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Air Wings or Air Groups - 6/24/2003 10:15:32 AM   
Luskan

 

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Status: offline 		I am wondering if it would be possible to incorporate the idea of squadrons being attached to a larger, user-named air unit, like air groups or bomber wings etc.

I was just moving my 200 b17s and 140 liberators from Cooktown to Brisbane and then to noumea, and the number of clicks it took really tired my mouse finger out. I was just thinking that maybe we could attach squadrons to "Air Task Forces" - and have the option to issue orders to a task force, rather than 20 seperate squadrons.

I would have loved to just found a scroll down menu, clicked on "Bomber Command" and moved them to Brisbane that way.

There may not be a need for this in WITP since many of the abses will be small - but many of the bases involved will be quite large so there may be a point.

Probably too late in the day to insert it into WITP?

Just an idle wish.

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- 6/24/2003 6:44:18 PM   
Zakhal


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Status: offline 		Anything that reduces micromanagement is a good idea.

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- 6/24/2003 7:03:01 PM   
Drongo

 

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Status: offline 		Posted by Luskan
[QUOTE]I was just moving my 200 b17s and 140 liberators from Cooktown to Brisbane and then to noumea, and the number of clicks it took really tired my mouse finger out. I was just thinking that maybe we could attach squadrons to "Air Task Forces" - and have the option to issue orders to a task force, rather than 20 seperate squadrons.[/QUOTE]

The majority of the US heavies will come in man size packages of 48 a/c per bomber group. Many of the mediums will as well.

Your 340 bombers would probably only consist of 7 to 8 BGs in WITP and if you miss the old days, you can split them up.

The Japanese will still get RSI though.

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- 6/24/2003 8:20:05 PM   
Yamamoto

 

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Status: offline 		Ground units are also an area when some micromanagement could be eliminated if there was a "Move all" command to aid in moving a large stack from one location to another. Revently, in a PBRM game, I started moving a LARGE stack of units up the coast after taking Brisbane. Well, the enemy fought for every hex so after each battle I had to order them all to move again. It was so much clicking that it really wasn't worth it.

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- 6/24/2003 8:40:41 PM   
Drongo

 

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Status: offline 		Why didn't you just use the "Set all to March" option?

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- 6/24/2003 9:55:21 PM   
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Status: offline 		It'd be nice to see a headquarters for each air force command.

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- 6/24/2003 9:58:22 PM   
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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Drongo
[B]Why didn't you just use the "Set all to March" option? [/B][/QUOTE]

Because that takes ALL of them. You may not want that.

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- 6/24/2003 9:59:34 PM   
Apollo11


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Status: offline 		Hi all,

[QUOTE]Originally posted by mdiehl
[B]It'd be nice to see a headquarters for each air force command. [/B][/QUOTE]

It would be _VERY_ nice !!!


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- 6/25/2003 12:49:31 AM   
Yamamoto

 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Drongo
[B]Why didn't you just use the "Set all to March" option? [/B][/QUOTE]

Because I’m an admiral and apparently brain-dead when it comes to land operations. :( I never even saw that command. Sad.

Thanks for the tip.

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orders - 6/25/2003 3:28:11 AM   
mogami


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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Chiteng
[B]Because that takes ALL of them. You may not want that. [/B][/QUOTE]

Hi, If there are 15 units and you want to move 10. Use the all command and then reset the 5 you don't want to move to defend
(6 commands versus 10)

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Re: Air Wings or Air Groups - 6/25/2003 10:30:10 PM   
Sonny

 

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Status: offline 		[QUOTE]Originally posted by Luskan
[B]..........................

I was just moving my 200 b17s and 140 liberators from Cooktown to Brisbane and then to noumea, and the number of clicks it took really tired my mouse finger out. I was just thinking that maybe we could attach squadrons to "Air Task Forces" - and have the option to issue orders to a task force, rather than 20 seperate squadrons.

...................... [/B][/QUOTE]

IMHO it would be better if transfers were a normal air operation instead of a planning phase instant move. Aside from the realism of it you could then click the "assign all B-17s at this base" button and have them all move during the air ops turns where they should be. Though I do like the air group HQ idea too.:)

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