Support Specials And Tactical Modules Atlas

Support Specials And Tactical Modules Atlas

This atlas maps support calls, specials and tactical modules: paratroopers, paradrops, UAV, artillery, ICBM/Nuke, MASH, airlift/ZetaCargo, service actions and supply mission hooks.

How To Use This Page

This page is the support/tactical gateway. Use it to identify which runtime family owns an effect, then follow the owner page before editing authority, economy, networking or smoke status.

Need	Start here
Tactical menu entry points, button gates and local support flow	Tactical Menu Entry Points below and Client UI systems
RequestSpecial server authority and forged-payload risk	Server Dispatch And PV Paths, Server authority migration map
SCUD/TEL Tactical munitions	SCUD TEL tactical munitions, then this page for support-routing context
ICBM/nuke hardening	ICBM authority
Artillery visibility, commander-built ARTY and fire-mission smoke	Construction and CoIn systems, Testing workflow
Supply missions, service actions or client-side funds/debits	Supply mission authority cleanup, Service menu affordability guards, Economy authority first cut
MASH, UAV, ZetaCargo, AAR or aircraft ordnance leaf behavior	Module Deep Dives and Aircraft Ordnance Guardrails below
Branch/release readiness for support fixes	Feature status register, Source fix propagation queue, Testing workflow

Current Branch Scope

Checked 2026-06-24 for the upgrade-sync tuple lane against docs/source HEAD@373e21c1274c unchanged from a7f383b6, current stable/B74.1 origin/master@f8a76de34 / origin/claude/b74.1-aicom@f8a76de34, current B74.2 origin/claude/b74.2-aicom@21b62b04, current B69 origin/claude/b69@8d465fce, adjacent B74 origin/claude/b74-aicom-spend@b23f557f, Miksuu b8389e748243, origin/perf/quick-wins@0076040f, historical release commit a96fdda2 and historical upgrade-queue commit b061c905. Targeted diffs a7f383b6..HEAD, d472da6a..origin/claude/b74.2-aicom, origin/master..origin/claude/b74.2-aicom and origin/claude/b69..origin/claude/b74-aicom-spend are empty for the six maintained-root handler/caller/process paths. Current origin exposes no live release/* head for the checked pattern; trello-upgrade-hqcost-info has no scoped diff, and trello-upgrade-icons only line-drifts the GUI icon work.

Targeted diffs over the checked maintained-root Server_HandleSpecial.sqf, GUI_UpgradeMenu.sqf and Server_ProcessUpgrade.sqf paths show no parser rescue: origin/master..origin/claude/b74.2-aicom is empty, origin/claude/b69..origin/claude/b74-aicom-spend is empty, and B74-to-current-stable drift does not normalize upgrade-sync. Current stable/B74.1/B74.2 did add authoritative upgrade end-time state in Server_ProcessUpgrade.sqf:27,55 plus UI reads at GUI_UpgradeMenu.sqf:82,86, but the RequestSpecial tuple parser still mixes _args and _this.

This atlas carries support orientation and selected source anchors. Deep hardening status belongs on owner pages: Server authority migration map for RequestSpecial, SCUD TEL tactical munitions for current Build84 SCUD/TEL menu behavior, ICBM authority for nuke, Service menu affordability guards for service actions, Supply mission authority cleanup for supply, Feature status for branch-only drone/recon support, and Testing workflow for branch-only smoke.

Trello base-integrity branch intel was added on 2026-06-23 for origin/claude/trello-base-integrity-fixes@66d80160, a two-commit branch on merge-base/current stable origin/master@f8a76de34. Its scoped payload is six files / +70 / -10 across source Chernarus plus maintained Vanilla ZetaCargo hook/unhook and Nuke damage files, with git diff --check clean. Treat it as branch-only evidence: #87 adds friendly-HQ lift filtering plus ground drop behavior, and #97 deletes in-progress construction logics inside the nuke blast. It does not close RequestSpecial/ICBM authority, and maintained Vanilla still lacks the source Chernarus Zeta detach-argument fix.

PR #80 Vote/Paratrooper Guard Branch Intel

Checked 2026-06-24 after fetch. Open draft PR #80 / origin/claude/trello-vote-para-guards@92101abe9f7b83bd7f658d03e4160d5f030aa3c7 is one clean commit on merge-base/current stable origin/master@f8a76de34. Payload is 10 maintained-root files / +148 / -14 across source Chernarus plus maintained Vanilla Takistan, and git diff --check origin/master..origin/claude/trello-vote-para-guards is clean. The scoped diff has no Modded_Missions or Tools payload.

