Supply Helicopter - Herbiie/ITC-Air-Land-Battle GitHub Wiki

Air Land Battle allows the AI to be directed to take control of a supply helicopter to resupply bases with new vehicles, return vehicles to the motorpool, get vehicles from the motorpool, return vehicles for repair, and bring supplies from Theatre HQ to bases. The supply helicopter will slingload vehicles to and from locations, so the further you are from the theatre HQ, the longer using the supply helicopter will take.

Selecting the Supply Helicopter

The supply helicopter feature requires a physical helicopter to be within 30m of the supply helicopter marker. This helicopter must be purchased like normal, and can be used by players as any other helicopter. If there is no helicopter within 30m of the supply helicopter marker, the supply helicopter cannot be used.

Changing the supply helicopter

The supply helicopter can be changed manually, by buying a new helicopter and moving it onto the supply helicopter marker, or it can be changed remotely at base commanders. If there is already a supply helicopter, the old supply helicopter will be moved into the motor pool.

Supply Helicopter Capabilities

Slingload Limitations

Supply helicopters can only provide resupply of supplies and vehicles that it can slingload. For example, an MH-6 can only slingload quad bikes and fuel containers, so only these types of supply will be available.

Request New Vehicle

Base commanders can be used to buy new vehicles and have them slingloaded to the bases. The new vehicles will cost the normal amount of deployment points and will be spawned at the theatre HQ, then slingloaded by the AI to the base.

Request Supplies

Base commanders can be used to buy new fuel containers or resupply boxes for base supply crates. These supplies will be spawned at theatre HQ and slignloaded to the base by AI, and will cost the normal amount of deployment points.

Return Vehicle

All friendly vehicles will have the option to return to the motorpool. This option will not appear if there is no supply helicopter or if the supply helicopter cannot slingload the vehicle. Vehicles that are returned are repaired, rearmed and refuelled. The motorpool is a physical area on the map by the theatre HQ.

Request vehicle from motor pool

Base commanders can be used to have vehicles in the motorpool (within the 40m circle marked) slingloaded to the base. The supply helicopter will move the vehicle from the motorpool to the base by slingload, and will then return to base. Any vehicle that can be slingloaded and is within the 40m radius can be requested, not just those that were returned there by the supply helicopter.

Repair vehicle

All friendly vehicles will have the option to repair the vehicle. This option will not appear if there is no supply helicopter or if the supply helicopter cannot slingload the vehicle. When this option is used, the supply helicopter will move to the vehicle's location, pick it up by slongload, and return it to the theatre HQ. There is then a 5 minute delay at the vehicle is repaired, rearmed and refuelled. The supply helicopter will then slingload the vehicle back to the original location. The supply helicopter can be used or changed during this 5 minute delay. If no supply helicopter is available after the 5 minute delay, the vehicle will remain at Theatre HQ until the supply helicopter is available, at which point it will slingload the vehicle back to the original location.