Commandeering Planes

Butter Ball Bill · May 18th 2015, 7:11pm

I have been thinking of this because of a bug which I have reported. When you attack an airfield that has planes there, you must fight them and kill them. Instead of this, bug or otherwise, we should be able to capture the enemy aircraft and use them ourselves. This would be historically accurate. During WWII everything except for a few early types of British tanks was captured and re-used. If people like the idea, I will post how accurate this really was as people seem to skim over long, important posts.

Wilhelm von Roos · May 19th 2015, 12:02am

I've never heard about planes capturing airfileds in WWII. Can you copy your research? I'm curious.

I guess it wouldn't be good for gameplay purposes, how can I conquer an airifled without taking the whole province, so complex.

Butter Ball Bill · May 19th 2015, 12:18am

Oh no, I described it wrong! What I really meant is that LAND UNITS attack an airfield GARRISONED BY aircraft that are THEN captured and USED AGAINST the original PRODUCER OF THE AIRCRAFT.

Friendly land units attack enemy airfield
Enemy airplanes stationed on airfield are captured albeit in a damaged state
Enemy airplanes are now friendly and can be repaired and used against the enemy

I really hope I made this clear.

Wilhelm von Roos · May 19th 2015, 1:14am

Butter Ball Bill wrote:

Oh no, I described it wrong! What I really meant is that LAND UNITS attack an airfield GARRISONED BY aircraft that are THEN captured and USED AGAINST the original PRODUCER OF THE AIRCRAFT.

Friendly land units attack enemy airfield
Enemy airplanes stationed on airfield are captured albeit in a damaged state
Enemy airplanes are now friendly and can be repaired and used against the enemy

I really hope I made this clear.

Aahh...

Sure! It would be very nice, but no one would go sleep and abandon planes in atacked provinces, so it would work only for very especific cases, I think.

I like that idea.

Lukebnm · May 19th 2015, 6:43am

That would take too long to implement for a rarely used mechanic.

Butter Ball Bill · May 19th 2015, 7:20am

It wouldn't be rarely used Luke. In one game I am in, it would have happened 2-4 times already while attacking one country.

Joe Bentleigh · May 19th 2015, 8:12am

I like the idea, but you should only be given a chance to capture the planes as it's likely the airbase staff would destroy them to prevent their capture. Maybe a 10% chance to capture aircraft or something.

This would also work for capturing ships in port, BTW.

Butter Ball Bill · May 19th 2015, 5:00pm

Yes, that is even better! Maybe a higher chance though, since I think planes were ordered to be destroyed by the men at the top e.g. us.

V1nd1cat0r · May 20th 2015, 2:05pm

Butter Ball Bill wrote:

Yes, that is even better! Maybe a higher chance though, since I think planes were ordered to be destroyed by the men at the top e.g. us.

I don't think people on the ground would wait for the higher ups for that decision and if they did then those men betray their country by giving planes, ships, tanks, guns, and supplies to the enemy just because they "waited" that's why we have high ranking offices in the front-lines for all tactical decision.

Butter Ball Bill · May 20th 2015, 3:00pm

Guess so.

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