RE: Russian Airbase
Posted: Sat Jul 19, 2014 4:08 pm
yes, air wings at a PVO base will only do intercepts.
Some people disband them precisely for this reason. My solution is to scatter them around the various air commands. It does no harm to have a base essentially for defensive fighter operations as this is an important part of the Soviet air war in 41-42.
The other use for them, esp if your opponent likes to bomb your airbases, is to keep them empty and almost at the front. That way U2s and other short range air units can use the empty base to transit (& thus extend their range) while the actual units are kept relatively safe at the rear.
Having done some experimenting (& I realise this is old advice in a way), my revised OOB for the Soviet airforce is to scrap the Strategic bomber command HQ, but keep 3 of the operational commands (linked to Stavka). I then put the VVS and the PVO bases into this structure and it allows me to move the interceptors and the air units I am using for the partisan war to the sector I am prioritising (or spread them out to get cover all over the front).
Some people disband them precisely for this reason. My solution is to scatter them around the various air commands. It does no harm to have a base essentially for defensive fighter operations as this is an important part of the Soviet air war in 41-42.
The other use for them, esp if your opponent likes to bomb your airbases, is to keep them empty and almost at the front. That way U2s and other short range air units can use the empty base to transit (& thus extend their range) while the actual units are kept relatively safe at the rear.
Having done some experimenting (& I realise this is old advice in a way), my revised OOB for the Soviet airforce is to scrap the Strategic bomber command HQ, but keep 3 of the operational commands (linked to Stavka). I then put the VVS and the PVO bases into this structure and it allows me to move the interceptors and the air units I am using for the partisan war to the sector I am prioritising (or spread them out to get cover all over the front).