SEAD as used by the AI

Imp · #1 August 6th, 2009, 09:57 AM

Would it be possible to code the AI to use earlier possibly flagging for turn zero or one use.
Reason, gives its arty some targets if misses & have noticed in a few games comes in to late. Present game I have been fending off attack helos & only on turn 4 did the AI think to take out my AA with SEAD. Only time this seens sensible is beach landings as no radar AAA support till its landed.
On landings would it make sense late era to have a SAM or radar controled AA gun ship as I assume there would be escorts of some type in the convoy capable of this, say Seadart equiped for UK etc. Give it very limited movement to represent its draught & stop people running up to the coastline with a note saying should realy be used within a couple of hexes of far map edge only.
Could be a case of how often they would actualy get used though & I would guess they are prime targets for anti ship missiles so can assume sunk

Heck modern air makes a right mess of my little flottila.

Wdll · #2 August 6th, 2009, 12:51 PM

Eh, why? I don't use SEAD at turn 0 or 1 either. Some times I don't even use SEAD if I can use a high EW strike.

Imp · #3 August 6th, 2009, 01:09 PM

Because it does tend to use SEAD (I think) before other planes come in but if it has helos it lets them fend for themselves. Like all things a slight random factor would make better & may be that way already just get the die roll for otherwise.
Dont you always use high EW strikes or was that just vs me? You seemed a fan of top of the line helos.

Wdll · #4 August 6th, 2009, 05:24 PM

I just not 100% sure that having the AI use its SEAD at the first 2 turns is the best course of action. It would be better IMO to make it not use the helos if it detects a serious threat, before it first uses SEAD, but to force the AI use SEAD on the first turn can be unfair IMO.
I am not saying it's a bad idea, just that perhaps something better could be done.

Yes, I like helos, no question about it.