For paratroopers, both maintained roots add a Tactical client gate at GUI_Menu_Tactical.sqf:373-393: when WFBE_C_PARA_RESPECT_CAP is enabled, the branch computes the same player AI cap shape used by Buy Units, checks live group size with GetLiveUnits, and blocks with STR_WF_INFO_Para_MaxGroup before fee debit, cooldown stamp or RequestSpecial ["Paratroops", ...] send. The server backstop is Support_Paratroopers.sqf:40,53-54: only player-led teams are checked, and requests that would make count units _playerTeam + count _units exceed the cap exit with an RPT log. The opt-out/default is WFBE_C_PARA_RESPECT_CAP = 1 at Chernarus Init_CommonConstants.sqf:664 and Vanilla :466; the localized hint key is stringtable.xml:1118.

Treat this as branch-only support/tactical behavior. Current stable, current B74.2, B69, adjacent B74, Miksuu and perf refs have no WFBE_C_PARA_RESPECT_CAP or STR_WF_INFO_Para_MaxGroup hits in the maintained roots. Before promotion, smoke cap-at and below-cap Tactical calls, no fee/cooldown/request on client block, server backstop rejection from a forged/desynced request, WFBE_C_PARA_RESPECT_CAP = 0 legacy behavior, AI commander wildcard paradrops staying uncapped, and maintained Vanilla parity. Commander tie-break behavior from the same PR is owned by Commander vote/reassignment.

Trello Artillery UI Branch Intel

Checked 2026-06-24 after PR #89/B751b. Open draft PR #74 / origin/claude/trello-arty-cooldown-hud@471fc0580fd6f641b2455c7eb12e5af21baafe2a is GitHub-clean (mergeable=true / clean), but its recorded base SHA and local merge-base are still pre-B745/B751b f8a76de349da6f8b871d079c828436c10afb221c. Current master is origin/master@f39665d7950ddf14cb0bbfacb7ee1e40121e93b4, and local origin/master...origin/claude/trello-arty-cooldown-hud counts are 80 1. Treat the base-relative payload as branch evidence, not current stable or release-ready behavior.

PR #74's base-relative diff remains four maintained-root files / +134 / -8, clean under git diff --check f8a76de34..origin/claude/trello-arty-cooldown-hud, with no Modded_Missions, Tools or Extension payload. Current master still has Tactical-menu cooldown state at GUI_Menu_Tactical.sqf:562-563,574 and initializes fireMissionTime = -1000 at Init_Client.sqf:431, but it has no RUBHUD_Arty / _RHUDUpdateArty hits in the maintained roots. Rows below without explicit 2026-06-24 wording preserve 2026-06-23 f8a76de34 branch-intake proof until a separate post-B751b owner pass rechecks them.

Branch	Evidence	Status
origin/claude/trello-arty-cooldown-hud@471fc0580fd6 / draft PR #74	Open draft PR #74 is clean but stale-base after B751b: base SHA / merge-base f8a76de34, current master f39665d79, local counts 80 1. Base-relative payload is four maintained-root files / +134 / -8 and git diff --check f8a76de34..origin/claude/trello-arty-cooldown-hud is clean. In source Chernarus plus maintained Vanilla, Client_UpdateRHUD.sqf:20,27 extends the RHUD helper/cache surface with _RHUDUpdateArty and 1372/1373, :256-288 reads global fireMissionTime and computes available/countdown text, and :452 calls it during the RHUD refresh. Rsc/Titles.hpp:177 adds RUBHUD_Arty / RUBHUD_Arty_Value to OptionsAvailable, while :478-489 defines those controls.	Branch-only clean-but-stale-base UI candidate. It surfaces the existing local artillery timeout state on RHUD; it is not a server-authority change. Rebase/recheck against post-B751b master, then run visual/client smoke in source Chernarus plus maintained Vanilla before stable wording.
origin/claude/trello-arty-to-gunner@2dc3e7403399	Payload is six files / +217 / -8 and git diff --check clean against the 2026-06-23 f8a76de34 branch base. In source Chernarus plus maintained Vanilla, GUI_Menu_Tactical.sqf:571-626 adds MenuAction == 50, flattens WFBE_%1_ARTILLERY_CLASSNAMES, selects player-group artillery with empty driver/gunner seats, and uses existing group AI with moveInDriver / moveInGunner. Rsc/Dialogs.hpp:2364-2371 adds button idc 17040; stringtable.xml:3192-3213 adds the crew-artillery label, tooltip and result hints.	Branch-only Tactical UI candidate. It seats existing dismounted group AI and spawns no new units. Smoke must cover player-owned artillery, empty/no-AI/no-artillery cases, locality, and maintained Vanilla parity before promotion.
origin/claude/trello-artillery-ux@c4459d4312ef / draft PR #79	Payload is eight maintained-root files / +100 / -20 and git diff --check clean against the 2026-06-23 f8a76de34 branch base. In source Chernarus plus maintained Vanilla, GUI_Menu_Tactical.sqf:42-57 reads display names, min/max arrays and WFBE_C_ARTILLERY to append effective min-max m range text to each artillery row. Client_RequestFireMission.sqf:31-38 keeps global WF_createMarker creation but sends RequestSpecial ["ArtyMarkerCleanup", ...] instead of caller-local deletion; :58-60 passes _gunCount as %3 to the localized warning. Server_HandleSpecial.sqf adds server-side delayed deleteMarker cleanup at Chernarus :144-160 / Vanilla :134-150; stringtable.xml updates STR_WF_INFO_Arty_called_message for the third placeholder at Chernarus :9304-9311 / Vanilla :9304-9310.	Branch-only artillery UX/cleanup candidate. It is not a fire-mission authority fix and the new RequestSpecial cleanup tag should get marker-name / forged-payload review before promotion. Smoke per-type range text, gun-count messaging, caller disconnect/leave cleanup, JIP marker visibility and maintained Vanilla parity.

