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ORIGINAL: rsharp@advancedgamin

This explanation is official but we might revise it to make it as accurate as possible. It will go into our wiki.

The flagged strike mission will launch more than 4 planes to an airgroup if they have the same loadout. Up to 24 planes will be launched in a single group. The craft on the flagged mission will ignore other targets that present themselves unless it has weapons that are not capable versus the mission target. Weapons not capable against the mission target can be used such as AAM on a ground strike.

The strike units will launch all in-range weapons at the mission target, not using normal allocation logic. Once the target is destroyed and all relevant weapons expended, the mission is over and the planes will return to base. If weapons applicable to the strike mission remain, the strike craft pick available targets before RTB.

Unflagged missions will take out targets of opportunity on the way there and on the way back and only launch 4 planes to a group.

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