[PlasmaKrab]

Mike,

I know that this isn't a point worth making about pre-planned strikes, but for in-game ones, you may want to have a spotter with a direct LOS on the targetted enemy units, or at least having spotted just once fixed enemy targets (arty, SAMs, etc.).

Aircraft will behave much more rationally if they can find the target you have assignated them. Most of the aircrafts (particularly the Hogs) have poor vision to start with, and have difficulties spotting small targets all by themselves.

Depending on the opponent pairing, you human player may well be the one with the easiest units to spot on the field (like Patriot launchers when the opponent has no radar-guided AA).