Target Marking and Designation

Description

Lua Implementation

-- Task: Target Marking and Designation
-- Operation: Close Air Support (CAS) (AIR DOMAIN)
-- Refactored to use TaskRunner

local TaskRunner = require("TaskRunner")

local config = {
    subtasks = {"LaserDesignation", "SmokeMarking", "IRPointerMarking", "TalkOntoTarget"},
    timeoutSeconds = 300,
    flags = {
        activateSensors = true,
        captureTargetLocation = false,
        enableParallelSensing = true,
        requireAmmoForEngagement = true,
        requireEngagementAuth = true,
        enableAttackFallback = true,
        sendStartReport = false,
        sendFallbackReport = false,
        requestSupport = true,
        sendCompletionReport = false,
        fallbackWaitSeconds = 30
    }
}

return TaskRunner.create(config)

• sequence TaskRoot
  • sequence PreChecks
    • conditional IsOperational cond: IsOperational
    • conditional HasFuel cond: HasFuel
    • conditional HasAmmo cond: HasAmmo
  • parallel SenseAndExecute
    • task ActivateSensors action: ActivateSensors
    • sequence Execution
      • selector EngageOrFallback
        • sequence EngagementSequence
          • conditional CanEngage cond: CanEngage
          • task EngageTarget action: EngageTarget
        • sequence FallbackSequence
          • send RequestSupport
          • task HoldPosition action: Wait
      • sequence SubtaskSequence
        • task LaserDesignation Subtask #62
        • task SmokeMarking Subtask #63
        • task IRPointerMarking Subtask #64
        • task TalkOntoTarget Subtask #65

• LaserDesignation - Illuminate target with laser

  ×

  -- Subtask: LaserDesignation
  -- Parent Task: Target Marking and Designation
  -- Operation: Close Air Support (CAS) (AIR DOMAIN)
  
  local subtaskState = {
      status = "PENDING",
      startTime = 0,
      data = {}
  }
  
  function execute(params)
      subtaskState.startTime = vrf.getSimulationTime()
      subtaskState.status = "EXECUTING"
  
      -- Basic operational checks
      if not IsOperational{} then
          return false, "Entity not operational"
      end
  
      -- Generic subtask execution
      AdjustSpeed{}
      EngageTarget{}
      ActivateSensors{}
  
      subtaskState.status = "COMPLETE"
      return true, "Subtask completed successfully"
  end
  
  return {{
      execute = execute
  }}
  

• SmokeMarking - Mark with smoke grenades/rounds

  ×

  -- Subtask: SmokeMarking
  -- Parent Task: Target Marking and Designation
  -- Operation: Close Air Support (CAS) (AIR DOMAIN)
  
  local subtaskState = {
      status = "PENDING",
      startTime = 0,
      data = {}
  }
  
  function execute(params)
      subtaskState.startTime = vrf.getSimulationTime()
      subtaskState.status = "EXECUTING"
  
      -- Basic operational checks
      if not IsOperational{} then
          return false, "Entity not operational"
      end
  
      -- Generic subtask execution
      AdjustSpeed{}
      EngageTarget{}
      ActivateSensors{}
  
      subtaskState.status = "COMPLETE"
      return true, "Subtask completed successfully"
  end
  
  return {{
      execute = execute
  }}
  

• IRPointerMarking - Use infrared pointer

  ×

  -- Subtask: IRPointerMarking
  -- Parent Task: Target Marking and Designation
  -- Operation: Close Air Support (CAS) (AIR DOMAIN)
  
  local subtaskState = {
      status = "PENDING",
      startTime = 0,
      data = {}
  }
  
  function execute(params)
      subtaskState.startTime = vrf.getSimulationTime()
      subtaskState.status = "EXECUTING"
  
      -- Basic operational checks
      if not IsOperational{} then
          return false, "Entity not operational"
      end
  
      -- Generic subtask execution
      AdjustSpeed{}
      EngageTarget{}
      ActivateSensors{}
  
      subtaskState.status = "COMPLETE"
      return true, "Subtask completed successfully"
  end
  
  return {{
      execute = execute
  }}
  

• TalkOntoTarget - Verbal description to pilot

  ×

  -- Subtask: TalkOntoTarget
  -- Parent Task: Target Marking and Designation
  -- Operation: Close Air Support (CAS) (AIR DOMAIN)
  
  local subtaskState = {
      status = "PENDING",
      startTime = 0,
      data = {}
  }
  
  function execute(params)
      subtaskState.startTime = vrf.getSimulationTime()
      subtaskState.status = "EXECUTING"
  
      -- Basic operational checks
      if not IsOperational{} then
          return false, "Entity not operational"
      end
  
      -- Generic subtask execution
      AdjustSpeed{}
      EngageTarget{}
      ActivateSensors{}
  
      subtaskState.status = "COMPLETE"
      return true, "Subtask completed successfully"
  end
  
  return {{
      execute = execute
  }}
  

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