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Hullo,

What might be the best way to protect a base and the onloading AK's in it?

- 100% CAP set to range 1
- Sweep set to range 1
- 100% CAP with base as objective

Escort (no target) with CAP level at 90%.

100% CAP defaults to LR CAP, which is bad if that's not what you want. Cruft has it, Escort, no target, with 90% CAP. Not sure that the range matters in this case. I'd leave it on whatever I had it on before, to keep from having to remember to set it back.

ORIGINAL: viking42

Hullo,

What might be the best way to protect a base and the onloading AK's in it?

- 100% CAP set to range 1
- Sweep set to range 1
- 100% CAP with base as objective

Having a surface TF in the same hex with BB/cruisers. 90% of the air attacks will be aimed at it.

Yesterday, I saw CA HMS Exeter blow up and sink after being hit by a 100kg bomb thrown by a Ki-48 Lily, so this tactic may be costy. First time I saw a ammo explosion with such a small bomb, that should have bounced on the armor. But such things happen in real life.

I wonder if this is the first time I saw a Lily sink something alone.

Anyway, if you're Japanese and during the first months of the game, covering your invasion TF with CA/BB surface TF will protect them from Allied ships and planes at a very little cost.

If you have only planes, so escort 90% is the best order.

Oh, and if you also have bombers/attack a/c at this base, do remember to stand them down so they don't all rush off and get themselves shot down because they had no escort....

that's great, thanks,
i'm playing since the start and i always used LR CAP 100% with range 1 and i started to be unsure about this