Dumb newbie question

[IronDuke_slith]

In the air game, I am creating air directives which create (as I understand it) interdiction values on the map (amongst other things). Those air missions can be affected by the opposing player's air missions.

If I am the first player in a turn, what opposing air values am I facing since the second phasing player has yet to create air directives. Is it the values from the second phasing player's previous turn?

In other words, if I am moving across the map as the first phasing player for that week's turn, and hit a hex with interdiction, or have some of my ground support aircraft attacked by enemy air superiority ADs, when were those ADs set given the opposing player has yet to have his (or her) Air planning and execution for that week?

Or am I missing something?

Thanks and regards,
ID.

[Helpless]

AS ans NP air directives are executing twice per turn - your and enemy air execution. For the first turn first air execution non-phasing player will have to live with ADs setup by scenario designer.

Friendly air execution happens just after logistics phase, so usually it has more sorties. You can reserve some of the air groups for the enemy air phase by setting them on rest and releasing before ending your turn.

[Seminole]

You can reserve some of the air groups for the enemy air phase by setting them on rest and releasing before ending your turn.

Flip side of that is you can assign crews to rest during the opponents air execution after they're done their work in your phase.

e.g. I can assign 10 P-47s groups to interdict, but rest 5 of them initially. Conduct the air attacks, rest the 5 that participated during my phase and return to duty the other 5. This helps you from burning through planes and pilot morale as quickly.

Another way it can be used is with consideration of when the enemy logistics phase occurs. I can put up naval patrol during my turn, blocking the path of supply over the water to the enemy, rest those planes, and when I hit end turn the enemy logistics phase will run with those interdiction values in place. The opponent can seek to counter them during his turn, but at the end of his turn is my logistics phase - not his.

You can also even setup 'surprise' attacks this way by assigning all the units in a directive to rest during your air execution phase, then put them back on duty before you end turn so they will carry out their mission during the opponent's air execution without any 'tip off' from examining the previous battle reports.

[IronDuke_slith]

ORIGINAL: Helpless

AS ans NP air directives are executing twice per turn - your and enemy air execution. For the first turn first air execution non-phasing player will have to live with ADs setup by scenario designer.

Friendly air execution happens just after logistics phase, so usually it has more sorties. You can reserve some of the air groups for the enemy air phase by setting them on rest and releasing before ending your turn.

So, to confirm, as Allied player, the air directives I set in turn 2 ( as the second phasing player in turn 2) are also in effect during the air and ground phases of the AXIs player in turn 3?

[Helpless]

Yes.

[IronDuke_slith]

ORIGINAL: Helpless

Yes.

Thank you, I appreciate the help. Thanks to you and Seminole for the tip about resting air units as well, I shall take a look and implement it.

Thanks and regards,
ID.