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[propbeanie]

I forget how we arrived at our figures in FotRSU - but I do remember is was NOT scientific by any stretch of the imagination... We considerably shortened the "Maximum Aircraft Range" to less than 1000km - Stock is 2000km - made a "world" of difference... sorry for the pun... - Check this out:

https://cimsec.org/close-the-gaps-ai...-and-tomorrow/

There is "historical" info there, along with a little map.

[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by propbeanie

I forget how we arrived at our figures in FotRSU - but I do remember is was NOT scientific by any stretch of the imagination... We considerably shortened the "Maximum Aircraft Range" to less than 1000km - Stock is 2000km - made a "world" of difference... sorry for the pun... - Check this out:

https://cimsec.org/close-the-gaps-ai...-and-tomorrow/

There is "historical" info there, along with a little map.

pb, my comments were not a criticism but a statement of facts of the game: the conditions available within the game are NOT the same as in real life and we only have the game conditions to work with.

as you are well aware, we can only work with airfield geography and aircraft specs.
in real life there are these items that limit a/c performance and create "gaps":

• parts and maintenance issue
• personnel staffing numbers for both pilots and ground crew (which is the greater number of heads)
• training of ground crew and flight crews
• attitude of ground crew and flight crews (who do you think had higher morale: the guys in Adak or the guys 35 minutes from London?)
• weather. i list it here because in the game will send a plane out no matter what the weather is and if it crashes, who cares. humans don't make the same decision.

i'm going to stop here.

Originally Posted by Bubblehead1980

Hmmm just had a aircraft spotted at 11 KM (Clear Sunny day) in Grid AL 58.

That is 1033 KM south of Iceland and 1391 KM West of Ireland. I easily submerged and do not believe he spotted me, so obviously not running ASV yet. However, should have contacts this far out in July 1941? This is the air gap no?

i recommend modifying the parameters we have available such that you can actually get from your base to the frickin North Atlantic and sink some ships.

[Kapitän]

Originally Posted by propbeanie

I forget how we arrived at our figures in FotRSU - but I do remember is was NOT scientific by any stretch of the imagination... We considerably shortened the "Maximum Aircraft Range" to less than 1000km - Stock is 2000km - made a "world" of difference... sorry for the pun... - Check this out:

https://cimsec.org/close-the-gaps-ai...-and-tomorrow/

There is "historical" info there, along with a little map.

Hi,

I was just wondering about reducing the "Max. AC Range":

Wouldn't this mean, that one will encounter less AC, rather than more?

[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by Kapitän

Hi,

I was just wondering about reducing the "Max. AC Range":

Wouldn't this mean, that one will encounter less AC, rather than more?

probably.

especially when you are not near land bases.

[Kapitän]

Originally Posted by KaleunMarco

probably.

especially when you are not near land bases.

My thought was, if AC have a shorter range, fewer AC would be able to spot me, whether from land or sea ...

[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by Kapitän

My thought was, if AC have a shorter range, fewer AC would be able to spot me, whether from land or sea ...

you have it!

[Kapitän]

Originally Posted by KaleunMarco

you have it!

Okay, so in that case, since I hardly encounter any AC right now, I should increase the AC range. If yes, what would be a halfway realistic value (I have 1600km right now)?

[KaleunMarco]

Originally Posted by Kapitän

Okay, so in that case, since I hardly encounter any AC right now, I should increase the AC range. If yes, what would be a halfway realistic value (I have 1600km right now)?

alternately, you can leave the range static and vary the skill factors. that will also increase your a/c contacts.

there is at least one other factor which i cannot remember that can also increase the probably of a a/c contact. (i am not near my SH4 PC)