Hi Spike,
1. You have to make the determination what type of platform it is. I'm not sure if there's any way around this. But if the target is radiating, your helo will be able to narrow it down based upon what type of radar is hitting your helo. I understand it may be helpful if we could assume that your simulated helo pilot's eyeballs would just give you the info you need without any analysis on your part. I'll have to take another look.
2. Again, I would think that any Frigate with a missile system would take you out at longer range with missiles, and with guns at shorter range. I do know that a Sovremenny's SA-N-7 missile targeted and destroyed one of my helos. Maybe they detected you at short range and fired the gun when you got right over them. You may want to do further testing.
3. There's no way to automate your SAM fire in the Frigate. You have to do the work, or you can direct the action from the NAV Map. But there is no way to set up your ship to do this like the CIWS. In real life, SAM fire control is automated on Arleigh Burkes and Ticonderoga's. Probably other ships as well. But in the Frigate, this is just not an option. At any rate, you can only control two missiles anyway. One with the STIR. One with the CAS.
4. There is no way to simultaneously fire all your Harpoons or rapid fire them. Once you load them, it takes 27 seconds to load and prep your Harpoon to fire. You can make all your Harpoons reach the target at approximately the same time using the Harpoon PLAN feature. Use the single waypoint on each missiles PLAN to create a slightly longer time of flight to the target. Coming in at slightly different angles, you will get the desired "time on target" effect that you seek.
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