Matrix Games Forums

 Forums  Register  Login  Photo Gallery  Member List  Search  Calendars  FAQ 

My Profile  Inbox  Address Book  My Subscription  My Forums  Log Out

Moving airforce across the Atlantic?

 
View related threads: (in this forum | in all forums)

Logged in as: Guest
Users viewing this topic: none
  Printable Version
All Forums >> [Current Games From Matrix.] >> [World War II] >> Commander - Europe at War Gold >> Moving airforce across the Atlantic? Page: [1]
Login
Message << Older Topic   Newer Topic >>
Moving airforce across the Atlantic? - 9/5/2007 7:40:17 PM   
kk68

 

Posts: 4
Joined: 8/31/2007
Status: offline 		Playing as Allies, how do you move American airforce to the UK? America has just entered the war, but I don't see how to move the fighters to defend the UK. Has anyone succeeded?
Post #: 1
RE: Moving airforce across the Atlantic? - 9/5/2007 7:43:28 PM   
Dave Ferguson

 

Posts: 302
Joined: 9/12/2000
From: Kent, United Kingdom
Status: offline 		you ship them, just like a land unit, if the air unit is next to a port click the button and they are loaded onto transports. Don't forget to provide a escort, you don't want to lose those precious planes.

Dave

(in reply to kk68)
Post #: 2
RE: Moving airforce across the Atlantic? - 9/7/2007 4:36:10 AM   
Major Victory

 

Posts: 84
Joined: 9/23/2004
Status: offline 		Did not Bomber units "fly" to Britain?

(in reply to Dave Ferguson)
Post #: 3
RE: Moving airforce across the Atlantic? - 9/7/2007 4:56:03 AM   
SMK-at-work

 

Posts: 3396
Joined: 8/28/2000
From: New Zealand
Status: offline 		the aeroplanes did, but most of the men were in support roles, and took ship.

(in reply to Major Victory)
Post #: 4
RE: Moving airforce across the Atlantic? - 9/8/2007 8:12:34 PM   
dutch08

 

Posts: 37
Joined: 1/13/2007
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: SMK-at-work

the aeroplanes did, but most of the men were in support roles, and took ship.


Good point. Which makes it more realistic at the strategic level to ship via ship vs. air.

(in reply to SMK-at-work)
Post #: 5
RE: Moving airforce across the Atlantic? - 9/8/2007 11:42:46 PM   
rjh1971


Posts: 4919
Joined: 12/13/2005
From: Madrid, Spain
Status: offline 		Yeah you ship the aircraft to Europe, what I find unrealistic is that you can unload them in a coastal hex like if they ere amphibiously landing. Aircraft should only be allowed to unload in port hexes.
I think I stated this comment somewhere else, and really hope developers correct this little glitch

(in reply to dutch08)
Post #: 6
RE: Moving airforce across the Atlantic? - 9/9/2007 2:03:23 AM   
Major Victory

 

Posts: 84
Joined: 9/23/2004
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: SMK-at-work

the aeroplanes did, but most of the men were in support roles, and took ship.


True for straight transport, but by mid-war the Allies were able to provide land based air cover accross the Atlantic in support of convoys. Therefore the abilty to use operational bomber type air units is not portrayed accurately.

(in reply to SMK-at-work)
Post #: 7
RE: Moving airforce across the Atlantic? - 9/9/2007 7:03:18 AM   
SMK-at-work

 

Posts: 3396
Joined: 8/28/2000
From: New Zealand
Status: offline 		Which is nothing to do with what we're actually discussing.....how US airforces got to England. 


(in reply to Major Victory)
Post #: 8
RE: Moving airforce across the Atlantic? - 9/9/2007 9:22:33 AM   
YohanTM2

 

Posts: 1143
Joined: 10/7/2002
From: Toronto
Status: offline 		well SMWank, guess we should start a new thread on every issue?


(in reply to SMK-at-work)
Post #: 9
RE: Moving airforce across the Atlantic? - 9/9/2007 2:21:36 PM   
Major Victory

 

Posts: 84
Joined: 9/23/2004
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: SMK-at-work

Which is nothing to do with what we're actually discussing.....how US airforces got to England. 




I'm thinking the operational range of heavy bomber units has everything to do with transport range!

(in reply to SMK-at-work)
Post #: 10
RE: Moving airforce across the Atlantic? - 9/9/2007 2:30:30 PM   
Hard Sarge


Posts: 22741
Joined: 10/1/2000
From: garfield hts ohio usa
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: Major Victory


quote:

ORIGINAL: SMK-at-work

Which is nothing to do with what we're actually discussing.....how US airforces got to England.




I'm thinking the operational range of heavy bomber units has everything to do with transport range!




not really, since the ones that were patrolling for the convoys were not based where the ones that were transporting across and they did not make a one hop jump and show up in England

and as has been said, you may get the planes and most of the flight crews across, you did not get the people who kept the unit in the air

also, what is the scale of the Air Unit ? (a Corps does not really translate into Air Groups) so, a Bomb Group is really way to small for what we are saying a Unit in the game is, a Air Div or a Air Wing may also be too small (though I would think a Air Force is too big)

either way, that is a lot of troops needed to support those planes, to say they could just all show up when the planes come across

(of course, depends on how much detail you want to have)



_____________________________


(in reply to Major Victory)
Post #: 11
RE: Moving airforce across the Atlantic? - 9/9/2007 2:33:36 PM   
Hard Sarge


Posts: 22741
Joined: 10/1/2000
From: garfield hts ohio usa
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: Major Victory


quote:

ORIGINAL: SMK-at-work

Which is nothing to do with what we're actually discussing.....how US airforces got to England.




