GROUP/UNIT - added :GetNatoReportingName()

Moose Development/Moose/Utilities/Enums.lua

@@ -483,7 +483,8 @@ ENUMS.ReportingName =
     Mirage = "Mirage", -- various non-NATO
     -- Bomber
     H6J = "H6-J",
-    Bear = "Tu-142", -- also Tu-95
+    Sea_Bear = "Tu-142", -- also Tu-95
+    Bear = "Tu-95", -- also Tu-142
     Blinder = "Tu-22",
     Blackjack = "Tu-160",
     -- AIC / Transport / Other

Moose Development/Moose/Wrapper/Group.lua

@@ -900,6 +900,24 @@ function GROUP:GetTypeName()
   return nil
 end
 
+--- [AIRPLANE] Get the NATO reporting name of a UNIT. Currently airplanes only!
+--@param #UNIT self
+--@return #string NatoReportingName or "Bogey" if unknown.
+function GROUP:GetNatoReportingName()
+  self:F2( self.GroupName )
+  
+  local DCSGroup = self:GetDCSObject()
+  
+  if DCSGroup then
+    local GroupTypeName = DCSGroup:getUnit(1):getTypeName()
+    self:T3( GroupTypeName )
+    return UTILS.GetReportingName(GroupTypeName)
+  end
+  
+  return "Bogey"
+  
+end
+
 --- Gets the player name of the group.
 -- @param #GROUP self
 -- @return #string The player name of the group.

Moose Development/Moose/Wrapper/Unit.lua

@@ -408,6 +408,17 @@ function UNIT:GetClient()
   return nil
 end
 
+--- [AIRPLANE] Get the NATO reporting name of a UNIT. Currently airplanes only!
+--@param #UNIT self
+--@return #string NatoReportingName or "Bogey" if unknown.
+function UNIT:GetNatoReportingName()
+  
+  local typename = self:GetTypeName()
+  return UTILS.GetReportingName(typename)
+  
+end
+
+
 --- Returns the unit's number in the group. 
 -- The number is the same number the unit has in ME. 
 -- It may not be changed during the mission.