[504]Adding Aircraft to Groups (surface ships) Prevents Loading Aircraft

[poaw]

When adding aircraft to grouped units of surface ships an error message pops up when attempting to load out those aircraft.

"Re-equip incomplete!

Aircraft:<Callsign> was not equipped with intended loadout as one or more of the primary stores for that loadout are not available. Reverting to reserve (clean) loadout."

[Yokes]

This is because adding aircraft to a group places the aircraft randomly. You can end up with fighters in helicopter hangers on destroyers.

You need to add aircraft to ships PRIOR to grouping them.

Yokes

[Dimitris]

Or alternatively switch to _unit_ view, select the carrier, then select "Edit AC". This ensures you're editing the air complement for the carrier only, and not the whole group.

Repeat as desired for any other ship in the group.

[poaw]

ORIGINAL: Yokes

This is because adding aircraft to a group places the aircraft randomly. You can end up with fighters in helicopter hangers on destroyers.

You need to add aircraft to ships PRIOR to grouping them.

Yokes

The problem occurs even if the ships are identical.

ORIGINAL: Sunburn

Or alternatively switch to _unit_ view, select the carrier, then select "Edit AC". This ensures you're editing the air complement for the carrier only, and not the whole group.

Repeat as desired for any other ship in the group.

The bug persists if you add the aircraft as a group and then use the individual ship's "Edit A/C" button to try to load them.

It's not a big deal though.