Incon Airpower

Script package for Arma 3 mission makers that allows players to call in air support for target tracking and air strikes. Unlike other CAS scripts, Incon Airpower simulates high-altitude strikes where the aircraft is neither visible nor audible from the ground. The aicraft itself is not spawned, only simulated. Ideal for single player and COOP (lots of players using tracking may cause considerable server lag but you can turn this off). Not for PVP. SP, MP and dedi compatible (MP and dedi are experimental, let me know if there are issues).

Requires CBA

Features:

• Optional unit tracking on map, with accuracy that degrades with overhead cover, weather etc. (only shows targets that would be visible from overhead).

• (optional) restrict to units with UAV terminal only
• differentiates between friendlies (blue), unarmed infantry (white), armed infantry (pink), civilian vehicles (white, large) and non-friendly vehicles (pink, large).

• Call in guided airstrikes with the radio menu.
• Mark targets with laser, smoke, chemlights or IR strobes (night only for chemlights and strobes).
• Missiles and bombs will track their targets (thanks to a slightly modified version of kylania's awesome guided missile script).
• Aircraft can lock on to and track vehicles, infantry etc if they are detected near the target mark and the player chooses.
• Optional collateral damage assesment by pilot - checks for nearby friendlies, civilians and sensitive targets and will automatically disengage if collateral damage is deemed too high
• If using a laser designator, the player can mark multiple targets at once and give clearance for a simultaneaous strike

• mark 2 tanks and an infantry patrol, and the aircraft will track and engage those targets simultaneously, even if they move
• repeat your last mark if in doubt
• if your final target is a laser mark, the aircraft will engage your laser mark while it is active, and revert to your original mark position if it looses your laser mark

• Realistic air speeds of ordnance

• the higher the altitude of the aircraft (recommended at least 3000m), the longer the ordnance will take to hit the target
• missiles will travel faster than bombs

• No need for map with airstrip or adding in any aircraft
• Restrict JTAC capabilities to units with certain items in their inventory

Usage

1. Place "INC_airpower" folder into your mission root folder.
2. If you have no description.ext or initPlayerLocal.sqf, place these files into your mission root folder too. Otherwise, add the lines from them into your corresponding description.ext and initPlayerLocal.sqf files.
3. Open the "INC_airpower\APW_setup.sqf" file and configure the settings to your liking.
4. Decide how to call for air support.

If you want players to call it using a specific object (like a laptop or something) then, in the init of the object, write:

this addaction ["Request air support","INC_airpower\scripts\airpowerSpawn.sqf",[],1,false,true,"","!(missionNamespace getVariable ['APW_airAssetRequested',false])"];

If you want the player to call it from their action menu, in the playable unit's init, write:

this setVariable ["APW_initAddaction",true];

If you want the player to call it from a radio trigger (radio Alpha), in the playable unit's init, write:

this setVariable ["APW_initRadioTrig",true];

Call air support using radio Charlie once it has been requested.