Adding air patrol (cap) to convoys

Armistead · 10-22-10, 09:06 AM

I've never seen CAP flying around a TF or convoy so since you can join planes to groups of ships, I tried it and it appears to work just fine.
Any reason not to do this?

In war many times planes provided CAP for TF or convoys but I never see it in game, just a plane may come by. I attached several and they take up the DD outer positions so to speak and you can see them flying around moving with the group, sometimes they make long patterns, but they come back. I set a enemy DD to move in and once spotted the CAP attacked it...
Those P51's sure are pretty...don't give me that none in the pacific crap, are now...lol

Anyone know of any problems doing this? Sure it's been done, just I never see it in game, or do I, may check RSRD files and see if I see any.

Edit
Only issue I see that may be a problem is planes flying low, not sure if height is actually being set. After using some TC over a day, obvious planes crashing, maybe that's it.

Edit.. Guess it's planes flying too low, shame because they make perfect patterns. I did have some flying higher than others, but used settings of 2000 and 1500, but they were still low, maybe 300 ft, some skimming the sea. Thought 2000 was as much distance allowed, but haven't tried any higher. I'll wait until someone adds.

10-22-10, 09:06 AM	#1
Armistead Rear Admiral Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: on the Dan Posts: 10,880 Downloads: 364 Uploads: 0	Adding air patrol (cap) to convoys I've never seen CAP flying around a TF or convoy so since you can join planes to groups of ships, I tried it and it appears to work just fine. Any reason not to do this? In war many times planes provided CAP for TF or convoys but I never see it in game, just a plane may come by. I attached several and they take up the DD outer positions so to speak and you can see them flying around moving with the group, sometimes they make long patterns, but they come back. I set a enemy DD to move in and once spotted the CAP attacked it... Those P51's sure are pretty...don't give me that none in the pacific crap, are now...lol Anyone know of any problems doing this? Sure it's been done, just I never see it in game, or do I, may check RSRD files and see if I see any. Edit Only issue I see that may be a problem is planes flying low, not sure if height is actually being set. After using some TC over a day, obvious planes crashing, maybe that's it. Edit.. Guess it's planes flying too low, shame because they make perfect patterns. I did have some flying higher than others, but used settings of 2000 and 1500, but they were still low, maybe 300 ft, some skimming the sea. Thought 2000 was as much distance allowed, but haven't tried any higher. I'll wait until someone adds. Last edited by Armistead; 10-22-10 at 10:40 AM.