Long time lurker first time poster: Ship to ship combat

[DoomedJok3r]

Hi guys, long time lurker here, first time poster.

I'm trying to build a single mission on default IsraelME map with some mods from the site. I can't apparently make the ships fire their ship-to-ship missiles. I tried just about anything I could think of and the best I could achieve was the the attacking ship (a Jianghu) turning 90 degrees off the offending ship (a Cargo ship) and doing nothing. Am I missing something??

Thanks

[Flanker562]

I mean the Strike Fighter series isn't known for ship battles my friend. It's more of blowing up ships with Anti-Ship Missiles hung from a pylon of your favorite jet. I honestly don't know of anybody actually having a ship to ship battle that something like DCS can do. I mean I could miss something @KJakker might know of a trick, but if not, then well... no joy.

[Spear_Head]

Interesting question!
The SF series games are full of mysterious paradoxes. For example, gunners can't shoot at ground targets at all, even if you land a helicopter or plane right next to an enemy convoy. Although in the ini settings, the targetable options are listed as air and ground. On the other hand, tanks can fight each other and other ground vehicles just fine.

As for ships, God knows. Mainly, the ships were added to the game as targets for pilots, of course... If you think about aircraft carriers, then also as a floating airfield.

[DoomedJok3r]

2 hours ago, Flanker562 said:

I mean the Strike Fighter series isn't known for ship battles my friend. It's more of blowing up ships with Anti-Ship Missiles hung from a pylon of your favorite jet. I honestly don't know of anybody actually having a ship to ship battle that something like DCS can do. I mean I could miss something @KJakker might know of a trick, but if not, then well... no joy.

Hi Flanker, nice to meet you. I sure do know that they are primarily meant to be bombed, but given the fact that modders have put RGM-84s and the likes in them and given the fact that I saw screenshots of ships firing the things I thought they would work, unless they only work in campaigns...

[Flanker562]

Just now, DoomedJok3r said:

Hi Flanker, nice to meet you. I sure do know that they are primarily meant to be bombed, but given the fact that modders have put RGM-84s and the likes in them and given the fact that I saw screenshots of ships firing the things I thought they would work, unless they only work in campaigns...

I mean like I said, you can do that but getting them to shoot at other ships isn't something the game is known for. But, if I'm wrong KJakker may be able to shed some light on the subject. I never once since like 2004 or so ever tried it, so I could be wrong, but I don't recall anybody successfully doing ship to ship combat.