Trello Audio Cue Branch Intel

Checked 2026-06-23 after fetch. origin/claude/trello-audio-cues@a0e4fb458 is a one-commit branch on current stable merge-base origin/master@f8a76de34. Payload is four maintained-root files / +74 / -2 across source Chernarus plus maintained Vanilla, and git diff --check f8a76de34..a0e4fb458 is clean. Treat it as branch-only player-feedback work, not support authority or marker-registration proof.

Branch slice	Evidence	Status
Trello #90 paradrop cue	In both maintained roots, branch Client/PVFunctions/HandleParatrooperMarkerCreation.sqf:17-18 still gates the handler to the matching client side. Branch :42-61 then adds a client-local one-shot commanderNotification, throttled by WFBE_C_LastParatroopSound, plus a paraDZ_<time> local mil_objective marker labeled Paradrop that deletes after 30 seconds. Current stable has no WFBE_C_LastParatroopSound, paraDZ_ or hardcoded Paradrop marker text in this handler.	Branch-only support feedback candidate. Smoke needs friendly-side-only audience, multi-unit drop throttling, local marker cleanup, JIP/no-stale marker behavior and maintained Vanilla parity. The marker text is hardcoded English, so localization polish remains separate if the branch is promoted.
Trello #91 IR-smoke ready cue	In both maintained roots, branch Common/Module/IRS/IRS_OnIncomingMissile.sqf:51-61 spawns a client-local delayed check after WFBE_IRS_FLARE_DELAY; if the vehicle is alive, the player is still crew, flares remain and wfbe_irs_disabled is false/default, it plays ARTY_cooldown_over. Current stable already plays inboundMissileGround / inboundMissileGround_cont at IRS_OnIncomingMissile.sqf:37/:45, but has no ready-again cue.	Branch-only IR-smoke feedback candidate. Smoke needs crew leave/death, no-flare, cooldown, level-1/level-2 sound-loop and PR #61 IR-smoke toggle interactions. It reuses existing sound classes, not new media.

Source Snapshot

Current docs checkout anchors for the maintained Chernarus root:

Surface	Source anchors
Tactical UI	Client/GUI/GUI_Menu_Tactical.sqf:58-61 defines support labels, fees and cooldowns; :252-283 gates buttons; :293-347 routes button actions; :371-373, :463-527 send support/nuke requests; :531-605 owns artillery status, fire requests and ammo loading.
PVF transport	Common/Functions/Common_SendToServer.sqf:12-18 wraps client requests as SRVFNC*; Server/Functions/Server_HandlePVF.sqf:9-14 compiles/dispatches the handler; Server/PVFunctions/RequestSpecial.sqf:1 forwards into HandleSpecial.
Server special router	Server/Functions/Server_HandleSpecial.sqf:13-31 handles group-query; :43-64 handles paratroops/ammo/vehicle/UAV; docs/source and maintained Vanilla :67-73 handle upgrade-sync, while current-stable source Chernarus drifts to :77-83; :127-142 handles ICBM; :436-449 covers track-playerobject and :450- covers repair-camp.
Artillery path	Common_GetTeamArtillery.sqf:10-32 discovers group-owned guns; Client_RequestFireMission.sqf:8-13,50-72 starts local fire and cooldown; Common_FireArtillery.sqf:9-23,37-72 validates gun/range/fire mechanics; Common_GetArtilleryAmmoOptions.sqf:41-72 and Common_LoadArtilleryAmmo.sqf:18-53 own ammo options/loading.
Adjacent support modules	Client/Module/UAV/uav.sqf:27-52 creates/debits/tracks UAVs and Server/Support/Support_UAV.sqf:6-20 monitors cleanup; Client/Module/Nuke/nukeincoming.sqf:7-23 sends the ICBM request and Client/Module/Nuke/damage.sqf:13-34 applies current-stable nuke damage; current source Chernarus Client/Module/ZetaCargo/Zeta_Hook.sqf:34-35 passes the detach vehicle while maintained Vanilla Zeta_Hook.sqf:34 does not; Common/Config/Core_Root/Root_RU.sqf:36 still comments out WFBE_%1PARAAMMO on the starting-vehicles line.

