Make Missile launcher unit fire at a distance as artillery

[Toastman]

I have an M270 MLRS M26 Mobile Rocket Launcher, how can I use it as an artillery type of piece by asking it to attack targets quite a distance away...I believe it has an 8000 m range....how can I get it to fire long range without moving?

Toastman

[Artak]

No idea mate, but I know CoC (Chain of Command) is making something like this.
A little patience and they'll finish it and you'll get what you want  

[dmakatra]

There was a Q some time ago about this(actually, I asked for it) but we never came up with the answer. :-\

[jostapo]

Hi Toast,

The Chain of Command is working in conjunction with other mod groups to release an all encompassing UnifiedArtillery mod.

Fact is, the MLRS has an extreme range of 33km... quite a bit more than 8km.

The unfortunate fact is, it can take some high angle shots for artillery such as the MLRS to take 120+ seconds to arrive on target.  While ofp prefers to explode most missiles and rockets after 10 seconds of flight.

We have found a way around this, by using the ONE object weapon ammo in the game that seems to last longer... the laser guided bomb.  Because we are going this route, there is MUCH additional coding required to allow players to request indirect fire, and then actually have a unit aim, and fire the round so that it will hit something literally across the map.

So yes, there will be an MLRS that works like it is supposed but ONLY for the AI in version one.  Players will be limited to asking it to place rockets on a target.

[Toastman]

Thanks for the info and help!....I found out by parking the Rocket launcher system on a hill...the side facing the enemy...and having a search and destroy waypoint in the area you are looking to protect...even at a distance the launcher rises above the cab of the carrier and seeks out it's targets as they approach....accuracy is good....but I like when there are some obsticles in the way.....this way the odd missle misses......more realistic to me....oh yes....I do remove the fuel so it does not move closer to targets as well.

thnx

Toastman