How do I get my squadron to engage/attack?!?

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Sammie1
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How do I get my squadron to engage/attack?!?

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I've read everything I can find on the forums: I have auto vector off, as soon as my flight is in the air I 'take command', once the enemy formation is spotted I padlock it, I then do the R-3-5 (help) and still nobody engages. I currently have ai/wingmen sees all as OFF and would prefer to leave it this way but can change them to ON if that is the case..but is it?

What am I doing wrong? I'm flying as the S/L and doing everything I can find on the forums! Any help is appreciated! Getting pretty frustrated. Seems like it should be much easier than this.

I don't like to fly as a wingman because the S/L makes some really strange decisions.

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Re: How do I get my squadron to engage/attack?!?

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My gaming computer is being repaired atm so I can't check, but I believe you have to call "Bandits!", number 1 if I remember correctly. Does that work?
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Re: How do I get my squadron to engage/attack?!?

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I'll give that a shot but I didn't see that anywhere in the forums (doesn't mean it isn't there though). I'll give it a go and report back. Thanks.

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Re: How do I get my squadron to engage/attack?!?

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Advanced players do use auto vectoring = OFF but it takes some knowledge and practice to use it. With auto vectoring = On your wingmen will find and attack the targets they have been assigned by the sim and not the targets you want them to attack (like your example).

With auto vectoring = off your wingmen will not attack anything until the player orders them to attack so you must do it all (find the target, padlock the target, and order the attack).

When flying with auto vector = OFF, the easiest way to order a specific attack is to padlock the target (a bomber within a group) and issue a R-3-5 (attack my target). Use the padlock toggle key (enter key) to toggle the padlock off so you can fly (in combat I use padlock toggle all the time to toggle padlock on/off so I can keep track of my target (in relationship to my A/C) and fly.

I would recommend you fly with auto vector = ON untill you have a few months of BOBII experience.
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Re: How do I get my squadron to engage/attack?!?

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Thanks Buddye. Year's back I did play quite a bit. I'm just frustrated because I'm doing everything I'm supposed to and it doesn't seem to work.

Practice, practice, practice..

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