Betty recon unit at Roi-Namur does not work.

[Dili]

I am sure this already answered but there is a small unit of 2 aircraft that is incapable of doing anything. They don't bomb they don't recon. I suppose it is a bug.

Any solution?

[PaxMondo]

They recon for me … not sure why not for you.

[Dili]

I am last beta, i am in scenario - don't remember which is it - that starts with Pearl Harbor attack already done.

[BBfanboy]

Post pics of the squadron screen. Could be a leader issue, a morale issue, or maybe the target hex just has too much CAP. A good leader will still refuse to fly into a buzzsaw.

[Dili]

Still in early stages no allied fighters, morale 99, leader has 63 aggression and other values are median to good.

I opened the scenario in editor and unit shows altitude 0, but i already changed inside game...

[HansBolter]

Weather is the only thing I know of that shuts down recon missions.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: HansBolter

Weather is the only thing I know of that shuts down recon missions.

Nope. I have been playing sandbox (H2H) and had a unit of two Japanese Sonias set to recon a base where I had lots of AA. Great leader and morale, but they never flew no matter what the weather (sometimes good on both originating and target AFs). Left them like that for about six weeks.

[btd64]

What altitude do you recon at?....GP

[Dili]

Note that this one does nothing, no recon no attack. Only gets fatigue by transit from base to base. I believe this was already discussed in first days of the game but i have made a search and found nothing.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: btd64

What altitude do you recon at?....GP

I set them at 7000 feet to clear balloons but have the best view of the target. I know that exposes them to AA, but I wanted to see what happened when I did that, and the result was per my post. If bombers can balk at going unescorted I figure a Recon squadron commander could also scrub a dangerous mission.

[Rusty1961]

ORIGINAL: Dili

I am sure this already answered but there is a small unit of 2 aircraft that is incapable of doing anything. They don't bomb they don't recon. I suppose it is a bug.

Any solution?

I had an identical problem with that fragmented B24 unit that comes in the game in '42. refused to fly recon or do any attacks.

[Grfin Zeppelin]

Very likely an abysmal commander is the culprit.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Post pics of the squadron screen. Could be a leader issue, a morale issue, or maybe the target hex just has too much CAP. A good leader will still refuse to fly into a buzzsaw.

ORIGINAL: Gräfin Zeppelin

Very likely an abysmal commander is the culprit.

OP:

As a courtesy to those that are taking the time and replying to your question in good faith, will you please follow through on BBfanboy's request? It's much easier to address these concerns without guessing or posting a laundry list of possible explanations. A leader issue is likely, so please post a screenshot of the squadron page that contains details of the commander. Help us to help you.

[adarbrauner]

ORIGINAL: Gräfin Zeppelin

Very likely an abysmal commander is the culprit.

Welcome back finally

[LargeSlowTarget]

I always had the same impression - the Betty recon is doing nothing - so I usually downgrade the sub-unit to Nell and re-attach it.

The leader of the Betty recon sub-unit is not too shabby (from Scen006 Dec 8 start) :

[LargeSlowTarget]

Made a quick test with scen 006. Stood down all other landbased and shipbased aircraft of both sides except the Betty unit tasked to recon Wake, dumped a couple of pilots of the Nell unit to the pool and added them to the Betty unit, and recalled the Wake Invasion force.

Ran the setup over a couple of turns - intel screen shows no sorties whatsoever flown on either side, ops reports show no sign of aircraft sighted over Wake and no change on DL of Wake.

Has been like that for me as far as I can remember back.

[BBfanboy]

ORIGINAL: LargeSlowTarget

Made a quick test with scen 006. Stood down all other landbased and shipbased aircraft of both sides except the Betty unit tasked to recon Wake, dumped a couple of pilots of the Nell unit to the pool and added them to the Betty unit, and recalled the Wake Invasion force.

Ran the setup over a couple of turns - intel screen shows no sorties whatsoever flown on either side, ops reports show no sign of aircraft sighted over Wake and no change on DL of Wake.

Has been like that for me as far as I can remember back.

Do you know if Wake has fighters or heavy AA?

[RangerJoe]

Wake begins with 12 Marine F4 wildcats, a Marine Defense Battalion and a USN type base force. At least they do in every scenario that I have played.

[Yaab]

They are not recon, they are level bombers, and somewhere in the manual, there is some obscure info about penalties for small (2-3 aircraft) bomber units. As the Allies at start, I always disband the small Phillipine bomber unit which has two B-10 bombers for this very reason - they never fly.

[Dili]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: BBfanboy

Post pics of the squadron screen. Could be a leader issue, a morale issue, or maybe the target hex just has too much CAP. A good leader will still refuse to fly into a buzzsaw.

ORIGINAL: Gräfin Zeppelin

Very likely an abysmal commander is the culprit.

OP:

As a courtesy to those that are taking the time and replying to your question in good faith, will you please follow through on BBfanboy's request? It's much easier to address these concerns without guessing or posting a laundry list of possible explanations. A leader issue is likely, so please post a screenshot of the squadron page that contains details of the commander. Help us to help you.

Still in early stages no allied fighters, morale 99, leader has 63 aggression and other values are median to good.

I posted this before so i didn't saw the need to post the screen: Still in early stages no allied fighters, morale 99, leader has 63 aggression and other values are median to good.

Anyone can make it recon or bomb Naurau or Ocean Isl. that are in range, it has no fighters.

The only thing i found iffy is the 0 altitude in editor.