Post by Adseria on Apr 4, 2020 13:53:17 GMT -6
In the squadron view, as well as selecting the general type (eg medium bomber) of a squadron, you should be able to select the preferred model of plane that they will use. This would allow you to much more effectively use different types of aircraft.
For instance, you have 2 types of medium bomber; model 1 is faster and longer-ranged than model 2, but model 2 is tougher and can carry torpedoes and larger bombs. In an ideal scenario, an airbase would have a mix of the two; model 1 for recon and long-range bombing missions, and model 2 for shorter-ranged, but heavy hitting, missions. The way the game is at the moment, you have to just hope that the squadrons choose the correct aircraft.
A simpler way to do this, with less micromanagement, might be to allow you to set a preferred stat (speed, manoeuvrability, etc.) for a squadron. Then, if you have 2 or more aircraft types available, they will choose the one with the highest value in the given stat. That would mean you wouldn't have to change things every time a new aircraft model comes out.
Obviously, I'm not suggesting that this option should allow you to magically change the aircraft type immediately; rather, it would still be limited by aircraft availability and so on, but it would allow some control over aircraft type.
Also, while I'm here, it would be nice to have the ability to set squadrons as "high priority," so that they will receive new models before other squadrons.