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air supply
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 8:41 pm
by yamato
Does anyone know if air supply can still be flown to a base whose airfield has become disabled ? ( With the current blockade situation I'm facing in Luganville,
I am hoping for some parachuted supplies---lol. :rolleyes: )
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2003 9:47 pm
by CapAndGown
The answer is: Yes.
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 8:30 am
by DanHeute
I suppose that only a C-47 Dakota can do that ?
Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2003 5:15 pm
by SeaWolF K
I have used PBY's in this case and it has worked as well.
SeaWolF
Posted: Tue Oct 14, 2003 12:53 am
by DanHeute
I just tried to parachute supplies over Gili Gili with Dakotas.
I have got this message : NO AIRFIELD AT SELECTED LOCATION !!!
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2003 10:34 pm
by crsutton
DanHeute wrote:I just tried to parachute supplies over Gili Gili with Dakotas.
I have got this message : NO AIRFIELD AT SELECTED LOCATION !!!
Has to be at least one level of airbase in a hex to deliver supply by air. No para supplies in the game now as it stands. (Would be a nice touch though).
air supply
Posted: Thu Oct 16, 2003 11:00 pm
by yamato
Well I reckon that answered two questions--lol. My supplies to O level
airfields haven't been getting through ( Although I got no report of that )'
but my supplies to 100 % dameged level 6 ( Luganville have ) .
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 12:31 am
by Mike Wood
Hello...
In UV, the only way to get supplies to troops is at a friendly base. If the base has no airfield, only patrol aircraft (sea planes) may be used.
In WIP, we allow all planes that can carry supply to air drop supply into any hex containing a friendly land unit or base, with or without a friendly airfield.
We may retro-fit the feature to UV, in time.
Bye...
Michael Wood
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DanHeute wrote:I just tried to parachute supplies over Gili Gili with Dakotas.
I have got this message : NO AIRFIELD AT SELECTED LOCATION !!!
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 2:07 am
by 609IAP_Thumper
That would be sweet and appreciated here.
T
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 7:39 am
by Lrfss
Here's a quickie Question.
Can someone direct me to any evidence/referance that "Para Dropped Supply" was used in the PTO?
Thanks in advance!
Lrfss
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 8:26 am
by 609IAP_Thumper
Good question. I know it was used in Burma, but ...
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 1:28 pm
by LargeSlowTarget
I've read in Bergerud's 'Touched with fire' that on Guadalcanal air drop was used to supply US troops in the Mount Austen area (fighting for the 'Gifu' strongpoint), since overland supply routes were almost non-existent.
Posted: Fri Oct 17, 2003 4:31 pm
by CapAndGown
Supply drops were also used for allied forces on the Koda trail.