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ORIGINAL: NiclasCage
Also, how come none of these 8 planes are being used when only 8 out of a maximum of 25 are serviceable? There's plenty of supply and aviation support at PH.

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ORIGINAL: NiclasCage

Another question (slightly off topic); 7th BG/88th RS based at Pearl Harbor is a squadron of B-17E Fortresses. Its max size is stated as: US Army (max 8 less dets of 2). What do I make of this?

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15th PG/46th PS stationed at Pearl Harbor has a maximum of 25 aircraft, it has 8 serviceable, 8 being maint'd/damaged, and 8 in reserve.

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7th BG/88th RS based at Pearl Harbor is a squadron of B-17E Fortresses. Its max size is stated as: US Army (max 8 less dets of 2). What do I make of this?

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ORIGINAL: LargeSlowTarget

The 8 planes in reserve have been set in the editor to appear as such in the game - scenario designer decision for unknown reasons.

The editor allows to add up to 255 reserve aircraft.

In the game however the player can add 4 planes max as reserve.

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ORIGINAL: Barb

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15th PG/46th PS stationed at Pearl Harbor has a maximum of 25 aircraft, it has 8 serviceable, 8 being maint'd/damaged, and 8 in reserve.

Try to end the turn and based on the base AV support availability and other events you should see 16+ serviceable and 8- maint'd/damaged at the beginning of the next turn.. Simply those in reserve will be made serviceable to make up any shortcomings in TOE.

Any number of planes at the start of the scenario (or in units arriving) are pure Designers decision based on historical knowledge and research.

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7th BG/88th RS based at Pearl Harbor is a squadron of B-17E Fortresses. Its max size is stated as: US Army (max 8 less dets of 2). What do I make of this?

You will probably find a unit named "7th BG/88th RS Det" somewhere around San Francisco with max size 2 in reserve. Once both units are at the same base, they could be joined to create full (7th BG/88th RS with max 8). Actually there were some B-17s that were delayed on CONUS:
The group was in the process of moving to the Philippines when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941. Six of the Group's B-17 aircraft left Utah on 5 December for deployment to the Far East. Six of them arrived in Hawaii but landed safely at alternate airfields, avoiding destruction by the attacking Japanese aircraft. The rest of them were ordered to defend California against the Japanese threat, since in the hysteria of the moment the Japanese fleet was expected to show up off the Pacific Coast at any time.

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ORIGINAL: geofflambert

There must be a die roll in there but yes, when the number of active planes (including in maintenance and in repair) is less than the total allotment, a reserve plane should be activated. It sometimes seems to not happen efficiently. Usually you see them become active when other planes are in repair, but not always. One thing that's important to remember is that when you transfer a squadron you can count on the reserve planes accompanying the active planes in the squadron, rather than be left behind with the in maintenance and repair planes awaiting activation. Also with transfers, it makes not one whit of difference whether there are any active crews with the squadron. Presumably the engineers fly them wherever.

I should note that when all the active planes are in maintenance or repair the squadron will not xfr, not even the reserve planes by themselves. But if only one active plane is available to xfr, it will carry the squadron lead and all the reserves will follow with it, and anything left behind will be a fragment.

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ORIGINAL: geofflambert

I hate it when a fragment is allowed to get replacements or even automatically takes replacements when the mother unit isn't or can't. If the fragment is stuck on a blown up airfield and your last resort may be disbanding it, and a bunch of planes show up, that really cheeses my knickers.