Relocating units with helicopters. How?
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I heard that in BMS campaign there are airborne missions possible to frag.
I heard that its possible to relocate small units using them.So how to do that?
How to frag such mission.How to set up what unit to pick up and where to deliver it?
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Have a look at Mission Commander (MC):
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When you frag a mission, look for a unit that is special ops unit. It looks like an infantry unit but has more lines through it. Frag a package with any AC that does airlift then pick up the special ops unit and make a drop steerpoint where you want to drop them. It’s pretty self explanatory once you get the idea. Let me know if you need more details.
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Thanks a lot for your answer, Viking.
I too should be interested to learn more about that. Would you explain me what should I know to do, please?
With best regards,
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I think there’s a thread on this topic somewhere…
you can also look at this TE in the TE editor to see how it’s done:
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?29957-Ikaros-4-0-0-Battle-for-Karpathos
I created the air mobile packages using the tutorial from here but I cannot find the link at the moment.
All the best, Uwe
EDIT: here you go:
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Thanks a lot, dearest Uwe!
I should already have known it, good to learn it again.With best regards,
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Edit - wrong information, deleted.
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Don’t bother, it’s broken, the unit will be locked once it is dropped off. Better off using mission commander and your imagination
https://www.benchmarksims.org/forum/showthread.php?28741-Infantry-units-locked-after-Airmobile
Have you tried using airlift with special ops units?
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I believe so. Why do you ask?
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Because it worked for me when I used airlift and spec ops units. I’ve never done air mobile with non spec ops units because the tutorial I used said they didn’t work. That could be your problem.
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Okay you are correct, the “air assault battalions” function just fine!
I was paradropping regular old infantry battalions… smh. I guess they all broke their legs on the jump
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Both US “Air Assault - M16” and ROK “Elite - Recon Squad” can be used with Airmobile. Other infantry types will drop, but will then have their waypoints “locked” and be useless.
After some more testing I’ve figured out how to reliably solve the frustrating problem with the units wanting to travel back where they were picked up, ignoring all your orders.
You must drop them directly onto an objective. They will begin to travel in a straight line back to the pick-up spot. You should quickly give them new orders to take the objective where they landed. (doing this before the drop will not work, they will still travel back to the pick-up spot)
Once they reach this objective, they will no longer want to go back to the pick-up spot, and you can give them new objectives.