So I did not expect this to happen.
I have a couple of DDs making a high speed run up the coast to join in a knife fight involving a couple of enemy BBs, a CV and a few submarines on each side. It is looking sketchy for the good guys so I tell those DD skippers to kick in the after burners (Force March) and light up the world (Agressive Fire Control). Being good little skippers, they follow orders and head down the coast.
The Eye of Sauron (that is me) moves on to other things of importance, secure in the knowledge that those DDs will turn the tide of battle.
When Sauron next glances this way a couple of things are noted. The enemy battle group is not to be found and there are two mangled but friendly submarines waiting for orders. WTF? Where are those DDs?
A search back up the path finds them merrily pumping shells into an airbase that has an enemy fighter just hanging out on the ground.
Now, I know DD bombardment is a "feature" that looks cool but does no damage. The question is, why has the game chosen to stop my DDs from doing their assigned task and instead attack something that they can not damage?
Playing with the Fire Control button, I have figured out that in Fire at Will and Aggressive modes, the DDs will engage the ground troops (including airplanes on the ground) even though there is no damage possible.
Can we either 1) give DDs _some_ attack factor versus land units or 2) make their skippers smart enough to not waste time and shells on targets they can't hit?
I have a couple of DDs making a high speed run up the coast to join in a knife fight involving a couple of enemy BBs, a CV and a few submarines on each side. It is looking sketchy for the good guys so I tell those DD skippers to kick in the after burners (Force March) and light up the world (Agressive Fire Control). Being good little skippers, they follow orders and head down the coast.
The Eye of Sauron (that is me) moves on to other things of importance, secure in the knowledge that those DDs will turn the tide of battle.
When Sauron next glances this way a couple of things are noted. The enemy battle group is not to be found and there are two mangled but friendly submarines waiting for orders. WTF? Where are those DDs?
A search back up the path finds them merrily pumping shells into an airbase that has an enemy fighter just hanging out on the ground.
Now, I know DD bombardment is a "feature" that looks cool but does no damage. The question is, why has the game chosen to stop my DDs from doing their assigned task and instead attack something that they can not damage?
Playing with the Fire Control button, I have figured out that in Fire at Will and Aggressive modes, the DDs will engage the ground troops (including airplanes on the ground) even though there is no damage possible.
Can we either 1) give DDs _some_ attack factor versus land units or 2) make their skippers smart enough to not waste time and shells on targets they can't hit?
