How to get AI planes to attack player tanks in dogfight map?

[DD_Friar]

Salute,

 

I am trying to build a mission where a couple of AI planes attack any player tanks in a certain area but am not succeeding and would welcome your advice.

 

I have built a player v AI mission for our squad. Its a dogfight map.

 

I have an attack zone which is set to ground targets and objected linked back to the AI planes, thinking that the planes should attack any units in that zone.

 

What happens is that although my plane waypoints go through the zone, they just fly about and do not attack my tank?

 

Is anyone able to advise how to achieve this please?

 

Many thanks in anticipation.

 

DD_Friar

 

 

 

[JimTM]

It's always a good idea to zip your mission files and post the zip here so someone can have a look. As a wise person once said, "a mission is worth a thousand words".  ?

[DD_Friar]

Here you go @JimTM - its a dogfight map.  My notes are in the Mission briefing box. 

DMS029-PanzerIII.zip

 

Any DangerDogz caught downloading this mission will have to see me after class!

Edited August 6, 2021 by DD_Friar

[JimTM]

You need to trigger "IL2 AttackArea" with a target link from an MCU or a message link from an object.

[DD_Friar]

Doh! school boy error! Could not see for looking.

 

Thanks @JimTM

[DD_Friar]

made some changes but the planes still do not attack.

 

Is any one able to just give the logic of what it should like to what to get this to work please?

 

Many thanks and kind regards

 

Friar

[Sketch]

It works for me, although the AI isn't particularly fast to attack ground targets, especially if they're moving. The AI planes make sweeping turns to line up on you first. I was stationary when the AI finally dove on me.

 

 

Here's an AI IL2 destroying my player tank with a single 250kg bomb. Ouch!

 

 

Here's the logic drawn out for you.

 

And here's the group for you to reverse engineer:

IL2 Attacks Player Tanks.zip

Edited August 9, 2021 by Sketch

[DD_Friar]

Salute @Sketch and thanks for the diagram.

 

I had not set a target link from the waypoint to the attack zone.

 

Cheers

 

Friar