SAM

Flag:	SAM
File(s):	Rules(md).ini
Values:	Boolean values: yes or no, true or false, 1 or 0
Default:	no
Applicable to:	BuildingTypes

Can be set to 'yes' or 'no' and determines that this BuildingType is a SAM (surface to air missile launcher) and thus its weapons can only fire at AircraftTypes.
NOTE: this is unused in Red Alert 2 as the use of this means that the structure will not fire InfantryTypes,VehicleTypes with JumpJet=yes set or acquire them as targets - it will only target AircraftTypes.

Note

Aircraft designated as targets must not exist in the [General]►PadAircraft list;

• otherwise, the SAM will not even aim.

Aircraft designated as targets cannot have a valid building in their Dock list;

• otherwise, the SAM can only rotate its turret but cannot actually fire.

However, even so, the SAM can only fire its weapons normally when the target aircraft is in a hover state.

Once the aircraft moves, it will only occasionally fire a few shots under specific conditions.

At the same time, the frequency of re-locking and turret rotation in this case does not adhere to the weapon's ROF settings.

Currently measured:

In the YR1.001+Ares3.0p1+PhobosBuild#45 environment

it is functioning normally.

In the YR1.001+Ares3.0p1+KratosPPv0.1.15 environment

the SAM building will be prohibited from acquiring targets

• (the author of KratosPP stated that this part was not modified at all, and the author does not understand this logic either).

In the YR1.001+Ares3.0p1+PhobosBuild#45+KratosPPv0.1.15 environment

the SAM can acquire targets normally

but firing will immediately trigger a Fatal Error, and the EIP address is not in gamemd.exe (the record doesn't really mean much, hence it's not included in the EIP page.).