[906.26] MQ-9B not using Gorgon Stare recon pods to type-classify targets
Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 6:41 pm
It's totally possible that I'm unlucky or that this isn't actually something the Gorgon Stare Increment 2 recon loadout is supposed to be capable of, but I noticed this while testing it out and thought it might be a bug. There are a handful of pre-detected units in various states of classification provided in this scenario, as well as a bunch I placed while paused so that they'd immediately get detected once you unpause.
Steps to reproduce: Enter the scenario as Side A and unpause.
Expected behavior: The MQ-9B uses the Gorgon Stare pods to detect and type-classify targets.
Observed behavior: The MQ-9B simultaneously detects the new ground targets with the Gorgon Stare Increment 2, then type-classifies them one by one with its AN/AAS-52. Using the AN/AAS-52 to type-classify targets is fine, but I would expect it to also use the Gorgon Stare pods, which it doesn't appear to.
Steps to reproduce: Enter the scenario as Side A and unpause.
Expected behavior: The MQ-9B uses the Gorgon Stare pods to detect and type-classify targets.
Observed behavior: The MQ-9B simultaneously detects the new ground targets with the Gorgon Stare Increment 2, then type-classifies them one by one with its AN/AAS-52. Using the AN/AAS-52 to type-classify targets is fine, but I would expect it to also use the Gorgon Stare pods, which it doesn't appear to.