Infantry & tank corps attacking air units????

[Ryben]

I´ve had several questions after my first game and i prefer to post one question at a time to focues on the question itself. If moderators think that´s too many posts and prefer to post a single message please tell me.

I am shocked. I´ve seen infantry and tank units ATTACKING fighter units. How could this be???

I understand a land unit could defend itself from air attacks but never seen an infantry corps attacking planes on air. Maybe they are attacking the planes on ground? Or it´s a bug? Do they have AA missiles? Kinda strange.

I´m playing with the 1.04 patch.

[Redpossum]

I think it Rudel who said "The ultimate in air superiority is a tank parked in the middle of the runway."

The air base is being attacked. And there is abundant historical precedent for that

Ask any US serviceman (or civilian employee) who was present when the VC rocketed Tan Son Nhut. They'll tell you just how vulnerable an air base is

[Ryben]

It makes sense, it make sense...I must admit that i like the idea of air units representing the airbase but i find a bit strange that you could "rebase" them at any terrain (including forest and mountains!). Well, maybe fighters doesn´t need much more than a flat surface to land but a bomber fleet would need something better. But, OK, since there´s no "airbase" terrain i could use some abstraction.


Btw...wouldn´t be a good idea that fighters and bombers show their operative range on the map when you click on them? Sometimes i had no idea who´s on range and who´s not.

Thanks for the response,