Problem with disappearing fighter airframes
Posted: Sat Jun 06, 2009 2:31 pm
I have come across a problem with disappearing fighter airframes, and wonder whether anyone can shed any light on this. The problem arises when I attempt to rotate to a rear base fighter units having some damaged machines. Since I want to minimise exposure of the unit's aircraft to attack whilst at a frontline base, I stand it down and transfer the undamaged a/c to a rear base. The plan is to wait until the remainder have repaired and then air transfer them to the same rear base, where they rejoin the parent unit. 'Ground transport' of the damaged a/c to the rear is not possible as the required overland route isn't available.
The attached composite image of the state of the main unit and its sub-unit containing damaged aircraft over the course of two days shows the problem. As this is from an ongoing PBEM I've redacted useful intelligence. As can be seen, on 21 March the sub-unit is still at the front line base with six damaged airframes, but on the following day it is left with only a single airframe (in flyable condition), though still with six pilots, as on the previous day. The main unit has stayed unchanged over both days, with 21 airframes and pilots. The sub-unit has lost 5 aircraft.
It's possible that two of the lost aircraft found their way back into the pool, but I'm not sure as I am going from memory as to what the total in the pool of A6M3's was on 21 March. It does seem clear that at least 3 aircraft from the sub-unit simply disappeared.
This isn't a big problem, but it's never good to see your aircraft pool being depleted inexplicably like this. I thought I had noticed this happening on a previous occasion, but wasn't sure - this time I have the screens to demonstrate it. Is this a bug? I searched the forum for reports of similar behaviour, but could find none. If anyone can explain why this is happening I'd be glad to hear.
The attached composite image of the state of the main unit and its sub-unit containing damaged aircraft over the course of two days shows the problem. As this is from an ongoing PBEM I've redacted useful intelligence. As can be seen, on 21 March the sub-unit is still at the front line base with six damaged airframes, but on the following day it is left with only a single airframe (in flyable condition), though still with six pilots, as on the previous day. The main unit has stayed unchanged over both days, with 21 airframes and pilots. The sub-unit has lost 5 aircraft.
It's possible that two of the lost aircraft found their way back into the pool, but I'm not sure as I am going from memory as to what the total in the pool of A6M3's was on 21 March. It does seem clear that at least 3 aircraft from the sub-unit simply disappeared.
This isn't a big problem, but it's never good to see your aircraft pool being depleted inexplicably like this. I thought I had noticed this happening on a previous occasion, but wasn't sure - this time I have the screens to demonstrate it. Is this a bug? I searched the forum for reports of similar behaviour, but could find none. If anyone can explain why this is happening I'd be glad to hear.