<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.