samuraigg -> Trouble with attacking CVs (9/26/2004 12:50:59 AM)
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Hey guys. I recently invaded Guadacanal. Wanting to support my troops, I sent in two CVs and a 3 escort carriers to sit just northeast of the island. Several turns later, a few enemy CVs showed up 4 hexes away from my fleet. Every single one of my dive bombers was set to range of 4, naval attack as their primary mission. Same for my torpedo bombers. Fighters set to escort. The carriers were spotted with my PBYs before the turn. Rather than my carriers sending their bombers to attack the enemy, they sat throughout the entire turn doing nothing. Also, my land based bombers (b17s and b24s) which were set to their maximum range and to Naval attack, did not choose to attack the CVS. Rather, they decided to attack three empty transport ships a couple hexes to the northwest of Lunga. Yay. By the end of the turn, one my escort carriers was sunk, and several more heavily damaged. Lunga is a size 5 airfield, has enough aviation support and has an HQ aviation unit present. Any idea how I got screwed over? [X(] The land based bombers did not have any escort fighters capable of reaching the enemy carriers.. maybe thats why they did not attack them? But that still doesn't explain why my carrier aircraft stood by and refused to strike back against the Japanese fleet.
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