Tactical Menu Entry Points

The main support UI is Client/GUI/GUI_Menu_Tactical.sqf. Use Source Snapshot for current line anchors, then follow the owner pages in How To Use This Page before changing authority, economy or smoke status.

Key source refs:

• GUI_Menu_Tactical.sqf:58-61 defines support list/fees/cooldowns.
• :146-217 owns fast-travel destination discovery, fee-mode filtering and local fee marker text.
• :252-282 gates support buttons by funds, upgrade level and local cooldown state.
• :403-406 locally debits paid fast travel after destination click.
• :371-373, :513-527 send RequestSpecial support requests.
• :463-505 performs the ICBM local launch flow.
• :532-605 requests artillery/fire mission behavior.

RequestSpecial scout route: source Chernarus still has active sends or server cases for update-teamleader, group-query, Paratroops, ParaVehi, ParaAmmo, RespawnST, uav, upgrade-sync, update-clientfps, update-town-delegation, ICBM, process-killed-hq, connected-hc and repair-camp. track-playerobject has a server case around Server_HandleSpecial.sqf:469-481, but no active Chernarus caller was found in the checked static search. Use Server authority migration map for the tag-by-tag trust-boundary matrix instead of repeating it here.

Local navigation cautions:

• Tactical menu gates are client-side first; do not treat them as server authority.
• Artillery is a local/group-gun path, not a RequestSpecial asset-spawn path.
• UAV creation/cost remain client-led, while old UAV cleanup is server-observed.
• Fast travel and service actions are local support families and should stay separate from RequestSpecial hardening.
• upgrade-sync remains tuple-parser cleanup debt; the compact branch matrix below keeps the current stable/B74.1/B74.2 inbound anchor used by Feature Status and Source Fix Queue.

Upgrade-Sync Branch Matrix

upgrade-sync is consistency/cleanup debt rather than a proven current runtime break: Server_HandleSpecial.sqf:3 sets _args = _this, so today's mixed _args / _this reads resolve to the same payload. The cleanup is still patch-ready because it makes the RequestSpecial tuple contract explicit before broader router hardening.

Root / branch	Evidence	Status
Docs/source HEAD@a7f383b6	Chernarus and maintained Vanilla still have Server_HandleSpecial.sqf:3,67-73 assigning _args = _this, reading _side from _args select 1, then _upgrade_id / _upgrade_level from _this select 2/3; GUI_UpgradeMenu.sqf:171 sends ["upgrade-sync", WFBE_Client_SideJoined, _this select 0, _this select 1]; Server_ProcessUpgrade.sqf:26,29,35 owns the sync variable and has no wfbe_upgrading_end_time hits.	Mixed-source reads remain; current behavior is equivalent but fragile.
Current stable/B74.1 origin/master@f8a76de34 / origin/claude/b74.1-aicom@f8a76de34; current B74.2 origin/claude/b74.2-aicom@21b62b04	Both roots call from GUI_UpgradeMenu.sqf:292. Source Chernarus keeps _args = _this at Server_HandleSpecial.sqf:3, the case at :77, _side = _args select 1 at :79, _upgrade_id / _upgrade_level from _this select 2/3 at :80-81, and sync set at :83; maintained Vanilla keeps the same parser at :3,67,69-73. Server_ProcessUpgrade.sqf:27,55 now publishes/clears wfbe_upgrading_end_time, while sync store/wait/release remain :32,:35,:41. d472da6a..21b62b04 and origin/master..origin/claude/b74.2-aicom are empty for the checked handler/caller/process paths.	No current stable/B74.1/B74.2 parser rescue. Treat the tuple cleanup as still patch-ready, but do not roll it into the end-time UI work.
Current B69 origin/claude/b69@8d465fce; adjacent B74 origin/claude/b74-aicom-spend@b23f557f	Checked origin/claude/b69..origin/claude/b74-aicom-spend path deltas are empty for the handler, caller and process-upgrade files. Prior B69/B74 anchors keep the same mixed parser, caller GUI_UpgradeMenu.sqf:292, and Server_ProcessUpgrade.sqf:32,35,41 sync lifecycle.	No adjacent-branch rescue; use current stable/B74.1 anchors when patching now.
Historical release commit a96fdda2; prior historical upgrade-queue evidence b061c905	Rechecked release roots keep the same mixed parser at Server_HandleSpecial.sqf:67-73; release callers sit at GUI_UpgradeMenu.sqf:254. Prior upgrade-queue evidence put callers at :268, but no live queue head was exposed by current origin during this refresh.	Historical branch evidence only until those branches are restored or rechecked.
Miksuu b8389e74 and origin/perf/quick-wins 0076040f	Both checked maintained roots keep the same mixed parser, caller line GUI_UpgradeMenu.sqf:241, and Server_ProcessUpgrade.sqf:26,29,35 sync-variable ownership; neither has the B74.1 server end-time lifecycle.	No upstream/perf rescue.

