Attack Squadron Commander VA

[kraut1]

Attack Squadron Commander

@Billsponge1972@jollyjack@Flashy

download:

group_strike-squad-commander-v01A.zip

Demo test mission.zip

(for demo missions BoS (Ju87) required for player's plane, if you don't have the Ju87 you can select in ME another german plane)

-Attack Squadron Commander:

-For SP Missions

-default pilot career arty spotting flash script is used for commanding a unit of attack planes (currently 1 lead flight and 3 attack flight)

-Combat Area for Air Strikes: ca. 27kmx27km, fits to the GUI map grid lines.

-Player is Squadron Commander his lead flight can be individually created for each mission, not to be linked to the script / group

-Flights of Attack Squadron: in the current 3 flights, each with 3x Ju87, the 3rd with additional 2xFW190-F3

(for allied missions only the planes to be changed)

-At the beginning of the mission only first flight is active, to avoid, that all flights drop all bombs simultanreously

-currently: 1minute after one of the 1st flights planes dropped bombs the 2nd flight is activated, and the same with the 3rd flight.

-currently flash script is activated during the whole mission: time acceleration deactivated (but this topic is about short range ground attack missions)

-the leader can attack with his lead flight too, without  using the menu

 

-how it works:

-search for ground targets in the Combat Area.

-try to estimate the grid location: e.g: Krasny = G5

-from cockpit view LWin + 1 for menu:

(For Krasny select G5)

-the first flight will search for targets and attack if there are some

-if not check the grid and correct

-after 1 target is attacked search for other targets and choose grid locations for attack

(2nd and 3rd flight will appeaar 1 after the other)

-you can attack as long as ammo is available.

 

The same Group can be used to call air strikes from a TC Tank.

 

Added later:

Demo Video of very first test:

01:00: first attack command

02:17: Attack Flight 1 attacks

03:54: Second Attack Flight is spawned (activated) + 2nd attack command

04:32: Second Attack command

06:40: Third Attack Flight is spawned (activated) + 3nd attack command

08:18: third target strafed by 2nd attack flight

09:22: third target destroyed by 3rd attack flight

10:21: fourth Attack command

12:39: fourth target strafed

 

Edited November 27, 2024 by kraut1

[Flashy]

Very cool @kraut1! I am loving all the stuff you are doing with the artillery spotting logic!

[kraut1]

And here the Demo Video of the published test mission

01:00: first attack command

02:17: Attack Flight 1 attacks

03:54: Second Attack Flight is spawned (activated) + 2nd attack command

04:32: Second Attack command

06:40: Third Attack Flight is spawned (activated) + 3nd attack command

08:18: third target strafed by 2nd attack flight

09:22: third target destroyed by 3rd attack flight

10:21: fourth Attack command

12:39: fourth target strafed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited November 27, 2024 by kraut1

[jollyjack]

Wonderful these planes ... unlimited ammo 😜?

[kraut1]

48 minutes ago, jollyjack said:

Wonderful these planes ... unlimited ammo 😜?

No, they have currently realistic limited ammo, because of that, the attack flights 1,2,3 are activated one after the other, to avoid, that they drop all bombs on 1 target.

You can see 2 times Ju87 without bombs strafing the trucks, and the 2 FW190-F3 shall do the same, but more efficiently.

(and another idea was, that after dropping bombs about 4 minutes later the flight is deleted (deactivated) for fps. But this can be adjusted as required)

Edited November 27, 2024 by kraut1

[Deacon352nd]

Too bad we can’t have this in multiplayer. Or can we?

[kraut1]

17 minutes ago, Deacon352nd said:

Too bad we can’t have this in multiplayer. Or can we?

I suppose not, I think Flashy has mentioned this.

I think the reason is, that the Flash Script is automaticly active for the player's plane.

Edited November 27, 2024 by kraut1