From 17596987d03816abc5d670e4df1f1255cd6f152d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ambroise Garel <47314805+akaAgar@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jul 2025 21:08:07 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Wingmen now generated on takeoff and destroyed on landing

---
 .../The Universal Mission/SupportWingmen.lua  | 26 ++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Script/The Universal Mission/SupportWingmen.lua b/Script/The Universal Mission/SupportWingmen.lua
index b8f3770..eac35d1 100644
--- a/Script/The Universal Mission/SupportWingmen.lua	
+++ b/Script/The Universal Mission/SupportWingmen.lua	
@@ -8,22 +8,22 @@ TUM.supportWingmen = {}
 do
     local wingmenGroupID = nil
 
-    function TUM.supportWingmen.create()
-        if TUM.settings.getValue(TUM.settings.id.MULTIPLAYER) then return end -- No wingmen in multiplayer
+    local function createWingmen()
         TUM.supportWingmen.removeAll() -- Destroy all pre-existing wingmen
         TUM.log("Creating wingmen...")
 
         local player = world:getPlayer()
         if not player then return end
 
-        local count = 1 -- TODO
+        local playerTypeName = player:getTypeName()
 
         local groupInfo = DCSEx.unitGroupMaker.create(
             TUM.settings.getPlayerCoalition(),
             Group.Category.AIRPLANE, -- TODO: or helicopter!
             DCSEx.math.randomPointInCircle(DCSEx.math.vec3ToVec2(player:getPoint()), 500, 250),
-            { player:getTypeName() },
+            { playerTypeName, playerTypeName },
             {
+                callsign = DCSEx.unitCallsignMaker.getNextGroupCallSign(player:getCallsign()),
                 silenced = true,
                 taskFollow = DCSEx.dcs.getObjectIDAsNumber(player:getGroup()),
                 unlimitedFuel = true
@@ -46,4 +46,22 @@ do
 
         wingmenGroupID = nil
     end
+
+    -------------------------------------
+    -- Called when an event is raised
+    -- @param event The DCS World event
+    -------------------------------------
+    function TUM.supportWingmen.onEvent(event)
+        if TUM.settings.getValue(TUM.settings.id.MULTIPLAYER) then return end -- No wingmen in multiplayer
+        if TUM.mission.getStatus() == TUM.mission.status.NONE then return end
+        if not event.initiator then return end 
+        if Object.getCategory(event.initiator) ~= Object.Category.UNIT then return end
+        if not event.initiator:getPlayerName() then return end
+
+        if event.id == world.event.S_EVENT_TAKEOFF then -- Create wingmen on takeoff
+            createWingmen()
+        elseif event.id == world.event.S_EVENT_LAND then
+            TUM.supportWingmen.removeAll() -- Remove wingmen on landing
+        end
+    end
 end