getting .50's to fire at APC's and aircraft.

[BlinkDog]

I am making a mission where Soviet naval infantry and Airborne troops are invading Olafsland. I have a few jeeps with HMGs and some M2 HMGs around the island. My intension was to have them act as AA and fire on BTR-70 and MT-LB APCs. Problem is they don't, the helis are Mi-24's. I don't care if the jeeps and HMGs actually destroy the enemies, just fire on them to make it look like a futile defence and to get some of the jeeps I have with guard waypoints to go into action. As it stands right now some of the stationary M2's and jeeps just sit there and get shot. Is the something I can put in the initialization field or does a script have to be made.

[O Neil]

Do target ?

[BlinkDog]

I tried doTarget and doFire on the desert map with me (observer) an guy w/ .50 cal and a flying hind in front of him. I named the heli tank1 and the gunner bob. he did not fire at the Mi24 so I changed to a BTR70 and gave same name, did not fire then I made it a UAZ and he did fire.

I think it has to do with the vehicle class or the armour value. Anyway to tell the unit to override this?

[Artak]

well basicly rifles or machineguns won't fire at armoured targets.. simply because the programmer prolly thought it would be daft to shoot at them because they won't do no harm anyways..

I've heard some rumors about a work-a-round but so far I haven't figured out what it might be.

[Ranger]

There's at least one third-party add-on that adds modified machine guns that will fire at APCs and helicopters.  Try looking in the add-on section, or other OFP websites that feature add-ons.

[BlinkDog]

I was hoping not to have to do another addon, since there are alot of them aleady, but maybe something in the config will answer my question.

[Tomb]

The mi24 is an armored bird & thus the AI with light mGuns won't fire at it  

They will if was, say a cessna! But ya could easily make aquick addon; just grab the orig. config and
copy the jeepMG part, then change the "threat" part :

try & set it this way :

threat[] VSoft, VArmor, VAir

threat[]={0.4, 0.9, 0.9};


This should do it I hope  

[BlinkDog]

I might try that later, I downloaded Vikingos heavy M2 pack and it seems okay, I tried it in game and it attacks the Hinds and BTR70's without doing too much damage, this is what I am looking for.

the only thing now is the jeep w/ mg, I may have to make one with Vikingos gun on it instead of the regular M2.

[Tomb]

yea, that sounds like a good idea m8