Air-to-Air Combat Engagement

Description

Lua Implementation

-- Task: Air-to-Air Combat Engagement
-- Operation: Air Superiority (AIR DOMAIN)
-- Refactored to use TaskRunner

local TaskRunner = require("TaskRunner")

local config = {
    subtasks = {"DetectAndClassify", "CalculateIntercept", "ExecuteBVREngagement", "ExecuteWVREngagement", "DisengageAndEgress"},
    timeoutSeconds = 300,
    flags = {
        activateSensors = false,
        captureTargetLocation = false,
        enableParallelSensing = false,
        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
  • 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 DetectAndClassify Subtask #13
      • task CalculateIntercept Subtask #14
      • task ExecuteBVREngagement Subtask #15
      • task ExecuteWVREngagement Subtask #16
      • task DisengageAndEgress Subtask #17

• DetectAndClassify - Radar/visual detection and IFF

  ×

  -- Subtask: DetectAndClassify
  -- Parent Task: Air-to-Air Combat Engagement
  -- Operation: Air Superiority (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
  
      -- Sensing and detection
  
      -- Check for detections
      if IsHostile{} then
          subtaskState.data.target_detected = true
          return true, "Target detected"
      end
  
      subtaskState.status = "COMPLETE"
      return true, "Subtask completed successfully"
  end
  
  return {{
      execute = execute
  }}
  

• CalculateIntercept - Compute engagement geometry

  ×

  -- Subtask: CalculateIntercept
  -- Parent Task: Air-to-Air Combat Engagement
  -- Operation: Air Superiority (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
  
      -- Planning phase
  
      -- Calculate route/position
      if HasLOS{} then
          subtaskState.data.position = params.target_location
      end
  
      -- Store plan in subtask state
      subtaskState.data.plan_complete = true
  
      subtaskState.status = "COMPLETE"
      return true, "Subtask completed successfully"
  end
  
  return {{
      execute = execute
  }}
  

• ExecuteBVREngagement - Beyond visual range missile employment

  ×

  -- Subtask: ExecuteBVREngagement
  -- Parent Task: Air-to-Air Combat Engagement
  -- Operation: Air Superiority (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
  
      -- Combat execution
      -- Check engagement authority
      if not HasOrdersToEngage{} then
          return false, "No engagement authority"
      end
      EngageTarget{}
      FireGuns{}
      FireWeapon{}
      LaunchMissile{}
  
      -- Verify engagement success
      if HasAltitudeAdvantage{} then
          subtaskState.status = "COMPLETE"
          return true, "Engagement successful"
      end
  
      subtaskState.status = "COMPLETE"
      return true, "Subtask completed successfully"
  end
  
  return {{
      execute = execute
  }}
  

• ExecuteWVREngagement - Within visual range dogfighting

  ×

  -- Subtask: ExecuteWVREngagement
  -- Parent Task: Air-to-Air Combat Engagement
  -- Operation: Air Superiority (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
  
      -- Combat execution
      -- Check engagement authority
      if not HasOrdersToEngage{} then
          return false, "No engagement authority"
      end
      EngageTarget{}
      FireGuns{}
      FireWeapon{}
      LaunchMissile{}
  
      -- Verify engagement success
      if HasAltitudeAdvantage{} then
          subtaskState.status = "COMPLETE"
          return true, "Engagement successful"
      end
  
      subtaskState.status = "COMPLETE"
      return true, "Subtask completed successfully"
  end
  
  return {{
      execute = execute
  }}
  

• DisengageAndEgress - Break contact and return

  ×

  -- Subtask: DisengageAndEgress
  -- Parent Task: Air-to-Air Combat Engagement
  -- Operation: Air Superiority (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
  
      -- Combat execution
      -- Check engagement authority
      if not HasOrdersToEngage{} then
          return false, "No engagement authority"
      end
      EngageTarget{}
      FireGuns{}
      FireWeapon{}
      LaunchMissile{}
  
      -- Verify engagement success
      if HasAltitudeAdvantage{} then
          subtaskState.status = "COMPLETE"
          return true, "Engagement successful"
      end
  
      subtaskState.status = "COMPLETE"
      return true, "Subtask completed successfully"
  end
  
  return {{
      execute = execute
  }}
  

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