golden delicious -> RE: airfield attacks (6/20/2006 6:29:36 PM)
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ORIGINAL: wolflars ah...i see, thanks. Also, if one is going after aircraft in such a manner is it best to use fighters? Bombers. Fighters within range on air superiority should escort on their own. quote:
The reason I ask is based on my historical knowledge I know what aircraft would be more commonly used in such roles but recently played a scenario where I was not familiar with the aircraft used and really wasnt sure which aircraft might be better suited. But if there is nothing to distinguish them does it matter if say I use a Ju87 for cs versus He111 for interdiction? Naturally in the real world aircraft like the Ju-87 which can attack at low altitude were better for this sort of thing. In TOAW there are two effects of interdiction: a) the game tots up the total strength of units on the setting each turn, converts this to a % interdiction level, and applies this as a penalty to the other side's supply. For this, the aircraft types involved don't appear to matter- only the aggregate strength (presumably AP). b) during movement and at the end of each round, units are periodically subject to air attacks. So far as I can tell, these attacks are made by specific units. Here you see the impact of using different types of aircraft. In games where level bombers are used for interdiction to the exclusion of other types, you will find that armoured units are not seriously affected by interdiction, because in TOAW level bombers cannot harm armoured equipment. Personally, I tend to put the worn-out level bombers on interdiction to rest (sounds a bit odd but it does work) and everything else goes on combat support. I find that much more important in TOAW anyway.
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