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Air Strike

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Newbie question here - I just started my first game as Germans. When I select a Polish unit, no air strike icon is available - this is on the first turn. Am I missing something?
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RE: Air Strike

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First you should select your own fighters, and if there are some enemy airplanes in victinity, you can attack them then.
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RE: Air Strike

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Thanks, doomtrader. However, I thought that as per section 9 of the manual bombers or fighter bombers would be able to attack enemy infantry. Is that not the case here?
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RE: Air Strike

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We have largly improved the air fights in the 1.60 patch, but the manual isn't updated with the changes yet.
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RE: Air Strike

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Yes - I just found the "air strike" icon on the air units, rather than the ground units, so the player can now control which air unit or units strike a particular ground unit. Excellent!

I notice some units that seem to be fighter units have no ground strike icons - does this reflect doctrine or how the designers see them being used in play?
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RE: Air Strike

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Yes - I just found the "air strike" icon on the air units, rather than the ground units, so the player can now control which air unit or units strike a particular ground unit. Excellent!

I notice some units that seem to be fighter units have no ground strike icons - does this reflect doctrine or how the designers see them being used in play?

Ground strike is done with Tactical Bombers, not fighters.
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RE: Air Strike

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Actually, some fighters were able to do tactical missions, except that their range was often reduced in this role and that they were in general less good at this than a bomber. But, again many WW2 fighters did play a great role as tactical bombers as well.

I can understand that in this game they want to simplify things though.
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