Air unit readiness

[Nirosi]

Hi,

Air units are supposed to lose 6% readiness during a mission (or 8% for strategic bombers) according to the manual.

However, they seem to actually lose 12% per mission (twice as much). So if you bomb twice by using both OP in a turn, you lose 24% readiness. And this is if the bombing is actually unopposed. If intercepted it seems to work normally by adding another 6% for the extra air battle.

I wonder if the code does not interpret the land units AA fire as another combat even tough it is just the opponent fire of the same mission? I hope not, that would be like losing twice as many effectiveness during land battles because the opponent's tanks dare to fire back as well...[:'(]

Unless it was changed from 6% to 12% in a previous patch? I also hope not as it would be way too harsh...

[Nirosi]

Ok, did some more tests.

Tactical, Ground support and Strategic will all lose 12% for one single bombing mission (if unopposed by enemy fighters). Instead of losing respectively 6%, 6% and 8% as per manual.

Been in an air fight for bombers, seems to increase the readiness loss, but not always by the same amount (seen 4% and 6%). Maybe it is related to loses?

Fighters will also lose 12% if intercepting (also instead of the 6% mentioned in the manual).

Movement by air and rail means losing 8% and 15% respectively, working correctly as per the manual.

[sveint]

Even worse is air unit recovery if they have port supply. I have no idea how it works, I just know that for air units I have to fly them to a main supply source every so often.

[stjeand]

The last time I used strategic bombers they seems to lose efficiency based upon range.

NOW I have not used one in the latest patch but in the past...when I would bomb a location with no AA twice I would be around 50% efficiency after starting at 100%.


I wonder if like land units they lose efficiency to mitigate damage so they are losing more than the manual says.

[AlvaroSousa]

Sometimes losses get translated into effectiveness loss instead depending on their defense.

Damaged but not destroyed air craft.

[Nirosi]

Thanks Alvaro,

However, 12% for a bombing mission seems to be the minimum even without any resistance.

So is it a bug because it should be 6%, or is the manual wrong by stating 6% and it actually really is 12%?