Patch order: normalize the branch to read side/id/level from _args only, add a short tuple comment or helper-local guard if editing the router, keep RequestUpgrade authority migration separate, propagate maintained Vanilla, then smoke normal commander upgrade completion, non-server client timer sync, malformed/short payload rejection and AI commander upgrade progress.

Authority And Owner Routes

Surface	Local signal	Canonical owner
Non-ICBM RequestSpecial effects	PR #125 177ef1385f binds the maintained Chernarus/Takistan player support lane (Paratroops, ParaVehi, ParaAmmo, uav), RespawnST, repair-camp, SCUD and GUER mortar to server-side requester/player validation with static smoke coverage. Remaining support-router debt is mostly bookkeeping/legacy tags such as group-query, update-teamleader, upgrade-sync, update-town-delegation, process-killed-hq, modded-fork propagation and runtime proof. No live RequestSupport symbol was found in source Chernarus; support/special effects route through RequestSpecial.	Server authority migration map, Feature status
ICBM/nuke	Tactical UI and NukeIncoming send RequestSpecial ["ICBM", ...]; server damage uses client-supplied payload objects.	ICBM authority
Fast travel and Tactical UI fees	Fee-mode destination hiding and debits are local Tactical menu behavior, not RequestSpecial server authority.	Client UI systems
Service/EASA support actions	Repair/refuel/rearm/heal and EASA affordability are local/client-authoritative economy paths.	Service menu affordability guards, Gear/loadout/EASA atlas
Supply truck respawn and old AI logistics	Economy menu still sends RespawnST; current stable/release safe-disable old AI supply-truck logistics while older roots need the raw-spawn caveat.	AI commander autonomy audit, Supply mission architecture
Commander-built ARTY visibility	Fire missions are local/group-gun flow; commander-built ARTY visibility depends on the target branch's construction/artillery ownership shape.	Construction and CoIn systems, Source fix propagation queue
Branch-only drone/recon support	Drone saturation and recon UAV are separate branch-review support features with no maintained Vanilla propagation claim here.	Feature status, Testing workflow

Client-bound support feedback uses the sibling PVF path (Common/Functions/Common_SendToClient.sqf:9-18, Client/Functions/Client_HandlePVF.sqf:19-22); route transport hardening through Networking and public variables and Public variable channel index.

Adjacent server runtime surfaces: grouped base areas are enabled only when WFBE_C_BASE_AREA > 0 (Server/Init/Init_Server.sqf:565). Side logic seeds wfbe_basearea at Init_Server.sqf:380; Server/FSM/basearea.sqf:46-80 then polls every 20 seconds, prunes invalid/remote base-area logics, and schedules delayed orphan-defense cleanup through _onAreaRemoved (basearea.sqf:12-43). Server/FSM/groupsMonitor.sqf:1-14 is a dormant debug monitor that logs allGroups counts every 30 seconds; its only source start point found in this pass is commented at Init_Server.sqf:567.

Support Feature Matrix

Feature	Status	Notes
Tactical support menu	Partial	UI works, but most fee/cooldown/upgrade gates are client-side only.
Fast travel	Working/partial	Local Tactical flow. Fee mode hides unaffordable towns and debits locally; branch/root matrix and UX decision live in Client UI systems.
Paratroopers	Working/partial	RequestSpecial -> HandleSpecial -> KAT_Paratroopers; server creates transport/units and sends marker callback. Missing server-side fee/cooldown/upgrade validation. PR #80 adds a branch-only maintained-root AI-cap client gate plus player-team server backstop; it is not current stable behavior until smoke/promotion.
Ammo paradrop	Working/partial	Client-gated by WFBE_UP_SUPPLYPARADROP and shared lastSupplyCall; server creates aircraft/crates.
Vehicle paradrop	Working/partial	Similar to ammo paradrop; server creates cargo vehicle and empty-vehicle cleanup.
UAV	Partial	Client creates UAV, deducts funds and sends tracking request; server mostly monitors cleanup and reveal broadcasts.
Paratrooper / IR-smoke audio cues	Branch-only feedback candidates	trello-audio-cues adds local paradrop and IR-smoke-ready sounds in both maintained roots. It reuses existing commanderNotification and ARTY_cooldown_over sound classes and does not change support authority.
Artillery	Working/partial	Local/client fire authority with upgrade-gated UI/ammo/timeout behavior.
Anti-air radar (AAR)	Working/partial	Base structure and client marker feature are live when enabled; upgrade levels change marker detail and refresh rate, but the per-aircraft marker loops are client-local and should be performance-smoked on busy air games.
SCUD/TEL tactical munitions	Working/partial	Build84 adds carrier SCUD plus five land-TEL munitions to the Tactical menu. Land TEL uses server icbm-tel-fire validation for platform, research level, cooldown, range, funds and FASCAM cap; bought Takistan SCUDs are conventional-only platforms. Canonical reference: SCUD TEL tactical munitions.
ICBM/Nuke	Partial/high-risk	Client deducts funds and sends RequestSpecial ["ICBM", ...]; server applies nuke damage from payload. Stale adjunct paths remain.
MASH	Branch-split / removed on current stable/B74-shaped roots	Current stable/B74.1 origin/master@f8a76de34 and current B74.2 origin/claude/b74.2-aicom@21b62b04 remove the officer MASH deploy skill action in maintained roots (Skill_Apply.sqf:43); no portable deploy path remains there. Old-shape docs/Miksuu/perf roots still carry local deploy plus orphaned marker relay/receiver stubs. The WFBE_%1MASHES config vars are commented out in all Core_Root/*.sqf files, and MASH as a buildable base defense structure in Core_Structures configs is a separate system.
ZetaCargo/airlift	Branch-split / partial	Source Chernarus current stable passes the lifted vehicle into manual detach; maintained Vanilla current stable still does not. Trello #87 branch adds friendly-HQ filtering and ground-drop behavior in both roots, but does not repair the Vanilla detach-argument gap.
Service menu	Working/partial	Repair/refuel/rearm/heal effects and deductions are client-side; local support scripts recheck world state but not full money authority.
Supply mission	Partial	Server validates return proximity but trusts client-set SupplyFromTown / SupplyAmount.
Supply truck respawn	Safe-disabled legacy lane / PR #125 requester-bound	PR #125 177ef1385f changes the maintained Chernarus/Takistan Economy menu send to include requester/team context and validates the current live human commander before touching wfbe_ai_supplytrucks; the old AI logistics worker remains safe-disabled. Older refs still request RequestSpecial ["RespawnST", sideJoined] and trust payload side before damaging the side logic's wfbe_ai_supplytrucks list. Canonical branch matrix: AI commander autonomy audit.

