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Do you folks really want a developer response to this? If you get one, it's not going to float your boat. Be careful what you ask for.

ORIGINAL: Symon

Do you folks really want a developer response to this? If you get one, it's not going to float your boat. Be careful what you ask for.

Sure Symon we are all big boys here.

We well know that your responses can be extremely hot or cold [;)].

Lay it on us.

It's obviously a mistake, but as I found out playing the IJ there are a lot of devices in big units (like IJA divisions) that have obviously flyable devices (inf squads, eng squads, small arty and AA guns) which do end up being flown as those units are moved and which are not something that should be flyable.

So in this case it's something I'd not looked into and it is worth looking into. I don't know all of the things that could be flown in game. Maybe some small tanks could be put on the largest transports at some stage (like the tankettes), but this is not something that is listed anywhere. So it's good to figure it out somehow and that is what the forum is for.

It's also good to have a chance to make sure this is not happening across the board by mistake.

[X(] Tanks flown by air? Never realized that...

i am pretty sure when i try to fly regiments from my divisions (IJA) they always leave behind the pieces of 75mm and all the motorized support...in fact i never tried to fly tank units in or out because i thought you couldn't do it!

Good to know however! It is clearly an oversight and i agree that heavy and big pieces shouldn't be moved by air anywhere...
Thanks for looking into it!

Thus for a plane to carry 2 supply points it needs a capacity of 2000+

No, 4000+ to carry 2 supply points.

BTW if you're air transporting tanks around the Pacific, Allies, or IJ please don't be my opponent. I will not attempt any such, and will end a game based on this if my opponent thought it was OK.[:@]

It's obviously a mistake, but as I found out playing the IJ there are a lot of devices in big units (like IJA divisions) that have obviously flyable devices (inf squads, eng squads, small arty and AA guns) which do end up being flown as those units are moved and which are not something that should be flyable.

I disagree some of these should be flyable, such as the IJ 75MM Mtn gun (which is air transportable). This thing could be broken down and carried by man or mule. Another similar device is the US 75mm pack howitzer. As far as some devices at least I think they were changed and can't be airlifted, such as the IJ 75MM T90(?) gun which has a load cost of 10 and is what many IJA divisions upgrade to.

i am pretty sure when i try to fly regiments from my divisions (IJA) they always leave behind the pieces of 75mm and all the motorized support...in fact i never tried to fly tank units in or out because i thought you couldn't do it!

BTW has there been some kinda mod to the load values, because when I opened my game and checked the menu bar for vehicles I didn't find one vehicle with a load value <10. Since the transport load limit is 9 no vehicles should load. Now I'm playing stock with the latest 'official'(1108r9?) patch so...?[&:]