Q-Ball
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ORIGINAL: niceguy2005 So immediate questions: 1. Is it practical to use the Rufe at forward bases where airfields are non-existent. 2. Does boosting Rufe production help? 3. There has been mention of putting Rufes on Seaplane tenders. Would this have bee realistically possible? WOuld it be desirable 4. Where is the Rufe best used? As Japan you have to figure out a use for everything, so this is a legitimate question. Some answers to those 4: 1. They are the only fighters that can do that, but then again, if the AF size is 0, what are you really protecting anyway? You can't bomb a size-0 airbase. 2. No, waste of resources. You can't expand beyond the 4 Chutai you get, 36 total planes 3. TENDERS: I think it's realistic, after all they are smaller than a Jake, and I think this is the best use. I use the CS units paired with KB, one FP unit on Nav Search, and the Rufes just give you a little more CAP. 4. CS UNITS, though I think they take less damage than LBA from Airbase attacks, so I did use them with some success at an Airbase that was occasionally bombed. Another use some have used is to put them on a YAMATO-class ship. Overall, I find them of limited use. They aren't good fighters. Best use to me is as extra CAP with KB.
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