Air unit 'Maximization" - what is it?

[mroyer]

Anyone have any idea what 'Maximization' is (see screenshot below)? It appears to be preventing my air units from getting ready (i.e., improving readiness). I searched on 'maximization' in the manual and didn't find anything.

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-Mark R.

[Soar_Slitherine]

The usual reason why an air unit would be stuck at 10 readiness would be that it's not at a sufficiently high-level airbase (although, for ultralights, any airbase capable of producing airbase points will do).

[mroyer]

Well what an idiot I am...

I had strategically moved them and inadvertently missed the airbase by one hex. They've been sitting in a rocky field adjacent to the railroad tracks for several turns now.

The silver lining in this is I got to learn about 'maximization'. I'd never really paid attention to it before. It is also how readiness limitations from the various forms of exposure (cold, radiation...) are indicated.

Thanks Soar_Slitherine.

-Mark R.