Choice of target for naval attack

[gladiatt]

I've got a interresting question ( in my opinion, don't know if it's interesting for others !).

The game manual say that when an air unit is in Naval Attack mission, it will aim in priority to CV, then BB and decrease the rate of the target so the AK would be aim in late.
Somewhere in this forum, in various thread, it is also said that an air unit won't attack a TF if the cap ratio on this one is too strong for the attacking air unit.
Would the air unit attack an "undefended" TF of AK rather than a "well protected" CV TF ?
Or would it just seat on the ground because the AK TF is of no value ?

I know that when there is "only" an AK TF in range, a air unit will attack it.
But what about when numerous choice are in range?

Thanks for the advice/answers/tricks/hints/joke/time/etc

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: gladiatt

I've got a interresting question ( in my opinion, don't know if it's interesting for others !).

The game manual say that when an air unit is in Naval Attack mission, it will aim in priority to CV, then BB and decrease the rate of the target so the AK would be aim in late.
Somewhere in this forum, in various thread, it is also said that an air unit won't attack a TF if the cap ratio on this one is too strong for the attacking air unit.
Would the air unit attack an "undefended" TF of AK rather than a "well protected" CV TF ?
Or would it just seat on the ground because the AK TF is of no value ?

I know that when there is "only" an AK TF in range, a air unit will attack it.
But what about when numerous choice are in range?

Thanks for the advice/answers/tricks/hints/joke/time/etc

Lots o' die rolls involved... it would depend somewhat on if the air unit passed its "saving throws" - aggression of C.O., the air skill of the C.O., the morale of the unit, the detection levels of the targets, and probably several more rolls as well... and it would also depend on the range of the various units and where any CAP was flying...

If they were all in the same hex, and they did attack, they'd probably attack the CV... if they were in different hexes, it is hard to know.

[gladiatt]

Hmmm, complex answer.
But, aniway, is it "possible" ? I mean, that the air unit attack the AK TF, rather than not attacking the CV TF ?

And thanks another time for the answer, Rtrapasso ! [;)]

[rtrapasso]

ORIGINAL: gladiatt

Hmmm, complex answer.
But, aniway, is it "possible" ? I mean, that the air unit attack the AK TF, rather than not attacking the CV TF ?

And thanks another time for the answer, Rtrapasso ! [;)]

It's possible... again, a lot of different factors involved... many players complain bitterly when the target they want attacked isn't the one that gets attacked... not infrequently, it is the other way around: "Why are my planes attacking AKs when there are CVs in range??"

[gladiatt]

ORIGINAL: rtrapasso

ORIGINAL: gladiatt

Hmmm, complex answer.
But, aniway, is it "possible" ? I mean, that the air unit attack the AK TF, rather than not attacking the CV TF ?

And thanks another time for the answer, Rtrapasso ! [;)]

It's possible... again, a lot of different factors involved... many players complain bitterly when the target they want attacked isn't the one that gets attacked... not infrequently, it is the other way around: "Why are my planes attacking AKs when there are CVs in range??"

Well, i sometimes yell somethings like that in front of my computer (and my wife doesn't understand the great difference between an "Haïka" and an "Civi Tihaf" !), but i think everyone should cool, breathe, and remind that is just a game.
Well, in fact, i try to explain it to myself with this post [:D]

[hvymtl13]

It seems that my air units would rather bomb a base unit or construction unit even when I want them to hit Combat units. If stacked in a hex with multiple units, they seem to prefer the Base forces, or Construction units most of the time. I'd estimate something near 60-70% of the time.

[Mynok]

It's based on unit ID. There is no control over that.

[bradfordkay]

Face it... my experience is that my air units will bomb any units except those that I desperately wish them to bomb...[:(]

[gladiatt]

ORIGINAL: bradfordkay

Face it... my experience is that my air units will bomb any units except those that I desperately wish them to bomb...[:(]

At least they bomb !! Some of my air unit never accept to do an offensive mission...and their morale is good...changed leader to have a great aggressiveness; and they stay at base...
This game is sometime frustrating [8|]

[Bogo Mil]

Did you check the naval search or CAP setting? Sometimes I wonder why my bombers don't bomb, and then I see that I set them at ground attack, but didn't change that 100% naval search...

Not enough supplies or AV support are other reasons, why planes don't fly. No offensive missions will launch from a size 0 or 1 airfield.

[gladiatt]

I guess i have a clue: they are airunit on a CVE; a sqdr attacked a single AK; the other sqdn does nothing. In the manual, it is said that a raid will use the number of plane necessary for the number of target; so may be the AI thought that the second sqdn don't need to fly that mission....