Direct attack problem

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    • Direct attack problem

      In some cases it is a good idea to finish off a patrol right after a cycle of 15 mins with a direct attack. This usually works fine.
      In some cases, however, the patrolling aircraft insists on returning to base before doing its direct attack no matter that the target is within the patrol cone. This happens for as well ground attack as air attacks.

      I have not been able to figure out why this sometimes happens. Any clues?
    • When you patrol, there is a section where you can move to without going back to base. If you click on patrol again, it will come up as a red triangular zone. If your target spot is within that zone, your planes can fly directly to attack it.

      Sometimes, your patrol zone will cover spots outside this triangular zone, and units can be within your circular patrol zone, but just outside the red triangular zone (just as, you can actually damage a unit that is just outside your range by patrolling just within range, and the enemy unit will still take damage while you patrol because it is in the circular patrol zone, although it is just outside the range of your bombers). In this case, if you try a direct attack, your planes will fly back to base then fly out again to attack the target.
    • Yeah, this is one of those mysteries of the game. Sometimes it just happens. It has been in the game for many years now. I never found a consistent reason WHY it happens. You're even lucky; planes can suddenly decide they need to refuel in similar cases as well.
      When the fake daddies are curtailed, we have failed. When their roller coaster tolerance is obliterated, their education funds are taken by Kazakhstani phishers, and their candy bars distributed between the Botswana youth gangs, we have succeeded.
      - BIG DADDY.
    • It can happen when you either:
      - change your patrol circle within the cone;
      - were patrolling and decide to direct attack within the cone.

      98% of the time this works fine, yet 2% is doesn't.
      When the fake daddies are curtailed, we have failed. When their roller coaster tolerance is obliterated, their education funds are taken by Kazakhstani phishers, and their candy bars distributed between the Botswana youth gangs, we have succeeded.
      - BIG DADDY.