Air Power

[matt.buttsworth]

What are the best settings for Soviet air power in 1941?
I have never used them effectively.

MB

[heliodorus04]

Against a human or the AI?

[Q-Ball]

Crank intercept up to 300. You can take a bite out of the Luftwaffe this way. Cram as many fighters as you can on the front.

Other than that, attack planes and bombers do very little; don't sweat those settings much

[Aurelian]

IIRC, Soviet ground support is hardwired to suck in 41.

[glvaca]

It is, but bombing may still get you an advantage in softening up the Germans before you attack, even if actual losses are very slim.

[matt.buttsworth]

Definitely against a human.
Fighter intercept to 300.
I like bombing German units in 1941
Gives me a feeling of illusory pleasure in 1941 as they slaughter me.

MB

[76mm]

Whenever my fighters intercept, they seem to never, ever, shoot down any German planes. Do others have a different experience?

[carlkay58]

Yep. In fact in my current game as the Axis, I bombed a lone Soviet airbase in August 1941 and lost 29 bombers to their 4 fighters.

[swkuh]

Can anyone suggest effective settings for air in an AI game, either side? Have tried hi/lo % and hi/lo absolute numbers w/o noticeable effects. AI driven GS/Interdiction seems OK, though.