Server Dispatch And PV Paths

RequestSpecial.sqf is intentionally tiny and forwards payloads; see Source Snapshot for the current transport/router anchors. That makes Server_HandleSpecial.sqf the important hardening boundary. Today, several high-impact support effects rely on the client UI having already enforced role, upgrade, fee and cooldown.

Use Server authority migration map before adding public support features. Use ICBM authority for the nuke path specifically, because it has public-server blast radius.

Economy Cooldown And Upgrade Gates

The tactical UI keeps support fees and intervals locally. Button enabling checks funds/upgrades/cooldowns client-side; future public-server patches should re-check the same facts on the server before spawning assets or applying map-wide effects.

Do not treat those UI checks as security boundaries. Public-server hardening should separate:

• RequestSpecial server validation for server-spawned assets and map-wide effects.
• local correctness guards for service/EASA/artillery UI paths.
• a broader economy ledger decision for client-side funds/effects.

Module Deep Dives

Anti-Air Radar

AAR is a live base-support system, not only a historical changelog item. The build/action layer recognizes AARadar structures (RequestStructure.sqf:14; updateavailableactions.fsm:189-222), and unit init starts Common_AARadarMarkerUpdate.sqf for opposite-side aircraft when WFBE_C_STRUCTURES_ANTIAIRRADAR > 0 (Init_Unit.sqf:111-114). The marker loop hides work while the map is closed, requires an AAR in range, applies the configured detection altitude, and reads WFBE_UP_AAR to move from speed-only markers at 5 seconds to altitude at 3 seconds and aircraft type at 1 second (Common_MarkerLoop.sqf). Common_AARadarMarkerUpdate.sqf is now a registrar that records PerformanceAuditAARMarkerScripts and aar_marker_start; aar_marker_update samples are recorded by Common_MarkerLoop.sqf, so large-aircraft smoke should include map-open/map-closed performance.

UAV

Client/Module/UAV/* owns creation/cost/PV behavior, interface toggles and reveal broadcasts. The server monitors/trashes the UAV when the leader leaves or the UAV dies. Current authority is client-led for spawn/cost and server-led for cleanup tracking.

ICBM And Nuke

Client/Module/Nuke/* owns launch UI/marker/object flow and sends the special request. Client/FSM/updateclient.sqf:19-20 still registers an ICBM_launched event handler, but no current publisher was found. NukeIncoming PVF exists but the current launch path uses RequestSpecial.

Branch-only integrity candidate: origin/claude/trello-base-integrity-fixes@66d80160 adds Trello #97 logic in source Chernarus plus maintained Vanilla Client/Module/Nuke/damage.sqf:33-42, deleting nearby LocationLogicStart construction logics that carry WFBE_B_Type before radiation starts. This targets the stable behavior where damage.sqf:17 excludes LocationLogicStart from normal damage and current Construction_SmallSite.sqf / Construction_MediumSite.sqf create those logics at :34, set WFBE_B_Type at :47/:67, wait on WFBE_B_Completion at :75/:95 or :75/:90/:110, then create the real structure at :104 / :119. It is not an ICBM authority fix.

