ncc1701e
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Joined: 10/29/2013 From: Utopia Planitia Fleet Yards Status: offline
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Well seriously, if I am extracting the manual: Air Superiority Group – 20 strength, only air unit that can intercept enemy air units Ground Attack Group – 20 strength short-range attack aircraft, with escorts, that are most effective supporting land attacks or attacking naval groups Tactical Air Group – 20 strength medium-range versatile aircraft, with escorts, that can perform all bombing missions with fair effectiveness Strategic Air Group – 20 strength long-range aircraft, with long range escorts, that are primarily used to attack an enemy’s production The "with escorts" for me is perhaps important to clarify. I am not sure the Allies did have fighters, in 1940, with enough range to escort a raid to Cologne, Dusseldorf or Essen... Later in the manual, we have the "Default Values for Air Units" table at page 49 and Range value: Air Superiority Group = 6 hexes Ground Attack Group = 6 hexes Tactical Air Group = 10 hexes Strategic Air Group = 20 hexes And, the small note that England and USA ground attack air group: +2 range So, that is already 12 hexes range for a Tactical Air Group with escorts(?) and 22 hexes range for a Strategic Air Group with long range escorts(?). Perhaps tuning down the ranges can be considered. From Wikipedia, few ranges I have captured: Bombers: Stirling range = 3750 km Wellington range = 3540 km Lancaster range = 4073 km Fighters: P51 Mustang range = 1609 km P47 Thunderbolt range = 1290 km Supermarine Spitfire range = 720 km Cheers
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