Bob Flemin' AARse I (Husky as the Allies)

[warspite1]

Firstly, thanks for your assistance in the last couple of posts; I will have a look at these.

Secondly, if that is the case, the Axis are as incompetent as I am [:D] The AI should just sit back and watch me make an arse of things....

[Devonport]

I find (and I am a complete beginner) the Air Loss screen the most helpful, and accurate, it seems to tally with the VPs you get for air losses. They are a real help with winning this scenario. With land units, I find assaulting with units under the same command makes a real difference, so I reassign Divisions at the beginning to make this easier, and keep the Corps HQ close. Good luck!

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Devonport

I find (and I am a complete beginner) the Air Loss screen the most helpful, and accurate, it seems to tally with the VPs you get for air losses. They are a real help with winning this scenario. With land units, I find assaulting with units under the same command makes a real difference, so I reassign Divisions at the beginning to make this easier, and keep the Corps HQ close. Good luck!

warspite1

Thank-you.

[warspite1]

Right I have adjusted the settings as Mr Burns suggests - lets see what happens when I press the execute button.

I still came out worst but it was closer [:)]

[Helpless]

However the Summary has just appeared and..... I have somehow lost another 101 aircraft to 2 enemy.... Okay.

Some help would be appreciated here guys!!

Enemy losses shown on summary screen mean direct immediate losses when intercepting your flights. Quite often totals are way higher.

You may click a graph button next to "AIR EXEC PHASE SUMMARY" which will navigate you to the charts. They will show more precise info on the enemy losses and sorties.

[Jim D Burns]

ORIGINAL: warspite1
I still came out worst but it was closer [:)]

Give it time for your fatigue and experience to recover and you should see some improvement, but overall I think the allies should expect to lose about twice the numbers the axis loses until a tipping point in the air war is reached. Right now the Luftwaffe is still pretty powerful.

Jim

[Grotius]

ORIGINAL: Jim D Burns

Then I up mission percentages to 30 except recons they only go up to 25. Finally I set default altitudes to 22k, recons stay at 30k.

Hey Jim, what do you mean by "mission percentages"? I don't see that field when I'm creating/modifying air directives.

Also, is strategic bombing at night effective? Is it better against certain targets (e.g., manpower)? I take fewer losses, but my bombs go astray in the dark.

[Jim D Burns]

ORIGINAL: Grotius
Hey Jim, what do you mean by "mission percentages"? I don't see that field when I'm creating/modifying air directives.

Also, is strategic bombing at night effective? Is it better against certain targets (e.g., manpower)? I take fewer losses, but my bombs go astray in the dark.

Not directives, Doctrines. See the screenshot. Can’t comment on the strat bombing question game is still too new.

Jim

[Grotius]

Ahh; I haven't even touched the doctrines. I've been wondering why my pilots aren't more fatigued. The doctrines probably explain it.

Thanks for taking the time to explain it.

[whoofe]

keep in mind with the number of sorties your air is flying, that a significant number of losses are probly operational losses rather than combat losses

i am sure there is a way to drill down the reports to find out the loss types: flak, air combat, and operational losses

[warspite1]

So in turn 3 I launch three lots of attacks:

- I clear the Napoli Regiment in the south
- The US 1st and 3rd Infantry Divisions force the retreat of a couple of Italian units
- But an Anglo-Canadian attack on the east coast fails to dislodge the defenders.

I have ordered airborne landings on the northern coast (I hope I have done it correctly) to split the Axis forces in two.

[warspite1]

The losses chart is looking a little friendlier now - particularly in the air.

[Davekhps]

Started playing this scenario last night, was quite surprised how much of a handle I have already on air, airborne, and phib ops-- GREAT tutorials for us WitE veterans, guys.

That said: in Husky as the Allies, what steps can I take to prevent/impede German evacuation from Sicily to the mainland? I was using airpower against the ferries pretty heavily, but it looked like most of the Germans got off the island intact. Any advice?