yeah this has been mentioned as a feature.
same as not being able to rescue ppl in life boats wich was always intentional. but gets reported as a bug quite often.
i think from a gamers point of view its a bit lame however.
still my retirement mission sucked. i couldnt possibly reach the target grid without fist heading to australia to refit, as the only viable bases were now in japanese hands.
as it is i aborted the mission and headed home, after wich i retired.
ohh exciting
kinda wonder if its worth bothering with early war careers upgrading subs and equiptments one of the things i always enjoyed in SHIII, talking of wich i suppose i best check out this GWX mod sometime. ought to kill some time tlll SHIV actually works