AI Helo's not using cannon?

[HamishUK 0]

Now it could be just me but when I have say two hinds flying over the enemy position (and I ride in the back) all I can hear is the gunner / pilot requesting the use of the 12.7 gun....except they never fire the damn thing?

The attack waypoint has been set as Search & Destroy with a radius of 300 and the setting is stealth and Engage. The Helo's seem only too happy to use AT missiles and even rarer their rockets but the cannon seldom seems to strafe the enemy AI mincing about on the ground?

Do I need to force the helo to use the cannon in some way or am I completely wrong and the helicopter pilot just doesn't like my mission?

[Benny. 15]

Have you tried to remove all weapons except the cannon?

[BigJonnyC 10]

Is it possible their is a behavior amongst AI of use the strongest weapon first? Infantry seem happy enough to RPG other infantry the use their rifle, and Tanks will use Sabot against infantry too untill they run out.

[HamishUK 0]

I am no AI expert but I would have thought that it could make a choice based on the ID of the target.

Armour would use AT rounds. Soft-skinned vehicles would use either rockets or cannon and infantry would again use rockets or cannon.

The cannon is the most cost effective way to dispose of the average PBI.