forces mod. If you never heard of it, you didn't install it.

What version of OFP are you playing?

[jfri 0]

What is FDF mod?

Finnish Defence Forces mod. If you never heard of it, you didn't install it.

What version of OFP are you playing?

I have version 1.91

[noundo 0]

It sounds as if he doesn't fully comprehend the Tank commander system and targeting.

Youre gunner will automatically choose targets and engage under certain circumstances. As commander you have to put your cursor over the tank you want your gunner to target, and then right click. You will say "target tank, 28" or some such. The target tank should now have a white box on it. When your gunner has aquired the target it will also have a white diamond on it. At this point you need to tell your gunner to fire by pressing the Ctrl key (easiest) or left clicking on the target (this can sometimes be difficult if your tank is moving).

[Vognsen 0]

The AI in ofp tanks are just dumb... drivers are crap, commanders have an issue wanna hear their voice over and over again....

For some reason you cannot tell your gunner to target things using the radiocommand, u have to use ya mouse.

[m21man 0]

Quote[/b] ]I have version 1.91

Upgrade to 1.96 ASAP .

[noundo 0]

I use the 2. Target command all the time, and it works great. The problem with OFP is that the radio message queue is serial and it sometimes takes a few messages before your commands get sent to the gunner(or driver). This is especially true with a large team and a large OPFOR.

[bmgarcangel 0]

It sounds as if he doesn't fully comprehend the Tank commander system and targeting.  

Youre gunner will automatically choose targets and engage under certain circumstances.  As commander you have to put your cursor over the tank you want your gunner to target, and then right click.  You will say "target tank, 28" or some such.  The target tank should now have a white box on it.  When your gunner has aquired the target it will also have a white diamond on it.  At this point you need to tell your gunner to fire by pressing the Ctrl key (easiest) or left clicking on the target (this can sometimes be difficult if your tank is moving).

No one ever does the first couple trys

[Rune 0]

I never click directly ON the target to make the gunner fire, I put the cursur in the sky, that gives the same effect and the sky is normally very easy to click - even if your tank is moving.

[MadKiwi 0]

The problem with OFP is that the radio message queue is serial and it sometimes takes a few messages before your commands get sent to the gunner(or driver).  This is especially true with a large team and a large OPFOR.

Yes, this is very annoying.