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Playing with movement fog for the first time
Posted: Sat Feb 24, 2018 4:34 pm
by Searry
What are the optimal parameters for succesful recon missions?
RE: Playing with movement fog for the first time
Posted: Mon Feb 26, 2018 7:44 pm
by Searry
Looking at the equipment info, I would say half of the max altitude?
RE: Playing with movement fog for the first time
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 12:56 pm
by cfulbright
According to the game designers, low-altitude cameras are best at 12K', mid-altitude at 24K', and high-altitude at 36K's. Going lower than those actually hurts your detection levels, not help them.
Cary
RE: Playing with movement fog for the first time
Posted: Tue Feb 27, 2018 1:44 pm
by Searry
Thank you!
RE: Playing with movement fog for the first time
Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2018 1:07 pm
by LuciusSulla
Please also note that according to the living manual (17.3.1.3), recon aircrafts may change their altitude up to 10k feet when they reach the target hex. So if you only want the recon data on target hex, you could set the cruise height 10k feet higher than the most effective altitude of the loaded camera.
However, if you also want the recon data along the path, probably setting the cruise height right at the most effective altitude is the best option.
For example, for Allies strategic recon missions, as I only care about the recon data of the target hexes, I usually load the recon air crafts with high-altitude camera and set the recon planes at highest altitude to avoid flaks and interceptions.