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Sangeli -> CV TF LRCAP (10/7/2015 5:15:35 PM)

So after playing this game for a few years one thing I have noticed is that even in cases where a TF is in the same hex as fighter squadron that range 0 LRCAP is more effective in protecting the TF than range 0 CAP. It also leads to higher fatigue leading me to believe the difference is that LRCAP puts a higher percentage of planes into the air at a given time than regular CAP.

My question is whether or not the same principle would apply to a CV TF with the fighters. I know there is a huge penalty for LRCAPing a CV TF with LBA but I do not know if that applies to fighters in the TF itself. My hypothesis is that having a portion of your fighters with range 0 LRCAP will mean you have a larger proportion of fighters in the air ready to fight immediately upon a raid being detected which seems to be a key factor in air defense.



OPilot -> RE: CV TF LRCAP (10/8/2015 12:13:04 AM)

I am reluctant to use LR-CAP because the pilots get fatigued. To compensate for the extra fatigue I rest about 30% of them instead of flying 100% as I would if they were on regular CAP covering their own base. I am curious about the difference in setting a range of say 3 hexes with regular CAP as compared to covering the same hex that is a distance of 3 away using LR-CAP.



Lokasenna -> RE: CV TF LRCAP (10/8/2015 12:54:16 AM)


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ORIGINAL: Sangeli

So after playing this game for a few years one thing I have noticed is that even in cases where a TF is in the same hex as fighter squadron that range 0 LRCAP is more effective in protecting the TF than range 0 CAP. It also leads to higher fatigue leading me to believe the difference is that LRCAP puts a higher percentage of planes into the air at a given time than regular CAP.

My question is whether or not the same principle would apply to a CV TF with the fighters. I know there is a huge penalty for LRCAPing a CV TF with LBA but I do not know if that applies to fighters in the TF itself. My hypothesis is that having a portion of your fighters with range 0 LRCAP will mean you have a larger proportion of fighters in the air ready to fight immediately upon a raid being detected which seems to be a key factor in air defense.


If I had to guess, I'd say that there's no exception in the LRCAP penalty for the fighters coming from the CV TF itself.



Sangeli -> RE: CV TF LRCAP (10/8/2015 1:44:32 AM)

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ORIGINAL: OPilot
I am reluctant to use LR-CAP because the pilots get fatigued. To compensate for the extra fatigue I rest about 30% of them instead of flying 100% as I would if they were on regular CAP covering their own base. I am curious about the difference in setting a range of say 3 hexes with regular CAP as compared to covering the same hex that is a distance of 3 away using LR-CAP.

But if the reason the fatigue is higher is that they are keeping a higher percentage of planes in the air at any given time, couldn't that compensate for having to use more rest? Also, range 0 LRCAP may not have the same fatigue issues IRC. Might test this in a sandbox if I get some time this weekend...



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