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mikemike -> RE: Where can i find For ultimate axis mod? (4/15/2010 4:59:59 PM)
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I assume you will want to use Luftwaffe units. Here is how I think they should be organized:
- For overall control and administration, a dedicated Luftflotte, perhaps Luftflotte 7. This would purely be an HQ.
- As next level, Fliegerführer for regional command, maybe
FliFü Südraum for Indian Ocean and DEI and
FliFü Pazifik for the rest
Pure HQs as well.
- under that, the Geschwader. I think Geschwader should be purely HQ and the Gruppen the flying units. Taking a fighter wing as example:
JG 71: HQ (with a radius of 4-5 hexes, as a Geschwader could be spread around geographically
I/JG 71
II/JG 71
III/JG 71 the flying Gruppen (40 fighters or 30 bombers); if you split them, you have single Staffeln (squadrons).
The ground support of the Luftwaffe IRL consisted of two different groups: on the one side there were the Base Units (probably called the Fliegerhorst-Betriebsstaffeln) who were responsible for the building and maintenance of the physical base infrastructure (runways, hangars, revetments, fuel and ammo dumps, workshops, accommodation), Air Traffic Control, all logistics aspects (fuel, ammunition, spare parts, food) and all the catering. In WITP terms, Engineering and Support squads. These units would be essentially static, being responsible for one particular base.
Aircraft maintenance would be the job of mechanics integral to the Gruppe, in WITP terms that would mean each Gruppe has its own AV support unit that it takes along wherever it is moved. In Europe, I think, when the Gruppe moved to a new base that could not easily be reached by surface transport (or when pressed for time), their mechanics would be moved by transport planes in parallel. This is, of course, not supported by the game code so the player would be responsible for keeping the ground support with the flying unit. The ground echelon for II/JG 71 might be called "Warte II/JG 71" (Warte being German for erks) and consist of 40 AV support and nothing else. This unit should be air-transportable in one lift by a squadron of transport planes - in RL that were probably just the bods, their personal belongings, and a few boxes of tools - all the heavy stuff was supposed to be prepositioned by the permanent base units.
This way, Luftwaffe units could temporarily operate from Japanese bases without impacting flying operations as they bring their own AV support; for the rest they would share support already in place.
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