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How to Protect Convoy Routes From Air Units Raiding

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:11 pm
by canuckgamer
We are playing our first PBEM game of WPP and I am the Allies. Having Japanese air units raiding the convoy route by India is something new that didn't happen in WP given that there were no airfields for the Germans that were in range of Allied convoy routes.
The Japanese aircraft are sinking a lot of MM's. I have one Allied fighter in range of the convoy route but so far I don't see it doing any interceptions. I checked the rules and it only indicates that escorts will attack subs that are raiding so how do you protect against air units that are raiding a convoy route?

Re: How to Protect Convoy Routes From Air Units Raiding

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:39 pm
by ncc1701e
canuckgamer wrote: Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:11 pm Having Japanese air units raiding the convoy route by India is something new that didn't happen in WP given that there were no airfields for the Germans that were in range of Allied convoy routes.
For your information, if you are placing a tactical bomber in Narvik, it has no problem to attack the Arctic convoy route.
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Re: How to Protect Convoy Routes From Air Units Raiding

Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:40 pm
by ncc1701e
canuckgamer wrote: Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:11 pm The Japanese aircraft are sinking a lot of MM's. I have one Allied fighter in range of the convoy route but so far I don't see it doing any interceptions. I checked the rules and it only indicates that escorts will attack subs that are raiding so how do you protect against air units that are raiding a convoy route?
Good point, may be this is not coded to do so.

Re: How to Protect Convoy Routes From Air Units Raiding

Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2022 12:35 pm
by AlvaroSousa
Escorts have AA in them. Put a ton of escorts in the zone.