skyhawk1 -> Changing Orders of Battle (10/19/2008 1:21:56 PM)
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Gidday all, Is it possible to take an existing Battleset and simply change the OOB?[&:] If it is possible will the AI "operate" it's changes or will the AI OOB need to remain as original?[&:] I am too old and dumb (lazy??[;)]) to build a battleset from scratch.[>:] I want to game various "existing/proposed/ordered" Australian assets against SE Asian countries such as Indonesia/Malaysia/Singapore/Thailand etc. Where those countries have/are acquiring advanced Russian assets including SU27 and it's variants (SU30-MKI etc) plus "new" warships against Australian F-18A's & F's (later F-35B's) with full AWAC and AAR support with the F-100 AWD and updated ANZAC Frigates of the RAN but no F-111's and possibly using the 2 ordered LPD's as "Harrier/F-35B" Carriers. Australia is being told that we can't afford and don't need our LPD's to be Fixed Wing capable even though Australia's Stated Policy is one of FORWARD DEFENCE (their term) -- I don't see how any amphibious Task Force can operate outside the cover of Australian land based Air Cover WITHOUT some sort of seabourne fighter aircraft. The way things look we (Australia) are going to end up with 2 (or 3) LPD's (27000 tonnes each), 3 (or 4) 'Australianised' F-100 Destroyers (Aegis), 8 ANZAC Updated Frigates, 6 Collins Class SSK's plus Support Vessels. These ships will operate a mix of NH-90, AH-1 Tigers plus whatever is "hung on to" of the legacy helo fleet of Seakings, Seahawk, Chinook etc. In an operation such as the East Timor "invasion" of a few years ago we'd have been okay because it was within range of our land-based aircover BUT what if the Indonesions decided to take Christmas Island??? Could we have packed a couple of thousand Troops with their vehicles and supplies into the LPD's added a couple of F-100's, 4 ANZACS and a couple of Collins's and blown them off our Island with no air cover at all? If I was the Task Force Commander I'd sure as hell NOT want to be relying TOTALLY on AAM's for what is effectively the ENTIRE Royal AUstralian NAvy plus a good proportion of our land forces - particularly as ASM's can be launched OUTSIDE the envelope of our AAM's. Sorry for the long-winded question but I figured I needed to outline what I want to do so as to get a "qualified" answer. I assume that I'll be told if there are copyrite problems.....[&o][:-][&o][:-] Thanks.[sm=00000924.gif]
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