Altitude question

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Zigurat666
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Altitude question

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If you set aircraft to a certain level,so in my case 32k as agreed by my opponent and myself. Does this just apply an average altitude or is it a definite ceiling?
See below:
The allied aircraft are scrambling from "X" altitude to way above the 32k limit 36-37k feet.


Afternoon Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 34,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
J2M2 Jack x 31

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 49

Japanese aircraft losses
J2M2 Jack: 1 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
9 x J2M2 Jack sweeping at 32000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.67 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 6 scrambling)
2 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 30000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 13 minutes
No.258 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (1 airborne, 4 on standby, 11 scrambling)
5 plane(s) intercepting now.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 15000 and 35600.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 22 minutes
No.261 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 9 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 19000 and 35600.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes
No.607 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 3 on standby, 8 scrambling)
3 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 1 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 31000 and 35000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 43 minutes



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Afternoon Air attack on Akyab , at 54,45

Weather in hex: Partial cloud

Raid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 28,000 feet.
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes

Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-IIa Oscar x 33

Allied aircraft
Hurricane IIc Trop x 40

Japanese aircraft losses
Ki-43-IIa Oscar: 2 destroyed

Allied aircraft losses
Hurricane IIc Trop: 2 destroyed

Aircraft Attacking:
25 x Ki-43-IIa Oscar sweeping at 25000 feet

CAP engaged:
No.67 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 22000 and 35600.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 23 minutes
No.261 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (7 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
7 plane(s) intercepting now.
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 33040 and 38600.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 81 minutes
No.607 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
4 plane(s) not yet engaged, 4 being recalled, 4 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 19000 , scrambling fighters between 21000 and 38600.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 33 minutes
No.258 Sqn RAF with Hurricane IIc Trop (0 airborne, 0 on standby, 4 scrambling)
8 plane(s) not yet engaged, 0 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters between 21000 and 37000.
Time for all group planes to reach interception is 63 minutes
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Erkki
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RE: Altitude question

Post by Erkki »

It's not an average altitude but the altitude the incoming raid is thought to approach. The patrols fly at the set altitude(until battle any way) but scrambled fighters may attempt to fly higher. They may still not reach the scrambling altitude shown in the combat report. Every now and then you see CAP getting to bounce sweepers or escorts despite the CAP altitude being lower than the set altitude of the incoming raid - when the CAP had climbed and planes had been scrambled higher and they managed to get there. Sometimes it happens the other way around and its escorts that manage to bounce the CAP. 2 turns ago in my game escort B-339s managed to dive on CAP-Ki-43s because the raid incoming altitude was thought to be 6000 ft (where the scrambled CAP went) and in reality it was 8000 ft with escorts 2k higher.
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RE: Altitude question

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This is why radar is so important. It gives you time to get fighters in the air and into position (ideally above the enemy).
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