Recon Planes?

DerSchwabe · Post by **DerSchwabe** » Sun May 29, 2011 8:47 am

i would like to have recon planes like the "Fiseler Storch"

wino · Post by **wino** » Mon May 30, 2011 6:34 am

The recon planes are very good idea !!!

OmegaMan1 · Post by **OmegaMan1** » Mon May 30, 2011 6:48 am

I like this idea as well... maybe in one of the future expansions, if not the final release?

Razz1 · Post by **Razz1** » Mon May 30, 2011 2:58 pm

Well... I would rather have Horse for transport.

Make the cost 12 Prestige.

Horses were the most valuable unit in Russia.

Why? They worked and were immune to the muddy conditions.

They should be able to move 3 hexes no matter what weather conditions.

apanzerfan · Post by **apanzerfan** » Mon May 30, 2011 3:10 pm

Razz1 wrote:Horse for transport..

i second!!
brilliant idea!

they dont need fuel, they ignore weather conditions...but vulnerable to enemy attack.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horses_in_World_War_II

Germany

German Army entered World War II with 514,000 horses,[13] and over the course of the war employed, in total, 2.75 million horses and mules;[16] average number of horses in the Army reached 1.1 million.[26]

wino · Post by **wino** » Mon May 30, 2011 7:06 pm

I can bet that "horses" unit can be done now. You need to add new movement type : horses, define same movement cost for grass, mud, snow and then define new transport unit using such new movement type. This should be possible using Notepad from Windows.

Some kind of recon planes however are not possible to define using Notepad only.

Rudankort · Post by **Rudankort** » Mon May 30, 2011 7:19 pm

Horse movement type already exists, so all that's needed is to add actual unit.

apanzerfan · Post by **apanzerfan** » Mon May 30, 2011 7:21 pm

Rudankort wrote:Horse movement type already exists, so all that's needed is to add actual unit.

ao are you adding them?

Rudankort · Post by **Rudankort** » Mon May 30, 2011 8:28 pm

apanzerfan wrote:ao are you adding them?

We shall see.

deadtorius · Post by **deadtorius** » Mon May 30, 2011 11:10 pm

we can hope to see them.... nice little wagon icon

I would also like to see recon planes.

Razz1 · Post by **Razz1** » Mon May 30, 2011 11:15 pm

^ excuse me... but wagon with two horses.

A wagon is useless without the horses.

Better yet horses hauling an artillery piece.

deadtorius · Post by **deadtorius** » Mon May 30, 2011 11:17 pm

sorry in my mind the wagon and horse go together period, no need to mention the "horse power" separately. Guess our brains make different pictures.

Razz1 · Post by **Razz1** » Mon May 30, 2011 11:18 pm

I was RazzZZZZing you!

Mu ha ha!

deadtorius · Post by **deadtorius** » Mon May 30, 2011 11:31 pm

feeling the razz

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Razz1 · Post by **Razz1** » Mon May 30, 2011 11:41 pm

Heres your wagon, butt the Artillery is not attached.

http://www.ww2incolor.com/german-artill ... heval.html

Rudankort · Post by **Rudankort** » Mon May 30, 2011 11:53 pm

I'm not sure I want to add a brand new unit class for recon planes only, and if we give "reckon plane" ability to some existing fighters or bombers, I'm afraid that nobody will use ground recon any more.

Razz1 · Post by **Razz1** » Tue May 31, 2011 12:00 am

the maps are pretty small. I don't think we really need them, but perhaps in the editor for large maps.

tnourie · Post by **tnourie** » Tue May 31, 2011 12:15 am

Rudankort wrote:I'm not sure I want to add a brand new unit class for recon planes only, and if we give "reckon plane" ability to some existing fighters or bombers, I'm afraid that nobody will use ground recon any more.

I would use the Ground and air variety, the ground because it has a defenite attack value. I use them to scout, occupy and defend, as well as occasionaly attack depleted armored units that restrict my movement.

Razz1 · Post by **Razz1** » Tue May 31, 2011 12:43 am

Recon planes can not be used due to supply rules.

They would block supply of enemy troops.

really, there is no need for them.

mllange · Post by **mllange** » Tue May 31, 2011 1:47 am

What if the recon planes had to return base at the end of every turn (or else they would run out of fuel?) - that way they wouldn't need to interrupt or disrupt supply lines.