Order a chopper to destroy an empty target

[Ace Productions]

I've tried to order using a DESTROY waypoint an AH-64 to destroy an empty ZU 23-2 AA but nothing! Is there a way for this to be done?

[macguba]

Try having an east unit in the target at the start of the mission, to make it an East vehicle.     Then deleteVehicle the unit

[GrimMonkey]

Name both of the objects and test with:
choppername dodestory or dotarget vehiclename

[dmakatra]

dodestroy? U don't mean dofire?

chopper dotarget blah; chopper dofire Blah

[Drozdov]

I'd go with the DoFire command. Can't see any reference to the DoDestroy.

[KTottE]

Because there is no such command

I would go with a doTarget and then a doFire, to make sure.

[Ace Productions]

Unfortunatelly nothing works! I've tried both inserting an East unit and then DeleteVehicle the unit, as well as DoTarget and DoFire. Then I tried both together but no luck!  

Anybody any ideas?

[Drozdov]

Try a CommandFire, though this might not work if the plane is the only member in the group. Does the shilka have to be empty? Is it only empty to stop it from killing the plane? If that's so then just set the shilka's combatmode to "blue" (never fire). I think I'll go and see if I get this problem...

[Drozdov]

No problems whatsoever with me. The A10 sailed in and blew up the Shilka, just by using a normal "Destroy" waypoint. You sure your jet has ammo?  

[macguba]

You also have to make sure that the Destroy waypoint is attached to the vehicle.    

[KyleSarnik]

You sure your jet has ammo?

He said AH-64... Not a jet...

[Drozdov]

Oh yeah, so he did.  Silly me .

[Ace Productions]

The DESTROY waypoint is on exactly target. I'm using an empty ZU 23-2 AA Gun and an apache as the attacker. I've tried DoTarget, DoFire as well as ordering an enemy unit to get in (by MoveInGunner, Get In WP etc) and the DeleteVehicle unit, LeaveVehicle everything!!! Zero  

[dmakatra]

version of OFP?

[KyleSarnik]

hmm.... you can fake the whole empty thing.... Place a manned shilka then set the feul to 0 and ammo to 0..... then the chopper will attack it... thinking its a threat.... and it will look as if its empty....

[GrimMonkey]

True, but you also can put an empty shilka and have a guy and set him as commander for shilka. Again, set fuel and ammo to 0 just in case . He should show up on the apache's radar and be considered a threat. But the Shilka won't be able to do jack.

[KyleSarnik]

I condsider that a waste of time... lol not that it matters... but that works to.. I think...

[GrimMonkey]

Actually, naming objects and using the moveincargo technique isn't as bad as most assume. Sure, it's tedious when dealing with larger groups but there are those group movein scripts...

[Ace Productions]

GrimMonkey can you explain to me how to apply this group movein command? Let's say I have units SS1,SS2,SS3,SS4,SS5 and I want all of them to move in a truck as cargo. Please start from scratch cause I have no clue of this procedure.

Thanks in advance.    

[GrimMonkey]

Sorry, but I really don't know  :-\ but I'm sure a lot other people do. In fact, I wanted to find out for myself what the script is. What I wrote was just for the general idea of the group move in scripts. I have one line but it does not work.  

[deaddog]

Just do what KyleSarnik said.  Use a manned shilka with no ammo/fuel.  Why waste time placing an empty vehicle and then moving guys into it?

But to answer the movincargo question:

{_x moveincargo vehiclename} foreach (units groupname)

or, if you want to use individually named units:

{_x moveincargo vehiclename} foreach [SS1,SS2,SS3,SS4,SS5] (in your case)

As you can see, it's a lot easier if they are in the same group.

[Ace Productions]

Deaddog thanks for the reply which for sure will save me a lot of time. Can you please tell me how do you group units that are not already a group in the editor. If you have units SS1,SS2... how do you group them and how do you name the group so you can execute the command you taught me in the previous message? Bare in mind I used the join command before and I had problems when I was ordering the units to return to formation (it was saying All follow 2 or 3 etc).