MASH

Client/Module/Skill/* owns officer MASH/supply actions on old-shape docs/Miksuu/perf roots. There, MASH deploy creates local tent state used by respawn lookup, while marker sync is stale: the server relay exists, the client receiver compile is commented, and no maintained Chernarus/Vanilla sender was found. Current stable/B74.1 origin/master@f8a76de34, current B74.2 origin/claude/b74.2-aicom@21b62b04, historical a96fdda28087 and B69/B74-family refs remove the maintained-root deploy/module path and keep only Skill_Apply.sqf:43 removal wording plus residues. Checked current-stable..B74.2 and previous-B74.2..current-B74.2 MASH path deltas are empty. Modded eden/lingor sender lines are drift, not maintained-marker proof. Use Respawn/death lifecycle for the branch-sensitive respawn split.

ZetaCargo Airlift

Client/Module/ZetaCargo/* defines lifters/types and hook/unhook behavior. Airlift action is gated by WFBE_UP_AIRLIFT. Current source Chernarus already passes the lifted vehicle in the detach action (Zeta_Hook.sqf:34-35; Zeta_Unhook.sqf:3-7), while maintained Vanilla still has the older no-argument detach action at Zeta_Hook.sqf:34.

Branch-only integrity candidate: origin/claude/trello-base-integrity-fixes@66d80160 adds Trello #87 friendly-HQ filtering at branch Zeta_Hook.sqf:17-19 and ground-level drop/HQ-offset behavior at branch Zeta_Unhook.sqf:12-29 in both maintained roots. The branch keeps source Chernarus detach-argument behavior but leaves maintained Vanilla without the detach action argument, so do not call it a complete Zeta parity fix without an extra Vanilla patch and smoke.

Logistics Supports

Paradrops, service actions and supply missions overlap with economy authority:

• Paradrops are server-created assets but client-gated requests.
• Service actions perform local timed repair/rearm/refuel/heal support and client-side debits.
• Supply mission completion adds side supply server-side but trusts truck variables set from client mission start.

Use Supply mission authority cleanup, Service menu affordability guards and Economy authority first cut for implementation sequencing.

Aircraft Ordnance Guardrails

Current source has live ordnance guardrails, but they are not all equally active:

• Bomb distance restriction is live for Bo_FAB_250 and Bo_Mk82. Plane setup attaches HandleShootBombs (Common/Init/Init_Unit.sqf:118-121); the handler exits unless the ammo is one of those bomb classes, requires the local player as shooter, reads WFBE_C_GAMEPLAY_BOMBS_DISTANCE_RESTRICTION, checks cursorTarget, hints STR_WF_MESSAGE_BombDistanceRestriction and deletes the projectile when the target is beyond the configured distance (Common/Functions/Common_HandleShootBombs.sqf:15-30).
• Bomb altitude restriction is live when WFBE_C_GAMEPLAY_BOMBS_ALTITUDE is non-zero. Rsc/Parameters.hpp:284-288 exposes the parameter, default 2000, and the B66 altitude check/delete block in Common_HandleShootBombs.sqf:36-44 is now un-commented: it reads the firing unit's getPos altitude and, when _limit > 0 and altitude is at/above the limit, vehicle-chats STR_WF_MESSAGE_BombAltitudeRestriction and deletes the projectile.
• Incoming missile range limiting is live when WFBE_C_GAMEPLAY_MISSILES_RANGE is non-zero. Non-man units get an incomingMissile handler (Common/Init/Init_Unit.sqf:125-128); Common_HandleIncomingMissile.sqf:9-21 deletes IR-lock missiles, with a dumb-bomb workaround, once they exceed the configured range.
• Terrain-masking missile blocking is live for tanks, cars and air units through a Fired handler (Common/Init/Init_Unit.sqf:207-212). Common_HandleShootMissiles.sqf:95-140 detects guided missile-like ammo, uses cursorTarget, checks vehicle-to-target terrain intersection with ASL positions and deletes the projectile with STR_WF_MESSAGE_MissileTerrainMaskingRestriction plus MissileLaunchBlocked.
• The terrain-masking handler has a commented _limit_distance section (Common_HandleShootMissiles.sqf:107-117), so current enforcement is terrain-intersection based rather than "only under configured distance".
• Aircraft AA gating is partial/path-dependent. Build, buy, rearm and EASA paths remove/filter AA missiles through upgrade and parameter checks (Client_BuildUnit.sqf:287-293; Server_BuyUnit.sqf:155-162; Common_RearmVehicle.sqf:53-60; GUI_Menu_EASA.sqf:15-20), but start/pre-placed vehicles or unusual creation paths should be smoke-tested before claiming complete coverage.

The main risks are locality and player-facing false positives: bomb distance and missile masking lean on local cursorTarget, the unit init path exits for non-local player scope, and bomb altitude reads the firing unit's getPos altitude on the local client. Treat future aircraft-balance work as runtime-test-heavy, not just config editing.

