OA Campaign: 05 Open Seasons : Unable to rearm

[Artheval_Pe 10]

I am trying to play the mission 05 : Open Seasons, and I am running into numerous issues :

-First, the ULB : I managed to get rid of the convoy by lasing targets with it, but even though I succesfully used several hellfires after random attemps at pressing different buttons, I still can't figure out how I am supposed to control the thing. A hint indicating how to use it wouldn't be too much to ask, would it ? Left mouse button activates the Laser, enter and "Command fire" give the order to launch a missile, but how can I order my gunner to use the gun or the Hydra rockets ?

-Second : My gunner : How is he working ? When I am in the ULB or in the chopper, with manual fire off, he sometimes doesn't fire on the ennemy when they are in his line of fire. Sometimes he fires on them. Why is that ? I failed the destruction of the convoy four times in a row because the gunner wouldn't fire on the trucks and the helicopter was out of hellfires. How can I get him to fire on the ennemy with rockets and or the gun, without having to wait for him to be in a good mood ? (He wasn't ordered to cease fire, by the way). It is very frustrating. I have ennemies to kill but he doesn't do anything and I can't really fly the chopper and accuratly take out vehicules from far away at the same time.

-Third : Rearming : I am out of hellfires, and I am supposed to take out AA defenses with hellfires, so I go back to the base, manage to land after crashing my AH-64 about 30 times, land it just next to the truck. It gets repaired, refueled, but I don't get any hellfires. What am I supposed to do ? I tried getting as close as possible to the ammo truck, driving the truck just next to the AH-64 and it still doesn't work.

I thought about skipping the mission, but, well, I am supposed to play the entire content for specific reasons, so that is not really an option.

Edited July 13, 2010 by Artheval_Pe

[Toasticuss 10]

I am trying to play the mission 05 : Open Seasons, and I am running into numerous issues :

-First, the ULB : I managed to get rid of the convoy by lasing targets with it, but even though I succesfully used several hellfires after random attemps at pressing different buttons, I still can't figure out how I am supposed to control the thing. A hint indicating how to use it wouldn't be too much to ask, would it ? Left mouse button activates the Laser, enter and "Command fire" give the order to launch a missile, but how can I order my gunner to use the gun or the Hydra rockets ?

-Second : My gunner : How is he working ? When I am in the ULB or in the chopper, with manual fire off, he sometimes doesn't fire on the ennemy when they are in his line of fire. Sometimes he fires on them. Why is that ? I failed the destruction of the convoy four times in a row because the gunner wouldn't fire on the trucks and the helicopter was out of hellfires. How can I get him to fire on the ennemy with rockets and or the gun, without having to wait for him to be in a good mood ? (He wasn't ordered to cease fire, by the way). It is very frustrating. I have ennemies to kill but he doesn't do anything and I can't really fly the chopper and accuratly take out vehicules from far away at the same time.

-Third : Rearming : I am out of hellfires, and I am supposed to take out AA defenses with hellfires, so I go back to the base, manage to land after crashing my AH-64 about 30 times, land it just next to the truck. It gets repaired, refueled, but I don't get any hellfires. What am I supposed to do ? I tried getting as close as possible to the ammo truck, driving the truck just next to the AH-64 and it still doesn't work.

I thought about skipping the mission, but, well, I am supposed to play the entire content for specific reasons, so that is not really an option.

1 - You control the ULB with the map, you should do the Basic training for it. The ULB will do nothing with rockets and your gun.

2 - You control which gun your gunner uses I believe, thats how it went for me. Press Alt + F to change weapons.

3. This is a bug that I cant believe BIS missed. If you run out of all of your hell fire missiles none of them rearm but if you re-arm with at least one left they will all re-arm.

I gave up on that mission for the sole reason of the ULB being so stupid on way point plotting.

You need to move it in so carefully when destroying the AA on that mission and if you move it in too close you need to do the whole thing again. You cant make fine tune adjustments with it.

Hope I helped.

Edited July 13, 2010 by Toasticuss

[GeeBee 0]

Try landing on the pad and open the throttle so it take the weight off the undercarrage. I do this by fully landing then pumping the throttle and the it says rearming. Hope this makes scence! Can take up to 30 secs for the hellfire!

[RogueScotsman 10]

Tricks of the trade then huh... lol I couldnt rearm either, just turned it off after like 3 or 4 restarts from it timing me out.

[Toasticuss 10]

Tricks of the trade then huh... lol I couldnt rearm either, just turned it off after like 3 or 4 restarts from it timing me out.

Turned what off?

[Artheval_Pe 10]

Thank you very much for your answers. It was very helpfull. :) (Especially that part about the bug with the hellfires)

[SPC.Spets 21]

Yeah, you only control the altitud and rotation of the ULB

For rearming I had to move the ammotruck close to the helipad

[NightshadeWolf3 0]

Hey guys, here's a quick fix. If you auto hover above the trucks (the rearm is furthest East) and Alt (or freelook) down at it, you can select the rearm option from the menu. It takes a little while to restock Hellfire, about 2 seconds for each one.