Rest mode and air raids

[Yaab]

Never noticed this before, but LCUs in Rest mode who are bombed by enemy bombers during Ground Attack missions automatically switch their mode from Rest to Combat.

Started a new campiagn, set Tennasserim battalion in Mergui and the BF in Tavoy to Rest to try regain morale. Both bases were scouted in the AM phase, Japanese bombers attacked those two units in the PM phase and scored disabling hits.

So I check both units next turn and voila! both units are AUTOMATICALLY set to Combat mode.

[Yaab]

I know combat reporta have FOW but this was enough to switch both units.

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Afternoon Air attack on Tenasserim BAF Battalion, at 53,62 (Mergui)

Weather in hex: Heavy cloud

Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 27

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
15 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
27 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet
Ground Attack: 4 x 250 kg GP Bomb

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Afternoon Air attack on 108th RAF Base Force, at 54,60 (Tavoy)

Weather in hex: Severe storms

Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-21-IIa Sally x 31

No Japanese losses

Allied ground losses:
7 casualties reported
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled

Aircraft Attacking:
31 x Ki-21-IIa Sally bombing from 8000 feet *
Ground Attack: 2 x 250 kg GP Bomb

[RedConkristador]

Also applies to units in MOVE - they will change to Combat if attacked from the air.

[Chris21wen]

They don't always do it and the better the forts etc the less likely they will.

[Yaab]

Never knew about the forts. I will keep that in mind.

Mergui had 0 forts and Tavoy had 1 forts.

[Chris21wen]

I think I probably should have said size of base but in truth it's probable a combination.