Wave N Dispatch Notes

Wave N rechecked leaf support assets and found two source-level traps worth keeping on this owner page:

• RU para-ammo config is effectively commented out in Common/Config/Core_Root/Root_RU.sqf:36: the WFBE_%1PARAAMMO assignment appears after //--- Starting Vehicles on the same physical line. Server/Support/Support_ParaAmmo.sqf:59-60 exits unless WFBE_%1PARAAMMO is an array, so RU ammo paradrop support needs a config-line repair before it can be treated as feature-complete.
• Client/PVFunctions/NukeIncoming.sqf:7 plays airRaid, while Assets/config/localization/parameters atlas confirms no class airRaid in Sounds/description.ext. If NukeIncoming is revived, add or replace that sound reference.

Patch-Ready Hardening

Finding	Patch shape
RequestSpecial trusts client-side gates	Add server-side requester/side/role/funds/cooldown/upgrade validation before dispatching assets or map-wide effects.
Base-area cleanup private-list nit	If editing basearea.sqf, add _unit to the _onAreaRemoved private list before its static-gunner cleanup block. This is low-risk hygiene, not an urgent behavior bug.
Bomb altitude restriction is live	The B66 altitude guard in Common_HandleShootBombs.sqf:36-44 is active when WFBE_C_GAMEPLAY_BOMBS_ALTITUDE > 0. Smoke at/above and below the limit, with the parameter disabled (0), and confirm no false positives from local getPos altitude before tightening defaults.
Ordnance guardrails depend on local target state	Test lock/no-lock, pilot/gunner, AI crew, JIP and remote locality cases before tightening bomb or missile restrictions.
AA missile gating is path-dependent	Verify start vehicles, purchased aircraft, client-built aircraft, rearmed aircraft, SAMs and EASA loadouts all pass the same WFBE_C_GAMEPLAY_AIR_AA_MISSILES / WFBE_UP_AIRAAM policy before calling AA restrictions complete.
RU ammo paradrop config is commented out	Split Root_RU.sqf:36 so the starting-vehicle comment does not swallow WFBE_%1PARAAMMO; smoke RU para-ammo request after the fix.
Audio cue branch candidates	If porting Trello #90/#91, keep the new cues client-local, verify the Paradrop marker deletes, confirm no sound spam across multi-unit drops, and smoke wfbe_irs_disabled interaction if the IR-smoke toggle branch is also present.
upgrade-sync mixed argument source	Use the upgrade-sync branch matrix. Normalize the Server_HandleSpecial.sqf case to read side/id/level from one payload shape, propagate maintained Vanilla, then smoke upgrade completion synchronization and malformed/short payload rejection.
Zeta Cargo branch split	Preserve source Chernarus detach-argument behavior, add maintained Vanilla parity before claiming manual detach fixed there, and smoke Trello #87 friendly-HQ filtering plus ground-drop behavior before promotion.
Nuke in-progress construction branch candidate	If porting Trello #97, delete only in-progress construction logics that carry WFBE_B_Type, keep completed-structure damage behavior intact, and do not present it as ICBM authority closure.
Stale ICBM adjuncts	Either wire the ICBM_launched / NukeIncoming paths intentionally or remove/document them as dead. If revived, fix the missing airRaid sound reference first.
MASH marker flow is split	Reconcile sender, server relay, client receiver, delete replay and JIP resend, or remove/archive the stale marker relay.
Supply mission cargo/source trust	Recompute cargo/source/reward server-side from trusted truck/town state.
UAV creation/cost client-owned	Move UAV spawn/cost validation server-side or validate requested type, side, funds and existing UAV before accepting tracking.

Validation Checklist

• Paratrooper, ammo and vehicle paradrops with valid/invalid upgrade levels and insufficient funds.
• If testing Trello #90, trigger paratrooper drops with several units and verify one friendly-side commanderNotification, a transient local Paradrop marker, no enemy-side cue and cleanup after 30 seconds.
• UAV spawn, reveal, leader disconnect and cleanup.
• Artillery request with each upgrade level and local/remote gunner state.
• ICBM request from valid commander and forged/non-commander payload; if testing Trello #97, include an in-progress SmallSite/MediumSite inside the blast and a completed structure as control.
• If testing Trello #91, spend IR smoke, wait WFBE_IRS_FLARE_DELAY, and verify ARTY_cooldown_over only plays for surviving crewed vehicles with remaining flares and no wfbe_irs_disabled flag.
• MASH deploy, respawn availability and marker sync.
• Zeta hook/unhook with vehicle attached, own-HQ proximity, normal-heli drop, C-130 drop, lifter-damage auto-detach and maintained Vanilla detach-argument parity.
• Service actions with changing funds/world state between button enable and click.
• Supply mission cargo reward and cooldown after truck reuse.

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