Battle of Britain

[vonTirpitz]

I had a nice air battle with Britain for several weeks in 1940 reducing British air units to 1 strength and letting them waste PP replenishing them.

Then one week I decided to destroy their air units. Unfortunately the AI decided not to rebuild them. I have seen this happen to other AI countries as well.

Has anybody seen the AI rebuild air divisions or air armies after they have been destroyed?

[gwgardner]

no, however in the case of the UK, 1940: no pps!

[swatter555]

The AI might be bad at saving for things.

[doomtrader]

The AI might also think there are more urgent issues

[Uxbridge]

This remind me of something I have been pondering about. Wouldn't it be possible to produce units at lower strength than full. Say, for instance, that I liked to buy 5 armour divisions with only 20 % strength instead of just one at full strength. There could be a function just as when you fill up replacement, but in the negative sense, where you instead lower the strength before producing the unit.
 
I know you will now say this can't be done, but would that be because the AI would have a hard time managing it, or because a lot of time consuming re-programing?
 

[doomtrader]

I think that this is due both.
It is much more easier (and personally I think clearer) to make obsolete divisions.

[Hard Sarge]

ORIGINAL: doomtrader

I think that this is due both.
It is much more easier (and personally I think clearer) to make obsolete divisions.

funny, that is what I was going to suggest

[doomtrader]

Great minds think alike

[Uxbridge]

Why, one big instead of five smaller ones isn't always the same thing. Not really sure what you meant by "obsolete", but since an open front is a disaster in this game, it is sometimes (due to lack of PP) impossible to produce enough units to cover an entire front, especially for minors with stretched-out borders. That's where smaller sized units enters my mind.

But it strikes me now that the supply system has been changed. Maybe a big unit can do some fighting, even if surrounded, and that the problems in RtV has been lessened ...[8|].

[doomtrader]

By obsolete, I mean unit with lower level than actual level of your technology.

[Uxbridge]

ORIGINAL: doomtrader

By obsolete, I mean unit with lower level than actual level of your technology.

All right, full low level unit equals depleted high level unit in both cost and strength?

I was more thinking in terms of producing more 1-level units, but never mind. No big issue.