Lowest altitude for CAP

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When I set CAP to below 6k, (at 1-5k altitude), it seems to be reset and flying at 9k in the combat report.

I had assumed this was WAD, but based on comments from Alfred in the thread linked below, I'm now questioning that and thought it might be good to bring it up here.

http://www.matrixgames.com/forums/fb.asp?m=3625559

Here is a recent combat report (full report attached below) where all twelve fighter groups are set to 5k but pop up to 9k as their group setting before being scrambled to different heights during combat.

Here is one of the sweeps. All defensive fighters reset to 9k group patrol.

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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR April 29, 43
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Morning Air attack on Meiktila , at 58,47

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 35,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
A6M3a Zero x 15
A6M5 Zero x 65
Ki-43-IIb Oscar x 5
Ki-44-IIa Tojo x 137

Allied aircraft
F4U-1 Corsair x 17

Japanese aircraft losses
A6M5 Zero: 1 destroyed
Ki-44-IIa Tojo: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
F4U-1 Corsair: 1 destroyed

CAP engaged:
251 Ku S-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(17 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 13 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 32 minutes
Zuikaku-1 with A6M3a Zero (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(15 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 8 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 1 minutes
Junyo-1 with A6M5 Zero (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
(12 plane(s) diverted to support CAP in hex.)
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 8 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 9000

... etc.

[Gaspote]

I ran few test in the stock and didn't figure out why the CAP move to 9000 feet.

[EHansen]

The same happened to me last turn.

[michaelm75au]

It is only a report thing. For some reason, it reports group altitude <6000 as 9000.

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ORIGINAL: michaelm

It is only a report thing. For some reason, it reports group altitude <6000 as 9000.

Interesting. Thanks for the clarification. Good to know it's actually working then.

[michaelm75au]

On the next build, I'm removing that misleading report change.

[PaxMondo]

Thanks Michael!!

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ORIGINAL: michaelm

On the next build, I'm removing that misleading report change.

Fantastic. Thanks again!!