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RE: Admiral's Edition Air War Thread
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 12:12 pm
by castor troy
ORIGINAL: Elessar
Hi, I'm new to this board. I just started playing my first campaign against the AI and read a lot of usefull stuff on this board. I do not seriously consider starting a PBEM before the AE is up and running.
So what I die to know is, will the Aichi M6A1 Seiran, float plane bomber for the I-400 class Submarines be in the game? I'm kind of a fan of these boats. Even as I guess their operational value will be rather limited late in the war, even with the Seiran and the potential to deliver 800kg AP bombs anywhere, as long as your opponent sees no need to cap bases far in his rear area.
But with the Glen's, or what plane do they carry now? I can not imagine that they are in any way usefull now.
IIRC they will be in the game.
RE: Admiral's Edition Air War Thread
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 4:35 pm
by Dili
SAIEW
Thanks.
Another question, in upgrade paths can we define more than one step? this is more for units that change mission(fighter to bomber, etc). Or do we have to resort to withdraw unit and then came the same unit with another diferent kind of plane?
RE: Admiral's Edition Air War Thread
Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 4:43 pm
by timtom
ORIGINAL: Dili
Another question, in upgrade paths can we define more than one step? this is more for units that change mission(fighter to bomber, etc). Or do we have to resort to withdraw unit and then came the same unit with another diferent kind of plane?
Each unit can have up to 10 individually defined upgrades.
RE: Admiral's Edition Air War Thread
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 5:30 am
by Cathartes
I have permission from powers on up to post a 6-pack preview of some of the Allied air sides in Admiral's Edition. This is but a hint of what you might find in the game.
Your mission should you choose to accept it:
1. Correctly identify each of these aircraft and which country they served with.
2. Identify the units which the first and last aircraft served with (upper left and lower right)
The first person to guess 100% correctly might get to pick a few more.
RE: Admiral's Edition Air War Thread
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 6:23 am
by bradfordkay
I have no idea as to what units the first and last are, but I think these are the aircraft:
1. RAAF P-43 Lancer (recon version?)
2. RAAF DeHavilland DH-89 Dragon transport (less likely - DH89A)
3. USN Lockheed JO Electra
4. RAF Fairey Seal operating out of Ceylon
5. USN Curtiss SB2c-1 Helldiver
6. RAF Hawker Hurricane IIc
RE: Admiral's Edition Air War Thread
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:02 am
by Fishbed
The Lancer is from the RAAF 1. Photo Reconnaissance Unit.
Hurri may be a No.232 Squadron one, based in Singapore
RE: Admiral's Edition Air War Thread
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 10:03 am
by Monter_Trismegistos
Hi, could anybody explain flags to airplanes: what mean amphibian and float and what is the difference? Are they the same with except float can be carried by ships?
And a pity there is no flag "carried by sub"
RE: Admiral's Edition Air War Thread
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 1:48 pm
by ny59giants
When looking at the new screenshots, I noticed that there is more Fog of War. [&o]
Currently, you cannot send out Recon flights to hexes where there are no LCUs present. In AE, will you be able to send them to empty hexes?? I hope so as this will be another part of the improved Fog of War. If it remains the same, it will be easy for a player to ID which hexes have troops and send Recon only to those hexes.
RE: Admiral's Edition Air War Thread
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 2:41 pm
by timtom
ORIGINAL: Monter_Trismegistos
Hi, could anybody explain flags to airplanes: what mean amphibian and float and what is the difference? Are they the same with except float can be carried by ships?
The "amphibian" tag enables an aircraft to operate from any base, size 0+, incl. landlocked ones.
The "float" tag limits an aircraft to operating from a size 0+ coastal base only (same as FP's and FF's currently). We use it to define float transports, but you could tag anything, say to make a float heavy bomber fx.
RE: Admiral's Edition Air War Thread
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 4:20 pm
by Dixie
ORIGINAL: Cathartes
I have permission from powers on up to post a 6-pack preview of some of the Allied air sides in Admiral's Edition. This is but a hint of what you might find in the game.
