Anyone able to rescue the planes from the Philippines?

[Jaws_slith]

I can't get my planes of the Philippines!!!![:@] I tried to switch HQ but they won't leave the Philippines, also trying to fly them to other bases and ship them… but they won’t leave All tips are welcome[:)]

This is a time consuming business[;)]

[carnifex]

Which HQ did you transfer them to?

I accidentally transferred a Philippine squadron to the Southwest Pacific HQ and was able to get him down to Port Moresby eventually. I was only planning on getting the US Army planes out, but now I have a Philippine squadron polluting my force pool

[pompack]

I had no problem at all. I just switched the B17 and P40 groups to SWPac and started transferring them to the south

[Jaws_slith]

I try to change the ABDA HQ to SWpac but it want?? I will try again[&:]

[Mark VII]

Playing #15 PBEM as Allies, have had no problem moving a/c out of the PI's. So far have moved a B-17c sqr to Darwin after assigning it to the SWPac HQ, it is now at Brisbane attempting to upgrade to E models. Also changed a fighter unit and it is halfway to Darwin.

[pompack]

ORIGINAL: Jaws43

I try to change the ABDA HQ to SWpac but it want?? I will try again[&:]

Check your PP count; it can take a lot of PP to change the larger groups

[Jaws_slith]

Ok got it[:o] I tried to switch the theatre HQ and now I changed the air group HQ and was able to transfer them to the Dutch Islands[:)]
Thanks

[Jaws_slith]

Will this also work with LCU that will not ship??

[carnifex]

transfer them to the Dutch Islands

they better keep on truckin' if they know what's best for them

[DrewMatrix]

I try to change the ABDA HQ to SWpac

Hmm, from how you said that, I wonder: Are you trying to change the ABDA HQ to be a SWPAC unit? That isn't the way to do it. You need to change the air units themselves from USAFFE or ABDA to something else (SWPAC or SOPAC are good choices). Once the air unit is SWPAC you can fly it out and eventually get to Port Moresby or Brisbane.

You may need to hop from base to base to eventually get to Brisbane.

You need to be careful, if you do make some stops along the way (due to the range of your planes and the great distance) to stop only at bases that have at least 1 Air Support Point. Otherwise a fraction of your air units will be permanently stranded as damaged aircraft.

If you have the Control Zone set to AI control there are some problems that I (at least) encountered. The air units would revert to ABDA the next turn (so I had to pay PP yet again to change them to SWPAC a second time. Set the Control Zone covering the Philippines and Dutch East Indies to Human control, at least for a few turns, until you have the planes out to SWPAC/SOPAC bases.

And obviously you have to set the air units themselves to human (not computer) control to change them from USAFFE or ABDA to SWPAC or SOPAC

[Jaws_slith]

ORIGINAL: carnifex

transfer them to the Dutch Islands

they better keep on truckin' if they know what's best for them

I've got a special plan with the Dutch[;)]

[Jaws_slith]

ORIGINAL: Beezle

I try to change the ABDA HQ to SWpac

Hmm, from how you said that, I wonder: Are you trying to change the ABDA HQ to be a SWPAC unit? That isn't the way to do it. You need to change the air units themselves from USAFFE or ABDA to something else (SWPAC or SOPAC are good choices). Once the air unit is SWPAC you can fly it out and eventually get to Port Moresby or Brisbane.

You may need to hop from base to base to eventually get to Brisbane.

You need to be careful, if you do make some stops along the way (due to the range of your planes and the great distance) to stop only at bases that have at least 1 Air Support Point. Otherwise a fraction of your air units will be permanently stranded as damaged aircraft.

If you have the Control Zone set to AI control there are some problems that I (at least) encountered. The air units would revert to ABDA the next turn (so I had to pay PP yet again to change them to SWPAC a second time. Set the Control Zone covering the Philippines and Dutch East Indies to Human control, at least for a few turns, until you have the planes out to SWPAC/SOPAC bases.

And obviously you have to set the air units themselves to human (not computer) control to change them from USAFFE or ABDA to SWPAC or SOPAC

Yes wou were richt on the first part[:)] I changed it in the air unit window now. Thankss for the tips[:)]