I'm thinking the operational range of heavy bomber units has everything to do with transport range!



and again, what does Operational range have to do with Transport range ?

Transport or Ferry range is one way, and depending on the plane, can be done with Ferry tanks, which you would never use Operationaly

none of the planes used for Patrolling could fly all the way across (maybe some of the flying boats)



_____________________________


(in reply to Major Victory)
Post #: 12
RE: Moving airforce across the Atlantic? - 9/9/2007 9:57:11 PM   
Irish Guards


Posts: 143
Joined: 8/13/2004
Status: offline 		This is freakin hilarious ... Best laugh I had in weeks .... What a riot ...
please continue ....
IG

(in reply to Hard Sarge)
Post #: 13
RE: Moving airforce across the Atlantic? - 9/10/2007 12:21:53 AM   
SMK-at-work

 

Posts: 3396
Joined: 8/28/2000
From: New Zealand
Status: offline
quote:

ORIGINAL: Yohan

well SMWank, guess we should start a new thread on every issue?


huh? what prompted this?

(in reply to YohanTM2)
Post #: 14
RE: Moving airforce across the Atlantic? - 9/10/2007 12:32:33 AM   
SMK-at-work

 

Posts: 3396
Joined: 8/28/2000
From: New Zealand
Status: offline 		When the Brits were thinking of evacuating the royal Family at short notice in 1940 they had a FW-200 Condor on standby to do it - it was a Danish civil one that had been interned when Denmark was invaded.  sunderlands didnt' ahve enough range to get straight over the Atlantic (they had ~1700 miles IIRC) but the Condor did (~2100 miles)

Certainly the planes were flown over - via Greenland and Iceland - there's a bunch of P-38's and a B-17 recently dug out of hte Greenland Ice where they landed - http://www.b-29s-over-korea.com/lost_squadron/lost_squadron.html - planes didn't have to be long range bombers to use this route.

A map of routes is at - http://www.junobeach.org/images/english/flash/airferry.html.  

Moderately ranged a/c such as the Hudson could make this if loaded up with fuel, but it was risky - initially there would only be 1 navigator for each group of Hudsons, and no spare crew - just the pilots.  So all other crew had to take ship regardless.  They soon learned that 1 navigator was required for each aircraft tho, since there weer always a/c getting lost from the group. http://www.junobeach.org/e/4/can-tac-air-fer-e.htm

(in reply to SMK-at-work)
Post #: 15
RE: Moving airforce across the Atlantic? - 9/10/2007 3:59:28 AM   
Major Victory

 

Posts: 84
Joined: 9/23/2004
Status: offline 		#Certainly the planes were flown over - via Greenland and Iceland - there's a bunch of P-38's and a B-17 recently dug out of hte Greenland Ice where they landed - http://www.b-29s-over-korea.com/lost_squadron/lost_squadron.html - planes didn't have to be long range bombers to use this route#

Thats my point! does the game accuritly portray this ability?

(in reply to SMK-at-work)
Post #: 16
RE: Moving airforce across the Atlantic? - 9/10/2007 4:10:13 AM   
SMK-at-work

 

Posts: 3396
Joined: 8/28/2000
From: New Zealand
Status: offline 		Yes it does - the US can allocate replacements, reinforcements and upgrades to it's airforces anywhere on the map (in supply of course) without having to "move them there".

It does not allow you to move airforces like that tho, because that is not how airforces move - individual planes can, but for an airforce you need administrators, mechanics, air gunners, and a lot of other people who have to get there by ship.

(in reply to Major Victory)
Post #: 17
RE: Moving airforce across the Atlantic? - 9/10/2007 6:58:43 AM   
VonManteuffel

 

Posts: 15
Joined: 7/26/2007
Status: offline 		The only other option would be to just operate them across, like rail movement. It might make sense, but it would be grossly overpowered.

(in reply to SMK-at-work)
Post #: 18
RE: Moving airforce across the Atlantic? - 9/10/2007 10:47:32 AM   
davetheroad

 

Posts: 73
Joined: 8/10/2006
Status: offline 		The game could allow ferrying of late war high tech bombers if Iceland was made playable and the tip of Greenland was added. Bombers with long range could then fly USA - Labrador - Greenland - Iceland - Scotland. Four turns transit at a cost of oil points. However as all the support units etc had to go by sea it is probably easier to leave it as it is.

Dave

(in reply to VonManteuffel)
Post #: 19
Page:   [1]
All Forums >> [Current Games From Matrix.] >> [World War II] >> Commander - Europe at War Gold >> Moving airforce across the Atlantic? Page: [1]
Jump to:





New Messages No New Messages
Hot Topic w/ New Messages Hot Topic w/o New Messages
Locked w/ New Messages Locked w/o New Messages
 Post New Thread
 Reply to Message
 Post New Poll
 Submit Vote
 Delete My Own Post
 Delete My Own Thread
 Rate Posts


Forum Software © ASPPlayground.NET Advanced Edition 2.4.5 ANSI

1.232