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Post by vonfriedman on Jun 27, 2023 0:52:50 GMT -6
It's 1950. My cruisers no longer embark floatplanes, preferring to be equipped with AA guns, also because in the fleet there is a good number of both heavy and light aircraft carriers.
At the beginning of a scenario, invariably, both in the case that 100 TBs are available and when I only have 12, the AI lets 6 TBs take off, which should explore immense sea spaces.
What could I do to improve my aerial reconnaissance?
Thanks for any clarification or suggestion.
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Post by oldpop2000 on Jun 27, 2023 6:30:41 GMT -6
It's 1950. My cruisers no longer embark floatplanes, preferring to be equipped with AA guns, also because in the fleet there is a good number of both heavy and light aircraft carriers. At the beginning of a scenario, invariably, both in the case that 100 TBs are available and when I only have 12, the AI lets 6 TBs take off, which should explore immense sea spaces. What could I do to improve my aerial reconnaissance? Thanks for any clarification or suggestion. What about flying boats? When you build them, emphasize range. The only issue is the construction of tenders. |
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Post by vonfriedman on Jun 27, 2023 8:59:21 GMT -6
Flying boats are fine, but not always they are available.
I'd like to be able to set a series of waypoints for the carrier planes I send out on reconnaissance missions, in order to reinforce the reconnaissance done by my task force's AI (one plane per 20 degree sector). The simple round trip system to a target, as stated in the RTW2 manual, seems rather simplistic to me.
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Post by oldpop2000 on Jun 27, 2023 16:24:06 GMT -6
Flying boats are fine, but not always they are available. I'd like to be able to set a series of waypoints for the carrier planes I send out on reconnaissance missions, in order to reinforce the reconnaissance done by my task force's AI (one plane per 20 degree sector). The simple round trip system to a target, as stated in the RTW2 manual, seems rather simplistic to me. Let's see. I have two squadrons of eighteen patrol planes that have to cover an area of 180 degrees from their land base, that would mean each plane would have to cover 10 degrees. If each plane flew out 350 miles then turned and flew left for 50 to 100 miles, then turned back toward their base and flew another 350 miles, that would mean that the planes would need a range of about 800 miles. Depending on the location in the world of the base, leaving at 5 am, flying at 150 miles per hour, the first leg would take about two hours and the return leg would take another two hours. The total search time might be about four to five hours. This would mean the second squadron would leave at about 10 am and return by 4 pm. This might cover the area. Interesting. |
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