RE: [FT] Unpredictable AI

> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Griffin [SMTP:carbon_dragon@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 10:14 AM
> To:	gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu
> Subject:	Re: [FT] Unpredictable AI
> 
> 
> You could say the same thing about launching a 
> AI drone. Ok drone, you say, go to these coordinates
> and shoot down any enemy planes. You made the 
> decision, but now you're out of the loop. The drone
> will be making the decisions from then on. 
-----End Original Message----

True. But most fighter missions are MUCH more complex.

Cruise Missile Decisions:
 - Am I at target (GPS)?
  - No. Flight logic to get there
  - Yes. Explode.
or
 - Am I in suspected target area?
  - No. Use flight logic to ge there.
  - Yes. Is target present (Image Guidance)?
    - Yes. Terminal Guideance and explode.
    - No. Continue Searching or Select secondary target:
      - Continue. Short delay and repeat
      - Secondary. Is seconday present?
	- Yes. Terminal Guidance and explode.
	- No. Short Delay and repeat.

To start with lets look at standard FT situations:
Assumptions: 
 - You are at war, so there is no doubt if it should fire on an
identified
enemy
 - You know that there are hostiles in the area and they are closing on
you
or you are closing on them.

Decisions:
 - Screen a friendly ship or attack
  - If screen, which ship
    - Screen from fighter, missile, or plasma
      - Which of that type (full group, partial group, size of plasma)
  - If attack, what type of target fighter, missile, plasma, ship
    - Is potential target friend, foe, or neutral
    - If Fighter, Which fighter group? Close fighter, far fighter,
fighter
attacking ship, fighter attacking fighter, fighter attacking missile,
fighter attacking plasma, full group, partial group, type of fighter
group
    - If Missile, which missile set? Close missile, far missile, full
group,
partial group?
    - If Ship, which ship? Near, far, large, small, attacking,
loitering,
retreating, ADFC carring, etc.
 - Has another fighter group selected the same target?
    - If yes, attack same target?
    - If no, select secondary target

Now add in to the mix:
 - Diplomatic situations
 - Cold War Setting
 - Peacekeeping Missions (enemy uncertain)
 - Peacetime Patrols
 - Commerce/Convoy protection
 - Interdiction Duty