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{{Template:DCS_tasking

|tName= Escort

|vNum= 1.2.4

|type= Main task

|for= Airplanes, Helicopters

|avail= Escort, SEAD

|desc= Controlled aircraft will follow the assigned group along their route in formation and will engage threats within a defined distance from the followed group. If the assigned group is on the ground the AI will orbit overhead. If assigned to a flight lead or group its wingmen will stay in their specified formation.

|form= This task needs to be in the following format.

Escort = {
id = 'Escort',
params = {
groupId = Group.ID,
pos = Vec3,
lastWptIndexFlag = boolean,
lastWptIndex = number
engagementDistMax = Distance,
targetTypes = array of AttributeName
}
}

'''Required parameters''':

groupId: unique groupId.

pos: Vec3 point defining the relative position the controlled flight will form up on. For racetrack orbits, it is best to be back and to the right.

engagementDistMax: Maximum distance of targets from the followed aircraft that the AI will actively engage. If the AI is currently engaging a threat and the followed aircraft gets more than 1.5* the max engagement distance, then the escort aircraft will disengage and re-form on the aircraft they are escorting.

targetTypes: Is an array of object attributes which the AI will engage

--Need to add more details on the xyz coords so people better understand the positioning.

'''Optional Parameters''':

lastWptIndexFlag : if true the AI will follow the group until it reaches a specified waypoint.

lastWptIndex : Identifies the waypoint at which the following group will stop its task.

|enum= N/A
|exam=

|notes= See article [[Mission Editor: AI Tasking]] for more information on how AI tasking is handled within DCS.

}}
[[Category:Aircraft Task|Escort]]
[[Category:Helicopter Task|Escort]]

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 {{Template:DCS_tasking
-|tName= Ground Escort
+|tName= Escort
-|vNum= 2.7.7
+|vNum= 1.2.4
 |type= Main task
-|for= Helicopters
+|for= Airplanes, Helicopters
-|avail= CAS, Escort, Ground Attack
+|avail= Escort, SEAD
-|desc= The assigned helicopter group will orbit above the assigned ground group at a low altitude. Any valid detected targets will be engaged. If multiple helicopters are in the group then the aircraft will be distributed throughout the orbit. The orbit pattern is roughly just flying back and forth.
+|desc= Controlled aircraft will follow the assigned group along their route in formation and will engage threats within a defined distance from the followed group. If the assigned group is on the ground the AI will orbit overhead. If assigned to a flight lead or group its wingmen will stay in their specified formation.
 |form=  This task needs to be in the following format.
    Escort = {
-    id = 'GroundEscort',
+    id = 'Escort',
     params = {
       groupId = Group.ID,
-      engagementDistMax, Distance,
+      pos = Vec3,
       lastWptIndexFlag = boolean,
-      lastWptIndex = number,
+      lastWptIndex = number
-      targetTypes = array of AttributeName,
+     engagementDistMax = Distance,
-     lastWptIndexFlagChangedManually = boolean,
+      targetTypes = array of AttributeName
+    }
+  }
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 groupId: unique groupId.
-engagementDistMax: With his task it does not appear to actually define the range AI are allowed to attack at, rather it defines the size length of the orbit. The helicopters will fly up to this set distance before returning to the escorted group.
+pos: Vec3 point defining the relative position the controlled flight will form up on. For racetrack orbits, it is best to be back and to the right.
 targetTypes: Is an array of object attributes which the AI will engage
 '''Optional Parameters''':
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 lastWptIndex : '''(Default: -1)''' Identifies the waypoint at which the following group will stop its task. Must be set if lastWPIndexFlag is not changed to false. Otherwise the AI will immediately abandon the task.
 |enum= N/A
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 }}
+[[Category:Aircraft Task|Escort]]
-[[Category:Helicopter Task|Ground Escort]]
+[[Category:Helicopter Task|Escort]]

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 '''Optional Parameters''':
-lastWptIndexFlag : if true the AI will follow the group until it reaches a specified waypoint.
+lastWptIndexFlag : ('''Default: True''') if true the AI will follow the group until it reaches a specified waypoint.
-lastWptIndex : Identifies the waypoint at which the following group will stop its task.
+lastWptIndex : '''(Default: -1)''' Identifies the waypoint at which the following group will stop its task. Must be set if lastWPIndexFlag is not changed to false. Otherwise the AI will immediately abandon the task.
 |enum= N/A