Dutch Air Force - Why Save it?

[Nomad]

ORIGINAL: Sardaukar

To original question...why not ?? [:D]

Especially when playing CHS, Brit replacement rate for pilots is 30 (IIRC), so every additional pilot can count in 1942. Of course Dutch fighter planes upgrade to Kittyhawk III..available in 7/43...[:'(]. But every pilot and plane as reinforcement is good.

To answer the first question, PPs. I can use the saved PPs to replace the staff officers on my ships. [&:][:D]

I will trasnfer any non Dutch air units assigned to the ABDA, I was wondering about the Dutch manned ones.

The Martins will upgrade to B-25C and I have enough of them.

[Dino]

It doesn't cost anything to disband them... They will come back in Sidney in 90 days. So you just have to decide what you want to do with the last unit of the type.

I would certaly save transports, patrols, recons and bombers.

[niceguy2005]

It also seems higly situational to me. In one game I started evacuating my dutch forces early and ended up regretting it. My opponenent came at me with far less force than I thought he would use and I found myself wishing I had all those planes and base forces back.

[dtravel]

I thought the Dutch air units did NOT return is disbanded/withdrawn. [&:]

[pauk]

ORIGINAL: dtravel

I thought the Dutch air units did NOT return is disbanded/withdrawn. [&:]

I thought so. But Ron corrected me. Anyway, don't think that should happen...

Why is that?

[niceguy2005]

ORIGINAL: dtravel

I thought the Dutch air units did NOT return is disbanded/withdrawn. [&:]

They do appear to return. I have Martins starting to arrive in Sydney.

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: niceguy2005

ORIGINAL: dtravel

I thought the Dutch air units did NOT return is disbanded/withdrawn. [&:]

They do appear to return. I have Martins starting to arrive in Sydney.

They DEFINITELY return!! Often with no allotted planes or pilots, but they do come back.

[ny59giants]

So I can disband some of my Dutch air units so they come back in Sydney and save myself some PP's. I like that idea!![:D]