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Best way to CAP - 1/7/2005 11:15:25 AM

viking42

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Hullo,

What might be the best way to protect a base and the onloading AK's in it?

- 100% CAP set to range 1
- Sweep set to range 1
- 100% CAP with base as objective

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RE: Best way to CAP - 1/7/2005 3:18:55 PM

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Escort (no target) with CAP level at 90%.

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RE: Best way to CAP - 1/7/2005 3:24:17 PM

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100% CAP defaults to LR CAP, which is bad if that's not what you want. Cruft has it, Escort, no target, with 90% CAP. Not sure that the range matters in this case. I'd leave it on whatever I had it on before, to keep from having to remember to set it back.

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RE: Best way to CAP - 1/7/2005 3:29:32 PM

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quote:

ORIGINAL: viking42

Hullo,

What might be the best way to protect a base and the onloading AK's in it?

- 100% CAP set to range 1
- Sweep set to range 1
- 100% CAP with base as objective

Having a surface TF in the same hex with BB/cruisers. 90% of the air attacks will be aimed at it.

Yesterday, I saw CA HMS Exeter blow up and sink after being hit by a 100kg bomb thrown by a Ki-48 Lily, so this tactic may be costy. First time I saw a ammo explosion with such a small bomb, that should have bounced on the armor. But such things happen in real life.

I wonder if this is the first time I saw a Lily sink something alone.

Anyway, if you're Japanese and during the first months of the game, covering your invasion TF with CA/BB surface TF will protect them from Allied ships and planes at a very little cost.

If you have only planes, so escort 90% is the best order.

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RE: Best way to CAP - 1/7/2005 3:32:36 PM

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Oh, and if you also have bombers/attack a/c at this base, do remember to stand them down so they don't all rush off and get themselves shot down because they had no escort....

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RE: Best way to CAP - 1/7/2005 4:34:37 PM

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that's great, thanks,
:) i'm playing since the start and i always used LR CAP 100% with range 1 and i started to be unsure about this

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