Harpoon 360 ANW questions -Ground Attack etc.

Hi,

I figured out how to load the battlesets--thank you....

But now I need advice on how to loadout aircraft. I have been replaying the
GUIK II scenario strike ops which is an attack on the Kola pennisula. I
begin a cruise missle attack on the two bases which I know have Soviet
aircraft. But when I want to do a following ground attack my aircraft get
chewed to pieces. I begin loading out my Hornets with HARM missles but the
either get too close to base defenses or they over fly the runways and get
creamed.

Also is there a way to ensure they (aircraft and even vessels) won't turn on
their radars?

I've noticed my carrier battlegroup keeps turning on its radar after I
ordered it to stay off....

Any help with these newbie questions would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Robo

On Dec 31, 9:42 am, "robo" <digital... RemoveThis @prodigy.net> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I figured out how to load the battlesets--thank you....
>
> But now I need advice on how to loadout aircraft. I have been replaying the
> GUIK II scenario strike ops which is an attack on the Kola pennisula. I
> begin a cruise missile attack on the two bases which I know have Soviet
> aircraft. But when I want to do a following ground attack my aircraft get
> chewed to pieces. I begin loading out my Hornets with HARM missles but the
> either get too close to base defenses or they over fly the runways and get
> creamed.
>
> Also is there a way to ensure they (aircraft and even vessels) won't turn on
> their radars?
>
> I've noticed my carrier battlegroup keeps turning on its radar after I
> ordered it to stay off....
>
> Any help with these newbie questions would be appreciated.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Robo

You are providing insufficient detail on your problems. Here is my
best guess on your situation and potential corrective measures.

I believe that your HARM-laden Hornets are probably assigned to an AI-
controlled ground strike mission. Once you place aircraft under AI-
control, the AI decides what to do with them, when to fire, when to
turn on the radar, etc. Also, I think that the AI has a problem with
ARM weapons. IIRC, the AI is unable to fire these weapons unless the
target location is *precisely and perfectly pinpointed*. A human
player is able to fire ARM weapons on less precise information.

This appears to be like the likely cause for your Hornets to close on
the target and getting shot down without release of their weapons. If
these are not your circumstances, please elaborate.

There is **NO WAY** to ensure that your units do not turn on their
radar. You can try to maintain control as long as possible by only
using manual (plotted) missions, but this only works for so long. You
do not have complete control of your units.

This is due to the ridiculous Auto-Defense game behaviour introduced
by AGSI. The AI pretty much takes your units and does whatever it
pleases. When *IT* thinks that your unit has been detected, it just
turns on your radar and there is *no way to stop it*.

You can read more about this absurd behaviour:
http://forums.gamesquad.com/showthread.php?t=67471&highlight=auto-defense
http://forums.gamesquad.com/showthread.php?t=70735&highlight=auto-defense
http://forums.gamesquad.com/showthread.php?t=67104&highlight=auto-defense

Pretty much, AGSI has decided that we, as players, are just too stupid
to decide our own course of action. So, the developer must implement
a redundant function that removes any possibility of decision-making
on the part of the user. Just wait until you see your aircraft and
ships firing their weapons at targets you don't even want to engage **
And There's NOTHING ** you can do about it, either.