Captains abilities?

[Havan_IronOak]

I've not played the US campaign in SH4, just the U-Boat campaign. One feature that I did like was the ability for the captain (after I think his second promotion) to call for a plane to scout areas that were en route (and within the airbase's range)

This gave me a chance to get a few kills on the way home from a patrol that I might not otherwise have found on my own.

There was also the ability to call in a support ship (cruiser?) I never found this very useful but perhaps I wasn't using it wisely.

Does the U.S. Campaign have these abilities as well?

Are there other/different abilities that the captain gets?

Are any of them (outside of the scouting one) particularly useful?

[Ludwig van Hursh]

There are captain's abilities, but for the U.S. you must gain experience and promotions for your higher ranking crew members in order for them to gaina special ability.

[razark]

Does the U.S. Campaign have these abilities as well?
No. Those are only in the German side of the game.

[ColonelSandersLite]

Yeah, Razark has it right. Hursh is talking about something else.

Sadly though, it's something I've always wanted for the US campaign. Imagine calling in an airstrike from a nearby carrier group to devastate a convoy. That would be pretty sweet.

[Rockin Robbins]

That would be great. But the crew special abilities are something imported directly from the comic books and have no place in a simulation. When I get the dude who can load a torpedo in 20 seconds he's the first one in a torpedo tube to be launched at the next target. Fire one! End of problem....:haha: