Let's talk airfields

[Imperious Leader]

A port in the game is a specialized military port for warships in WW2 we had only 3-4 major ports for this.

Airfields would be in the hundreds due to the requirement level to sustain planes on a flat land vs. huge drydocks limited to what was actually built to accomodate.

are fields are gonna be on every island group bar none, so whats the point?  A port for military would be Truk, Yokohama ship yards, Port Moresby, Puget Sound, Pearl Harbor, and like 2 others.

When you ask where are the historical airfields in the Solomon you get a list alone with 30 of them.

[Emperor_Taiki]

@Imperious:

When you ask where are the historical airfields in the Solomon you get a list alone with 30 of them.

yah but were they all there before the war started.

One airfeild marker could represent a region with at least 30 airfeilds.

The japanese thought they needed to build more for some reason!, probably becasue they needed more planes on the inland.

so all inland can noramlly hold 1 or 2 air units, but if you build an airfeild chip you can have as many as you want.

[Imperious Leader]

The question then becomes how many airfields did say japan build after 1941?

What is the cost of this compared to what the value of 1 IPC represents in the game. If this is in a really small scale in terms of investment it becomes like a slippery slope….why don’t we include military hospitals?, submarine pens, jeeps, machine guns, cavalry, Q ships, mess halls, Beer halls, bunkers, etc…

[Emperor_Taiki]

@Imperious:

The question then becomes how many airfields did say japan build after 1941?

well, i dont know.

I would say for game sake they cost 6 IPCS(inlands are stationnary carriers that have infinite capacity)

I would say airfeilds would add alot to the strategy and to the  historical feel of the game, maybe less to the realism.

I could see sub pens and fortifications being added though, the other stuff you mentioned I agree is bogus. I just think if you have ports it feels right to have an equivelant for air units.

[Upside-down_Turtle]

I’ve heard a lot of newbs say that having an island take up a movement point is stupid, and I almost agree.  I’m considering allowing for friendly islands not taking up a movement point, but I may just get rid of it all together.

[bbrett3]

@Imperious:

oh yes they can, all you need is tractors to level the land. poof airfield.

I think it’s about time we introduce tractors into A&A

Let’s not forget the famous “69th Tractor Brigade” who helped win the battle of El Aimen by literally “paving the way” for the British 7th Armored

[Emperor_Taiki]

@bbrett3:

I think it’s about time we introduce tractors into A&A

Let’s not forget the famous “69th Tractor Brigade” who helped win the battle of El Aimen by literally “paving the way” for the British 7th Armored

is that a joke :? :-)

[bbrett3]

@Emperor_Taiki:

@bbrett3:

I think it’s about time we introduce tractors into A&A

Let’s not forget the famous “69th Tractor Brigade” who helped win the battle of El Aimen by literally “paving the way” for the British 7th Armored

is that a joke :? :-)

Yes, yes it is

[Upside-down_Turtle]

Well, technically tractors are in the game, only they are armed, armored, and have bigger engines.  They’re called tanks and half-tracks.

[Emperor_Taiki]

@Upside-down_Turtle:

Well, technically tractors are in the game, only they are armed, armored, and have bigger engines.  They’re called tanks and half-tracks.

ya, I guess so