Join waypoint on WW2 flights too near target, leading to bombers and escort flights in same package sometimes flying very different routes.

[Starfire13]

Affected versions

9.0.0, Development build

Build information

DCS Liberation 10.0.0
Build 5677
Git revision b014f2e

Description

This appears to be a problem on campaign scenarios using the WW2 doctrine. The join waypoint is placed very near to the target, so that the escort flight and the flight being escorted sometimes fly highly divergent routes (e.g. 20 miles apart) before eventually joining up very near to the target, which is too late. They should be escorted along their route for most of the way.

Here is an example where a B-17 flight's escort of P-51s is flying a parallel path 20 miles to the west.

This is what it ought to look like after being manually fixed. The join point of both flights in the package has been moved much closer to the English coast (rather than being just off the French coast).

Save game and other files (save game required, bugs without saves will be closed)

Two save files, the first showing the problem and a second one that has been manually fixed.

Bad Flight Paths Example 1.liberation.zip

Bad Flight Paths Example 1 Fixed.liberation.zip