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Aerial recon - 9/6/2021 8:05:52 AM

LGKMAS

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Tried to find this in the manual and the search engine but I get nothing.
I have been splitting up my recon units to cover more ground. And I have been giving them targets to recon. So say det A is given Tarawa, Det B is given Nauru and Det C is given Makin. I get recon info from all three.
I am now trying to consolidate my recon units in central locations where their reach can cover a lot of ground, mainly due to the fact that each little det of 2-3 planes appears to count the same as a group of 25 P-40s for Airfield command and control and is causing problems.
However, If I have a rebuilt recon unit of 12 aircraft, is it better to just give it a Cmdrs Discretion order for the target? Does Cmdr's discretion mean a lot of different recon flights, one of which may be the one I really want? I am concerned that if I give the unit a target of say Tarawa, all 12 a/c will fly over Tarawa and ignore other areas that are of concern to me.

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RE: Aerial recon - 9/6/2021 8:36:26 AM

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A recon unit sends only 1 sortie per phase. Commanders discretion simply means the computer choses the destination for that recon sortie.

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RE: Aerial recon - 9/6/2021 11:17:20 AM

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So that means I do need to split my recon units so I can cover more locations! That is a damned nuisance but I can live with that, even if it means my bases are close to being overloaded. More paperwork needed!

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RE: Aerial recon - 9/6/2021 1:36:13 PM

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If the air unit is broken down and is located at the same base, it should count as just one air unit.

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RE: Aerial recon - 9/6/2021 2:56:31 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: RangerJoe

If the air unit is broken down and is located at the same base, it should count as just one air unit.

And you'll be able to recon 3 location at once instead of just 1....GP

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RE: Aerial recon - 9/7/2021 7:45:23 AM

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Now that I missed. Thank you.

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