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Moose Development/Moose/Ops/OpsGroup.lua

@@ -4302,7 +4302,16 @@ function OPSGROUP:_UpdateTask(Task, Mission)
   Mission=Mission or self:GetMissionByTaskID(self.taskcurrent)
 
   if Task.dcstask.id==AUFTRAG.SpecialTask.FORMATION then
-
+      
+    if Mission.Type == AUFTRAG.Type.RESCUEHELO then
+      local param=Task.dcstask.params
+      local followUnit=UNIT:FindByName(param.unitname)
+      local helogroupname = self:GetGroup():GetName()
+      Task.formation = RESCUEHELO:New(followUnit,helogroupname)
+      -- Start formation FSM.
+      Task.formation:Start()
+    else  
+      
     -- Set of group(s) to follow Mother.
     local followSet=SET_GROUP:New():AddGroup(self.group)
 
@@ -4324,7 +4333,9 @@ function OPSGROUP:_UpdateTask(Task, Mission)
 
     -- Start formation FSM.
     Task.formation:Start()
-
+    
+    end
+    
   elseif Task.dcstask.id==AUFTRAG.SpecialTask.PATROLZONE then
 
     ---

Moose Development/Moose/Ops/RescueHelo.lua

@@ -870,15 +870,24 @@ function RESCUEHELO:onafterStart(From, Event, To)
   
   -- Delay before formation is started.
   local delay=120
-    
-  -- Spawn helo. We need to introduce an alias in case this class is used twice. This would confuse the spawn routine.
-  local Spawn=SPAWN:NewWithAlias(self.helogroupname, self.alias)
   
-  -- Set modex for spawn.
-  Spawn:InitModex(self.modex)
-
+  local UsesAliveGroup=false
+  local Spawn = GROUP:FindByName(self.helogroupname)
+  if Spawn and Spawn:IsAlive() then
+    self.helo=Spawn
+    UsesAliveGroup = true 
+  else
+    
+    -- Spawn helo. We need to introduce an alias in case this class is used twice. This would confuse the spawn routine.
+    local Spawn=SPAWN:NewWithAlias(self.helogroupname, self.alias)
+  
+    -- Set modex for spawn.
+    Spawn:InitModex(self.modex)
+  
+  end
+  
   -- Spawn in air or at airbase.
-  if self.takeoff==SPAWN.Takeoff.Air then
+  if UsesAliveGroup==false and self.takeoff==SPAWN.Takeoff.Air then
   
     -- Carrier heading
     local hdg=self.carrier:GetHeading()
@@ -898,7 +907,7 @@ function RESCUEHELO:onafterStart(From, Event, To)
     -- Start formation in 1 seconds
     delay=1
     
-  else  
+  elseif UsesAliveGroup==false then  
  
     -- Check if an uncontrolled helo group was requested.
     if self.uncontrolledac then