Ace AGM-65L and KH-25ML dive into the ground directly before impact.

[Xon2]

Arma 3 Version: 1.82.144647 stable (stable / rc / dev)
CBA Version: 3.6.1.180133 stable steam version(stable / dev + commit hash)
ACE3 Version: 3.12.233 stable steam (stable / dev + commit hash)

Mods:

- CBA_A3
- ace

fresh ace installation except for ace config/keybindings

Description:
Ace AGM-65L and KH-25ML when in laser targeting mode make a sharp, steep dive shortly before impact hitting the ground mostly 5m before the lased target. In normal IR mode with vanilla LOBL lockon mode they fly the like the vanilla AGM-65G (Macer) and KH-25MTP impacting straight from above with not sudden dive before impact. This happens when self lasing from A-10D or other aircraft. External laser from laser turret did not really provide better results, it had other issues. Did not test this in multiplayer with another human lasing.

I uploaded a video to youtube, the KH-25ML behaviour is the same. Is that the intended attack pattern or indeed a bug?

https://youtu.be/4Zs9067oezM

Oukej posted links to the updated wiki entries at:

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/Arma_3_Missile_flight_profiles

https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/A3_Targeting_config_reference

If i am not mistaken, the AGM missles have not been updated since February and the Tanks DLC changed some stuff concerning missle flight profiles etc. and as it seem added a bunch of new script entries. Let me know whether you can reproduce this and i not. BTW, can ai pilots employ these missles when i lase for them from the ground?

Steps to reproduce:
1.) - Add static or moving tanks/artillery/vehicle+A-10D or Yak-130 and equip these with Ace AGM-65L or
KH-25ML in EDEN
2.) - Turn on own aircraft laser and go into pilot camera and stabilize pilot camera
- slew pilot camera over static or moving enemy vehicle and wait for point track mode or keep manual
track of enemy vehicle centre
- select either above mentioned missle types and fire either in LOAL-DIR or LOBL-DIR (locking the laser
not the vehicle if hot) from sufficient distance
- watch missle dive shortly before reaching target impacting into the ground mostly a couple of
meters before requiring multiple attempts for one kill

Where did the issue occur?

• Self-Hosted Multiplayer / Singleplayer / Editor (Singleplayer) / Editor (Multiplayer)

Placed Modules:
None

RPT log file:
https://gist.github.com/Xon2/b3529cfb0c6e0cc24c1f882ea5eac39e
Ace debug copied in that split second the missle does its weird thing :)

[tbeswick96]

Experiencing this too, and this was happening before Tanks DLC

[Xon2]

ha...and i thought i was imagining things...but i kinda feel this was not working corretly before tanks dlc, too! I just figured i remembered it wrong since i didn't use the Ace agms for quite some time...i guess i didn't get good results last time but forgot about it, and figured it must have been the tanks dlc.

[xrufix]

Most likely not connected to Tanks DLC, but to the guidance function used.

I'll try to investigate further.

[mwpowellhtx]

On the plus side, wheeled vics get their wheels burned off. But still... 👍