aircraft ai is so bad. How to deal with it?

[Rock&StoneTorture]

I couldn't get a harrier launch a missile at a mig. I did everything I could. Salvo fire, single fire. Nothing happens. It just follows it.

[Stix_09]

It probably could not catch up and get in range of the aa missile , most migs are faster than a AV-8A carrier, if u go to 20k altitude u can go faster. but if u can't get in range to shoot it will not fire.

[Cap'n Darwin]

Also it probably using early Aim-9s that need to be pointed at the rear of the enemy to get a lock.

[Enrico Pallazzo]

Originally posted by Rock&StoneTorture:

I couldn't get a harrier launch a missile at a mig. I did everything I could. Salvo fire, single fire. Nothing happens. It just follows it.

I've been using the F10 menu to destroy enemy units when my planes do something stupid (which is a lot). Sure, it feels like cheating but I also feel like im being cheated when my pilots chase a helicopter in the middle of an enemy Kirov fleet.

[Stix_09]

The AV-8A have AIM-9L's which are all aspect AAM.
They work fine for me. This has nothing to do with AI.

[c_biscuit317]

Originally posted by Fall Risk:

Originally posted by Rock&StoneTorture:

I couldn't get a harrier launch a missile at a mig. I did everything I could. Salvo fire, single fire. Nothing happens. It just follows it.

I've been using the F10 menu to destroy enemy units when my planes do something stupid (which is a lot). Sure, it feels like cheating but I also feel like im being cheated when my pilots chase a helicopter in the middle of an enemy Kirov fleet.

My personal favorite is getting my Tomcats shot down by Backfires when they go in for guns because all of their missiles failed to lock or somehow got defeated by the bomber's electronic countermeasures and they get blasted out of the sky by the Backfire's tail gunner because they only know how to fly in a straight line directly behind the bomber.

[Enrico Pallazzo]

Originally posted by c_biscuit317:

Originally posted by Fall Risk:

I've been using the F10 menu to destroy enemy units when my planes do something stupid (which is a lot). Sure, it feels like cheating but I also feel like im being cheated when my pilots chase a helicopter in the middle of an enemy Kirov fleet.

My personal favorite is getting my Tomcats shot down by Backfires when they go in for guns because all of their missiles failed to lock or somehow got defeated by the bomber's electronic countermeasures and they get blasted out of the sky by the Backfire's tail gunner because they only know how to fly in a straight line directly behind the bomber.

"Guns guns guns" while still having 3 aim 9s on the wings.

[MARHWIN]

Originally posted by Fall Risk:

Originally posted by c_biscuit317:

My personal favorite is getting my Tomcats shot down by Backfires when they go in for guns because all of their missiles failed to lock or somehow got defeated by the bomber's electronic countermeasures and they get blasted out of the sky by the Backfire's tail gunner because they only know how to fly in a straight line directly behind the bomber.

"Guns guns guns" while still having 3 aim 9s on the wings.

Lmao, yeah many such cases.

[simking]

I've been using the F10 menu to destroy enemy units....how All i see is my units My pilots are the bottom of the barrel 2f4s 2f13 ea6 awacs 2 b52 and 1 mig shoots them ALL down every missile misses guns nope

[Taki1980]

Same here. I played the Morovik Scenario and had a CAP Flight with two AA-Planes seeing some Mig23 close to me. i ordered them to attack but they never managed except 1 Shot to engage those Mig23 using their Missles. They had Sidewinder and Sparrow and where in range but didnt use them.

Result: They where circeling above the Oil Rigs using 20mm guns without hitting almost nothing (the enemy neither even that they had 3:1 Superior by the Time)