How about aircraft Brigades?

[Konig15]

Instead of always having to micro-manage the air force, why not have TAC or CAS brigades to army units. Not as efficient, but it would save someone like me headaches. Have speed by lowered maybe to simlate the need to build ersatz airfields on the fly.

 

[Shadow86]

Instead of always having to micro-manage the air force, why not have TAC or CAS brigades to army units. Not as efficient, but it would save someone like me headaches. Have speed by lowered maybe to simlate the need to build ersatz airfields on the fly.

That's not an air force. That's WWI-style air corps.

I personally like the air force as it is, like many others.

 

[Konig15]

That's not an air force. That's WWI-style air corps.

I personally like the air force as it is, like many others.

Dear me, I mispoke. I didn't suggest getting rid of the regular air force, but to allow air corps as attachments. It shouldn't be as efficent, but it should be an option.

 

[Shadow86]

Dear me, I mispoke. I didn't suggest getting rid of the regular air force, but to allow air corps as attachments. It shouldn't be as efficent, but it should be an option.

It's not realistic, and it only seems like a solution for the lazy. Air units don't require that much micro-management.

 

[MagisterMundi]

It's not realistic, and it only seems like a solution for the lazy. Air units don't require that much micro-management.

Aye, not that realistic at all, sadly. I'm sure that the Germans would have LOVED this option when they were invading Russia... and yet, they had next to no air power by the end of it, due in large part to the Russians bombing their established airfields.

 

[unmerged(71160)]

why not adding air recon brigades?
if you have an air recon brigade you can have more detailed infos on nearby enemy troops (like having better decryption technology).
that would be the only kind of air "brigade" realistic as i see

 

[unmerged(48442)]

It's not realistic, and it only seems like a solution for the lazy. Air units don't require that much micro-management.

I dont think its a good idea personally as I do not see what it would do differently to say an ART brigade (ie does it just lower speed and add soft/hard att?), but I do like that hes thinking, as the brigade system seem rather under done, so dont call him lazy.

And as to realisms, its only really an important issue if you think about things too literally. And if your going to do that then the whole brigade system has issues, I mean you can only add one and then it has to be purely devoted to a particular theme like AT or ENG.

 

[Konig15]

Actually, it has less to do with laziness and more do to the fact that I can't reliably get the planes to attack the right targets. If I could get province specific targeting, I'd be happy with the system as is.

But I was thinking lets units get two brigades: one regular and one aircraft. Theoetically, you'd have to make the chioce to have a tactical airforce, like the US Air Corps and not something like the RAF, and they would be penalites for doing so.