Transporting Planes

[Lothos]

During the Spanish Civil war Germany was able to do soem testing of the JU87 Stuka dive bombers. Problem is in this game when I try to send some over there it says out of range. I tried to figure out how to load them on a transport and it just does not seem possible.

I would think the best way to do loading is to have the fleet in port have a load option and it shows you capacity and all the units in that hex and you just select the units to load up in the fleet. As it is right now you have the old Europa Universalis Style where the fleeet sits off the coast while the troops are loading.

BUT we still have the issue with not being able to load planes on transports.

 

[tank_buster]

I COMPLETELY agree. As the US I cannot get planes over to England when the war starts. B-17's don't have the range, I have to get to B-24s before I can do it and my escort fighters will never have the range so I have to shuttle them with carriers, most annoying.

We need to be able to crate up planes and put them on transport ships. Another option is allow additional capacity (say times 3) for carriers to transport planes only, no combat use of them, only able to fly off ship at destination.

Something must be done.

Another possibility is put planes in "ferry" mode which gives them triple range but with no ability to defend themselves.

 

[Bossemanden]

There already is a ferry range. And it is three times the operational range. Thus your prewar divebombers can ferry 3 X 200 km = 600 km

 

[Lothos]

Ok if you say Ferry Range is the answer

then tell me how can you get JU87 Stuka Dive Bombers to Spain and help Franco with the Spanish Civil War. Using a historical setup.

 

[unmerged(12707)]

Re: Ok if you say Ferry Range is the answer

Originally posted by Lothos
then tell me how can you get JU87 Stuka Dive Bombers to Spain and help Franco with the Spanish Civil War. Using a historical setup.

Try getting military access to Italy and fly them from there. I think its close enough.

 

[Lothos]

Historically thats not

what happened. THe germans transported them there.

 

[Vulture]

Ok... Reported in beta forum

 

[unmerged(12895)]

Originally posted by tank_buster
I COMPLETELY agree. As the US I cannot get planes over to England when the war starts. B-17's don't have the range

If the Pacific islands are still held, ferry planes via Islands, Australia, Singapore, Ceylon, Mid East, Malta, Gibralta. Go the long way around.

 

[Vulture]

Ok reported... For now this won't be in methinks. But I'll try to rant a bit.