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tater · 08-01-07, 12:51 PM

I should have said air ops in REAL LIFE are very complex. In game, the planes just teleport into the air at your detection range (just).

I actually think that more accurate CV groups (in game terms) would have either no aircraft at all (flying), or at most 2-3 Zeros (and Zeros should have NO bombs, they didn't carry them.). Ditto for floatplanes and seaplane tenders.

In RL, CVs need to steam into the wind at high speed (in a straight line) to launch or retrieve planes. That means the whole group needs to move with them. That level of AI isn't in the game. CA based floatplanes could be catted off underweigh, but to retrieve the planes they'd actually stop (floats were lifted aboard with a crane).

tater

08-01-07, 12:51 PM	#12
tater Navy Seal Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: New Mexico, USA Posts: 9,023 Downloads: 8 Uploads: 2	I should have said air ops in REAL LIFE are very complex. In game, the planes just teleport into the air at your detection range (just). I actually think that more accurate CV groups (in game terms) would have either no aircraft at all (flying), or at most 2-3 Zeros (and Zeros should have NO bombs, they didn't carry them.). Ditto for floatplanes and seaplane tenders. In RL, CVs need to steam into the wind at high speed (in a straight line) to launch or retrieve planes. That means the whole group needs to move with them. That level of AI isn't in the game. CA based floatplanes could be catted off underweigh, but to retrieve the planes they'd actually stop (floats were lifted aboard with a crane). tater