Whoever designed this was a mean SOB. Victory conditions show you're probably going to suffer damage or even lose one of the FFG's. Stil, if you like challenges, this is the one for you. Now mind you, I played a nuber of games before I finally figured it out, but it was worth it. No losses or damage ...

A workaround I use is to set each alert level (color) at the game level. If I recall correctly, all units inherit these definitions. You can mark a subset of units inherited, and the rest uncheck the inherited box. A somewhat tedious and limited way to do what you want, but it sort of works.

<t> I've also used the marshal system to coordinate strikes, and it does work nicely. I find it a very useful compromise between micro-management (which I don't care for) and letting the A.I. fully handle mission execution. One modification I use is to set the support mission to have two reference ...

<t> I understand the point about realistic sortie rates and the use of "under maintenance" to enforce this. However, when one or more aircraft are destroyed, the sortie rate becomes progressively inaccurate. For example, 20 aircraft with 5 down for maintenance, so 75% are available to maintain the ...

You can actually create missions with only one or two reference points.