LRCAP from Carriers?

[Admiral DadMan]

Originally posted by von Murrin
Hmmm, methinks we share much more of the same "joy of toys" understanding than at first appeared.

Indeed we must. When I do something that is "ahistorical", I ask myself,

"Am I exploiting a programming loophole?"
"Could this unit perform this function were it asked to do it at this time in history?"
"Is this a Stupid Human Trick, or will I be penalized approprately?"

Running LRCAP over my CVs suffered the appropriate penalty, and Lunga did get pasted, so it proved itself realistic.

[von Murrin]

Indeed.

The game is so well written that almost anything you do can have dire consequences. Usually, the more gamey the tactic, the more potentially disastrous it is.

[Didz]

Originally posted by von Murrin
Indeed.

The game is so well written that almost anything you do can have dire consequences. Usually, the more gamey the tactic, the more potentially disastrous it is.

I agree. As long as the programming doesn't allow a player to do something that would be physically impossible historically I don't see any problem with player trying out idea's that were not tried by the real commanders. To me thats what wargaming is all about and thats what a good wargame programme should allow.

So why not use LBA's to fly CAP over your CV's allowing of course for the problems that would arise in trying to do so in real life.