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Luskan -> Air Wings or Air Groups (6/24/2003 10:15:32 AM)
I am wondering if it would be possible to incorporate the idea of squadrons being attached to a larger, user-named air unit, like air groups or bomber wings etc. I was just moving my 200 b17s and 140 liberators from Cooktown to Brisbane and then to noumea, and the number of clicks it took really tired my mouse finger out. I was just thinking that maybe we could attach squadrons to "Air Task Forces" - and have the option to issue orders to a task force, rather than 20 seperate squadrons. I would have loved to just found a scroll down menu, clicked on "Bomber Command" and moved them to Brisbane that way. There may not be a need for this in WITP since many of the abses will be small - but many of the bases involved will be quite large so there may be a point. Probably too late in the day to insert it into WITP? Just an idle wish.

Zakhal -> (6/24/2003 6:44:18 PM)
Anything that reduces micromanagement is a good idea.

Drongo -> (6/24/2003 7:03:01 PM)
Posted by Luskan [QUOTE]I was just moving my 200 b17s and 140 liberators from Cooktown to Brisbane and then to noumea, and the number of clicks it took really tired my mouse finger out. I was just thinking that maybe we could attach squadrons to "Air Task Forces" - and have the option to issue orders to a task force, rather than 20 seperate squadrons.[/QUOTE] The majority of the US heavies will come in man size packages of 48 a/c per bomber group. Many of the mediums will as well. Your 340 bombers would probably only consist of 7 to 8 BGs in WITP and if you miss the old days, you can split them up. The Japanese will still get RSI though.

Yamamoto -> (6/24/2003 8:20:05 PM)
Ground units are also an area when some micromanagement could be eliminated if there was a "Move all" command to aid in moving a large stack from one location to another. Revently, in a PBRM game, I started moving a LARGE stack of units up the coast after taking Brisbane. Well, the enemy fought for every hex so after each battle I had to order them all to move again. It was so much clicking that it really wasn't worth it. Yamamoto

Drongo -> (6/24/2003 8:40:41 PM)
Why didn't you just use the "Set all to March" option?

mdiehl -> (6/24/2003 9:55:21 PM)
It'd be nice to see a headquarters for each air force command.

Chiteng -> (6/24/2003 9:58:22 PM)
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Drongo [B]Why didn't you just use the "Set all to March" option? [/B][/QUOTE] Because that takes ALL of them. You may not want that.

Apollo11 -> (6/24/2003 9:59:34 PM)
Hi all, [QUOTE]Originally posted by mdiehl [B]It'd be nice to see a headquarters for each air force command. [/B][/QUOTE] It would be _VERY_ nice !!! Leo "Apollo11"

Yamamoto -> (6/25/2003 12:49:31 AM)
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Drongo [B]Why didn't you just use the "Set all to March" option? [/B][/QUOTE] Because I’m an admiral and apparently brain-dead when it comes to land operations. :( I never even saw that command. Sad. Thanks for the tip. Yamamoto

mogami -> orders (6/25/2003 3:28:11 AM)
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Chiteng [B]Because that takes ALL of them. You may not want that. [/B][/QUOTE] Hi, If there are 15 units and you want to move 10. Use the all command and then reset the 5 you don't want to move to defend (6 commands versus 10)

Sonny -> Re: Air Wings or Air Groups (6/25/2003 10:30:10 PM)
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Luskan [B].......................... I was just moving my 200 b17s and 140 liberators from Cooktown to Brisbane and then to noumea, and the number of clicks it took really tired my mouse finger out. I was just thinking that maybe we could attach squadrons to "Air Task Forces" - and have the option to issue orders to a task force, rather than 20 seperate squadrons. ...................... [/B][/QUOTE] IMHO it would be better if transfers were a normal air operation instead of a planning phase instant move. Aside from the realism of it you could then click the "assign all B-17s at this base" button and have them all move during the air ops turns where they should be. Though I do like the air group HQ idea too.:)

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