How could aerial refueling be implemented?

[MinhowMinhow]

Considering that air warfare and designers will be changed in next expansion, how will aerial refueling be implemented?

 

[Kanitatlan]

Considering that air warfare and designers will be changed in next expansion, how will aerial refueling be implemented?

It won't be. There was no aerial refuelling in WW2.

 

[Markvitank]

Perhaps an aerial mission which increases the range of aircraft that take off from airfields withing that region.

It would have to be a end game tech or maybe even a secret weapons dlc feature. At the very least, I would like the possibility to be supported so it can be in cold war mods.

 

[MinhowMinhow]

It won't be. There was no aerial refuelling in WW2.

But the technology existed, even before WW2.

 

[FindFloppies]

But the technology existed, even before WW2.

No one used it till the Cold War.

No reason to bother with it now, imo.

 

[safe-keeper]

It's a really interesting question. I did some reading and according to the Wiki, they didn't use it during WWII because they didn't see the need, especially with the range of the B-29s. It was only when jet aircraft became dominant that they needed a way to extend aircrafts' range. So for a Wunderwaffen DLC I can definitely see aerial refuelling technology -- as others said, the technology did exist during the period.

As for exactly how -- I suppose the most simple way would be to have Tanker air wings provide a range bonus to other air wings in the same air region, as long as the tankers flew Aerial Refuelling sorties. Or you could attach the Tankers to one or more specific air wings to give them a range increase.

I don't know how useful it'd be in a WWII setting, though. HoI4 aircraft already have pretty long range. Maybe tankers could give a bonus to air superiority and other stats as well, to simulate that planes are able to stay in the air for longer?