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Sweep changed to ground attack - how to prevent ? - 1/12/2012 7:51:42 PM   
ALF1


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Status: offline 		Hello,

I have this difficulties:
sweep from Kirakira to Luganville at height 27000 feet was changed to ground attack - I expect that it should only sweep enemy CAP in Luganville.

this approximatelly happen to 1/10 of cases. Usually it works as intended but sometimes they go down and attack. Which is very deadly to Jap aircraft.

as expected:
Morning Air attack on Luganville , at 120,150

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 33,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 45

No Japanese losses

Aircraft Attacking:
45 x A6M5c Zero sweeping at 27000 feet

other case with same setting:

Morning Air attack on 40th Infantry Division, at 120,150 (Luganville)

Weather in hex: Light cloud

Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 40,500 feet.
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M5c Zero x 27

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5c Zero: 2 destroyed, 11 damaged
Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
26 x A6M5c Zero bombing from 100 feet *
Also attacking 22nd Marine Rgt /5 ...
Also attacking 40th Infantry Division ...


Any idea ?
My version 1.0.4.1106i scenarion 1.
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RE: Sweep changed to ground attack - how to prevent ? - 1/12/2012 9:01:04 PM   
LoBaron


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Status: offline 		The only thing I find weird is that the combat report states:
Morning Air attack on 40th Infantry Division, at 120,150 (Luganville)

Should show always the basename on sweep, not a ground unit.

Do you really mean the mission type changed to ground attack? Because then the alt setting looks wrong: 26 x A6M5c Zero bombing from 100 feet.

If you doublechecked altitude settings an mission type on all squads I don´t know.

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RE: Sweep changed to ground attack - how to prevent ? - 1/12/2012 9:07:42 PM   
ALF1


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Status: offline 		I checked,
after the turn the squadron with dead pilots have still set up sweep on 27000 feets.

Only difference i notice was first one have target : luganville second one target : luganville (coordinate)

Ps:I do not remember now coordinate of luganwille

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RE: Sweep changed to ground attack - how to prevent ? - 1/12/2012 9:12:25 PM   
LoBaron


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Status: offline 		Ok, this happens when you set the target by clicking in the empty hex where the base is located, and not on the base flag itself.
Change to base as target and see if it helps.

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RE: Sweep changed to ground attack - how to prevent ? - 1/12/2012 9:16:53 PM   
LoBaron


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Status: offline 		What I wanted to say ALF is, that I tested it and it does not make a difference where you click. Strange, as I remember something like this happening.

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RE: Sweep changed to ground attack - how to prevent ? - 1/12/2012 9:58:04 PM   
SqzMyLemon


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Status: offline 		ALF,

I had the same thing happen to me in my AAR.

I found the original post, here's the link with explanation from michealm and the fix. Hope this helps.

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2886970

< Message edited by SqzMyLemon -- 1/12/2012 10:05:06 PM >

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RE: Sweep changed to ground attack - how to prevent ? - 1/12/2012 11:06:08 PM   
ALF1


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Status: offline 		Thanks to all of you for help. Advice in link seems to be with chance for success. Before the sweeps some of groups was sitting and perform training - ground attack as well. I will check tomorow and give you feedback.


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ORIGINAL: SqzMyLemon

ALF,

I had the same thing happen to me in my AAR.

I found the original post, here's the link with explanation from michealm and the fix. Hope this helps.

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2886970



< Message edited by ALF1 -- 1/12/2012 11:23:20 PM >

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RE: Sweep changed to ground attack - how to prevent ? - 1/14/2012 6:36:47 PM   
ALF1


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quote:

ORIGINAL: SqzMyLemon

ALF,

I had the same thing happen to me in my AAR.

I found the original post, here's the link with explanation from michealm and the fix. Hope this helps.

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=2886970


Thanks a lot, I can confirm it looks it was due to training setup before. Good to know - it is really deadly to Japs

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RE: Sweep changed to ground attack - how to prevent ? - 1/15/2012 8:00:12 AM   
SqzMyLemon


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Status: offline 		Glad I could help. I remember how frustrating it was and the good pilots I lost needlessly.

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