Air war (or better no air war) in the Baltic Sea

[Xerberous]

I was playing Germany and had some "intensive discussions" with the SU in 1944 (OK, I invaded them with 250 Divisions). Due to the course of the game I had some naval resources at this time and so I placed a fleet of 4 CVs, 5 BBs and the corresponding DD/CL screen in the Baltic sea. Furthermore I had some 600+ land based fighters on Air superiority mission there (could use Gotland, so the coverage was very good). Radar surveillance was 100 %.

The only result was dozens of “nonsense-battles” between SU land based naval bombers (up to 150 SU naval bombers were involved) and my fleet and/or my convoys. “Nonsense-battles” because nobody lost anything. I didn’t lose a single convoy, while the SU didn’t lost a single plane.

Is this really intended?

 

[CharlesV]

It seems too obvious, but are your fighters on interception?

 

[Magnificent Genius]

It doesn't really matter, it is excessively difficult to sink convoys. When I wen't for En Svensk Tiger, I had over 500 CAS and 300 NAV sitting on the English Channel, and sometimes I'd end up getting a battle report where 50 NAV attacked 1 convoy and did 5% damage.

Similarly, I had a battle where all 800 planes of mine plus over 1000 NAV and CAS from Italy and the Reich were attacking a fleet of 8 BB 5 BC and barely scratched them.

 

[Meglok]

Well, it is acknowledged that the naval system is currently working sub-optimally. Hopefully the next DD will discuss what changes are being made to improve it and other issues in the upcoming patch.

Not much sense in complaining about 1.4.2 at this point. It is dead in 3 weeks. 1.5 will be a whole new world looking at what has been revealed so far.

 

[Xerberous]

Thanks for the answers;

And Meglok is right, taken is remaining lifetime of 1.4.2 into account my post as pretty useless.