Defect Name: Cannon fire only

Build: HCE 2007.000

Repeatable: Y

Operating System: XP

DB used: HCDB-071223

Scenario used: saved game Cannon fire only.hpi

Long Description: When ordered to intercept with Sidewinders and Phoenix, Tomcats show the "Should we attack with only cannon fire?" message. The targets are well within Phoenix range. Even if target is inside the minimum range of Phoenix and _outside_ maximum range of Sidewinder, Staff Assistance should ask to engage and use the shorter-ranged Sidewinder as the basis and display a message like, "Effective range is 10nm. Target range is 15nm. Shall we close to intercept?"

 

Sequence to reproduce:

1. Immediately order air group AFA to intercept ZLA.

2. Message will appear

 

 

3. If airgroup is left alone and checked once in range of Sidewinders, the Weapons allocation window appears

 

Expected behaviour: Proper intercept window should appear calculated with range of shorter-ranged weapon.

Observed behaviour: Incorrect message appears asking to engage with only Cannon fire.

Cannon_fire_only.zip

Confirmed. Tough to reproduce, you have to have a very precise set of circumstances, but if those conditions are met, you get the skip to guns every time.

 

Report to Mantis: http://mantis.advancedgaming.biz/view.php?id=2415

And it's happening in the newest build with planes armed with sidewinders only.

 

Wasn't able to get a savegame of it, but it's done it to me 3 times in this scenario.

 

Started looking at this, see combat5.c line 1444 or so.

Addressed in 2008.025 for AAMs only, this will not help any situations with ASMs.

Addressed in 2008.025 for AAMs only, this will not help any situations with ASMs.

 

Fixed. Rather than asking to engage with cannons, it simply gives me a message in the message box that it is closing to AAW range and shows nothing in a pop-up. The planes will then close and allow you to fire when they are in range of either missile type.