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Air Strike
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:15 am
by markacres
Newbie question here - I just started my first game as Germans. When I select a Polish unit, no air strike icon is available - this is on the first turn. Am I missing something?
RE: Air Strike
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:10 am
by doomtrader
First you should select your own fighters, and if there are some enemy airplanes in victinity, you can attack them then.
RE: Air Strike
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:16 am
by markacres
Thanks, doomtrader. However, I thought that as per section 9 of the manual bombers or fighter bombers would be able to attack enemy infantry. Is that not the case here?
RE: Air Strike
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 10:40 am
by doomtrader
We have largly improved the air fights in the 1.60 patch, but the manual isn't updated with the changes yet.
RE: Air Strike
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 11:01 am
by markacres
Yes - I just found the "air strike" icon on the air units, rather than the ground units, so the player can now control which air unit or units strike a particular ground unit. Excellent!
I notice some units that seem to be fighter units have no ground strike icons - does this reflect doctrine or how the designers see them being used in play?
RE: Air Strike
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 2:31 pm
by willgamer
ORIGINAL: markacres
Yes - I just found the "air strike" icon on the air units, rather than the ground units, so the player can now control which air unit or units strike a particular ground unit. Excellent!
I notice some units that seem to be fighter units have no ground strike icons - does this reflect doctrine or how the designers see them being used in play?
Ground strike is done with Tactical Bombers, not fighters.
RE: Air Strike
Posted: Thu Oct 08, 2009 4:06 pm
by micheljq
Actually, some fighters were able to do tactical missions, except that their range was often reduced in this role and that they were in general less good at this than a bomber. But, again many WW2 fighters did play a great role as tactical bombers as well.
I can understand that in this game they want to simplify things though.