Does it make sense that an Airplane convoy is a light armor target? Anyone with military experience knows what a truly 'soft' target they present. This doesn't make sense?
"Es gibt keine verzweifelten Lagen, es gibt nur verzweifelte Menschen" - There are no desperate situations, there are only desperate people. General Heinz Guderian(Schneller Heinz) Kenny says - You've got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em, Know when to walk away And know when to run
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4 Dec 2021, 15:31
dw98 wrote:
Does it make sense that an Airplane convoy is a light armor target? Anyone with military experience knows what a truly 'soft' target they present. This doesn't make sense?
True. It's basically just a few plane parts on a truck with a tarp covering it. If anything, it's unarmoured. Here's a poll to see what others think.
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4 Dec 2021, 15:38
Not sure if I understand the poll?
Should 'what' be a feature?
"Es gibt keine verzweifelten Lagen, es gibt nur verzweifelte Menschen" - There are no desperate situations, there are only desperate people. General Heinz Guderian(Schneller Heinz) Kenny says - You've got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em, Know when to walk away And know when to run
4 Dec 2021, 16:03
I believe the rationale is because it would take large trucks to move the planes. I could see it go either way.
4 Dec 2021, 16:06
dw98 wrote:
Not sure if I understand the poll?
Should 'what' be a feature?
Like, should this be in the game? Should convoys be unarmoured units?
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4 Dec 2021, 16:40
6thDragon wrote:
I believe the rationale is because it would take large trucks to move the planes. I could see it go either way.
Typically they do have large vehicles and very robust AA - but they are still soft targets. Having served in an Air Cav unit I've never seen (or aware of any doctrine) - where air units had armored units unless one was specifically attached to provide support.
"Es gibt keine verzweifelten Lagen, es gibt nur verzweifelte Menschen" - There are no desperate situations, there are only desperate people. General Heinz Guderian(Schneller Heinz) Kenny says - You've got to know when to hold 'em, Know when to fold 'em, Know when to walk away And know when to run
4 Dec 2021, 17:24
I wouldn’t overthink the armor class too much. Their combat values reflect the fact that they are composed of rear echelon personnel with little firepower and even less of an idea how to use it.
4 Dec 2021, 22:54
I think it's so they can't be killed easily by ac, mot infs. and tacs.
4 Dec 2021, 23:53
dw98 wrote:
6thDragon wrote:
I believe the rationale is because it would take large trucks to move the planes. I could see it go either way.
Typically they do have large vehicles and very robust AA - but they are still soft targets. Having served in an Air Cav unit I've never seen (or aware of any doctrine) - where air units had armored units unless one was specifically attached to provide support.
Yeah. I don't really see the need for armored units in an air division, especially now that most aircraft have a more than big enough range to go just about anywhere. Also, thank you for your service.
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