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Howdy,

I’ve got a few questions about sub-formations and how they can be edited, as well as the effect of editing some things.

1. Can SF’s have decimals in any values (it seems to round in the editor)?

2. Can aircraft be set to take up more or less room on a carrier (heavy bombers counting as 2, seaplanes taking up .5?)

3. Is it possible to make SF’s take hits for other units? I’m trying to figure out how to make escort aircraft but I’m not sure how to do it. I’m not sure if rear area/front line unit types will work.

4. If I have different ranges for different aircraft, say a long range bomber and a short range interceptor, if they are in the same unit and the unit runs a ground attack mission; will the unit be restricted to the interceptor’s short range or will the bomber do it alone?

With regards to point 2 I would have thought that the weight of the unit would change the amount of room the unit takes up? I know you can alter the air transport capacity of an SFT type in the Statistics 1 screen. It is found on the right hand side 4-5 lines down approx.
 
Point 4 I am unsure but you should be able to find out easily by simply playtesting a turn of your scenario.

ORIGINAL: Iron Knight
4. If I have different ranges for different aircraft, say a long range bomber and a short range interceptor, if they are in the same unit and the unit runs a ground attack mission; will the unit be restricted to the interceptor’s short range or will the bomber do it alone?

The lesser range limits the unit's movement.

Thanks guys, I'm just working with ideas on paper as I travel in hopes to get some structure and planning done before I start (so I don't have to go and redo something after I have built a lot). I've been slowly figuring out the SF part of the editor when I get some down time at hotels.

On #2 I had my wires crossed a bit. I see that it is weight, I must have been looking at something else and mixing my numbers. I was thinking it was 'air slots' rather than weight.

Also I seem to have ran into another problem.

5. Is it possible to set an 'either or' function for research. I see that I can have 2 required techs but can it be set to one or the other.