Shark7
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ORIGINAL: Knavey I just had every Dutch squadron I lost returned to Aden in January 43. Only the patrol squadrons had planes, but it seems a bit odd. Yes, one of those so called "enhancements" of the betas. Beloved of many, it has a sting in the tail. Alfred Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you have PDU on, can you not simply change the aircraft type? Since I don't play the Allied side, I'm completely in the dark on this issue. Shark7, Correct, part of the "enhancement" package. As I said, this "enhancement" package is much beloved by Allied players because it makes playing the game so much easier for them. It is, in keeping with several "enhancements", one which is fundamentally contrary to the scenario design principles. Doesn't stop its supporters from engaging in some very twisted mental gymnastics to try to justify it as a valid historical reality but that is just sophistry. Because AE is a game not a true simulation, I can accept an argument that if the Allies play well enough to retain alive some Dutch squadrons and bases post July 1942, such good play deserves some reward in limited continued access to obsolete, out of production Allied airframes. But it is fantasy to say that destroyed Dutch squadrons should be allowed to be resurrected and equipped with frontline Allied aircraft. The scenario already factors in the historical arrival of units piloted by the Dutch. There were no more human resources historically available to the Dutch. The current PP costs are simply not high enough. So this "enhancement" affects game play and scenario design integrity. All to the benefit of the Allied player. Alfred Who, one can argue, don't really need any more help. I think I'd have to have a house rule that prevents the use of previously destroyed dutch or phillipine units. US, Brit, Canada, Aus/NZ, and Russian I don't see a problem with though, none of those countries should be conquered in the course of the game. Thanks for clarifying this for me.
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