BUG: Aircraft range exploit

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Aircraft range exploit

Fact: You get 3xrange when rebasing
Exploit: You can use this to ALWAYS triple your attack range.

Select an aircraft, choose a province out of normal reach but still within 3xnormal range.

Now if you ctr+right click the province you get the
'out of range' message.

BUT

If you Shift+Right click a province that you own that is closer and the continue to Shift +Right click every province on the way to the target.


This is specially helpful in multiplayer 1.03b where you can place your airforce waaay behind the front and you almost never have to take the 50%org loss for rebasing to the front.

Suggested fix
Limit the 3x range to REABASE missions only.

 

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bump?

 

[Gunnar]

I wonder if this is what the AI does when it attacks you waaaaaaaay out of range sometimes

 

[unmerged(14856)]

BUMP

 

[steveh11]

Not sure, but does this simulate (to some extent) the 'shuttle' missions flown by (for example) US heavies taking off from the UK and landing in (IIRC) North Africa, bombing targets in Germany en route?

Steve.

 

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->Steve
Not really.
For example if you have a carrier in the middle of the ocean and your enemy is close to your coast, then you can right-click your coastline, then shift-click the enemy. This gives you the mission dialog, after accepting naval, the route is traced directly from your carrier to the enemy.

So you never set foot on shore but you triple your range...

 

[IEX Totalview]

I'll bump this, I am quite curious.

 

[Vulture]

Ok logged it

 

[Szun]

I got anotherone...
I managed to attack 1 province 12 times (Tac bombing) with only 1 start.
It works only with provinces U dont see (greyed out)
select the province to bomb, as the bombers try to return and the base and the "target" province is just grey again click on it with shift+mouse left and the planes return and bomb again and again.
I would consider this as a exploit bug /range issue

 

[Vulture]

Added to the bug report