Your mission should you choose to accept it:
1. Correctly identify each of these aircraft and which country they served with.
2. Identify the units which the first and last aircraft served with (upper left and lower right)
The first person to guess 100% correctly might get to pick a few more.
I would say:
P-43A, 1 PRU Sqn RAAF
DH-89, MVAF
Lockheed Electra, US Navy (?)
Westland Wapiti, RIAF
Curtiss SB2C Helldiver, US Navy
Hawker Hurricane MkIIb, No.232 Sqn RAF
RE: Admiral's Edition Air War Thread
Posted: Tue May 20, 2008 9:17 pm
by Cathartes
Good guesses all! Only 2 out of 6 have been positively and thoroughly correct.
Keep 'em coming and feel free to modify your answers.
RE: Admiral's Edition Air War Thread
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 4:56 am
by bradfordkay
I'm confused... I only see two attempts to answer the question...[&:]
RE: Admiral's Edition Air War Thread
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 7:13 am
by tigercub
Lysander is a Light bomber OMG! when it as a light bomber very few missions were flown in this way sounds allmost like a dream to me. mostly used to ferry offices around and special opps men. I had to smile when it was flying as a fighter in witp.
RE: Admiral's Edition Air War Thread
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 7:20 am
by bradfordkay
Dixie's right: it's a Waipiti, not a Seal. Nice catch...
RE: Admiral's Edition Air War Thread
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 11:27 am
by Dixie
ORIGINAL: Cathartes
Good guesses all! Only 2 out of 6 have been positively and thoroughly correct.
Keep 'em coming and feel free to modify your answers.
Try again, how's this?
1. P-43, No.1 PRU San RAAF
2. DH-89 Dragon Rapide, MVAF
3. Lockhhed Electra UC-36, US Navy
4. Westland Wapiti, RIAF (I think the RAF, RCAF & RAAF had finished using theirs by 1941)
5. Curtiss SB2C-4, US Navy
6. Hawker Hurricane MkI, No.258 Sqn RAF (No trop filter would point me towards MkI, looks like no spinner either which would indicate a lack of spares, probably Java/Sumatra)
RE: Admiral's Edition Air War Thread
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 12:43 pm
by Mike Solli
What does it mean when a "flight loses cohesion"?
RE: Admiral's Edition Air War Thread
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 1:05 pm
by Mike Solli
What's the difference between Maint'd (maintained?) and Damaged?
RE: Admiral's Edition Air War Thread
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 2:14 pm
by Cathartes
Try again, how's this?
1. P-43, No.1 PRU San RAAF
2. DH-89 Dragon Rapide, MVAF
3. Lockhhed Electra UC-36, US Navy
4. Westland Wapiti, RIAF (I think the RAF, RCAF & RAAF had finished using theirs by 1941)
5. Curtiss SB2C-4, US Navy
6. Hawker Hurricane MkI, No.258 Sqn RAF (No trop filter would point me towards MkI, looks like no spinner either which would indicate a lack of spares, probably Java/Sumatra)
1. Correct
2. Halfway there
3. Looking like it, but not it
4. Correct
5. You're hot
6. You're cold (a double hint with that statement)
RE: Admiral's Edition Air War Thread
Posted: Wed May 21, 2008 2:36 pm
by Dixie
ORIGINAL: Cathartes
1. Correct
2. Halfway there
3. Looking like it, but not it
4. Correct
5. You're hot
6. You're cold (a double hint with that statement)
In that case,
2. DH.89 Dragon Rapide, RAF (The serial indicates British stock rather than Australian)
3. Lockheed L-12 Electra Junior, US Navy
5. SB2C-5 USN (USS Intrepid's air group I believe)
6. Hawker Hurricane MkXII, RCAF (2nd choice through the lack of spinner)
RE: Admiral's Edition Air War Thread
Posted: Sat May 24, 2008 4:06 pm
by Cathartes
Dixie, you've taken the most interest and effort, so pm me 12 aircraft you would like to see displayed. I'll pick 6 (if you pick ones that are actually in AE! [:'(])
The DH.89 is with the RNZAF and the RCAF Hurri Mk.XII is with the 135 squadron.
The Beech 18 is a curve ball as it's nearly identical to the Lockheed L12.