Erik Rutins
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Joined: 3/28/2000 From: Vermont, USA Status: offline
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by fropa98 [B]Could you elaborate on this? In the equatorial climate covered in UV it is very unlikely you would see "surprises" outside of localized effects that would never affect the whole map. While a tropical low over New Guinea might give Port Moresby or Rabaul operational problems those problems would never extend to Guadacanal and New Caledonia. That is just not meteorologically correct.[/B][/QUOTE] I'm sorry if I caused confusion. In fact, if anything is characteristic of the weather in UV it's that it does not extend across the map. Scattered systems involving clouds, rainstorms and thunderstorms affect very localized areas and seem to move on fairly quickly. When I said that there is a global forecast, that means that the player sees one forecast for the map which only indicates a likely tendency for the weather. It is still calculated locally but the assumption in the design is that the local effects are too variable to predict accurately for planning. Therefore, you plan on the general probabilities and then see how the local weather in various parts of the map affects your plans. [QUOTE]Originally posted by fropa98 [B]Your assertion of operations being affected for short periods of time however is very realistic. I'm quite confident in stating, without even seeing research on it, that many times morning missions were possible and afternoon/early evening missions were not for a particular place. However, those conditions would never affect the whole map. In my professional opinion, randomizing the places that become inoperable for a period of time as well as randomizing the conditions would be the best model for this part of the world.[/B][/QUOTE] In effect, that's what is going on, though the randomization is weighted by the general forecast. I didn't write the formulae, but its effects match your description of the weather in this area currently and my readings of the historical effects of weather during these campaigns. [QUOTE][B]So my next question would be, would you allow thunderstorms over New Guinea and Queensland for extended periods of time occasionally as compared to the Solomons that would very unlikely see a "whole" days ops come to a halt over weather? ( i.e. only afternoon ops are scrubbed).[/B][/QUOTE] In general, you don't see entire days at a time scrubbed for several days except in rare instances. It's far more common that simply half a day is scrubbed or that the strikes get separated due to the base weather or the weather over the target. However, I have seen a few instances where Port Moresby or Rabaul had missions scrubbed with a few exceptions for nearly a week. The weather is, in general, quite locally variable. Regards, - Erik
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