Q-Ball -> RE: Aerial Recon (1/26/2022 8:40:36 PM)
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ORIGINAL: WEXF As the Allies you really are at a disadvantage with regard to recon air units at the start of the game. Using bombers on targeted recon missions is OK but no substitute for an actual recon unit. Bombers, even with cameras, are only about 1/3 as efficient at recon. If the bombers are not on a recon mission but on a bomb run they will perform some recon as they bomb but again, nowhere near as good as having a recon plane do the job. One interesting way to use the bomber units in India is on recon missions. Their range is not that great but some of them have cameras and can help you recon Thailand to a degree. As bombers they are pretty weak and carry a pretty small load, but on recon flights they can fly high, probably avoid AA and deliver some intel. WEXF That is correct, the Fulmar and Lysander have cameras, and are useful in short-range recon roles for those who are not aware of the camera (Which is good, because those planes aren't good for much else) US lacks recon, though this is solved by early 1943, when you get fair number of F-5s and start getting the Liberator Recons
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