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Old October 26th, 2008, 11:14 AM

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Default Re: Air Strikes

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Originally Posted by Cross View Post
I've had problems with 'blue on blue' airstrikes in the past.

What helped the most for me, was carefully picking the flight path (entry direction) of the plane; so it doesn't fly over friendlys until after the target area.

Secondly, the target should be a good distance from any friendly units (especially vehicles). The worse the visibility, the further to keep your air target from your own forces. This means I usually use air support for targets just behind the main line of resistance.

Use mortars and field artillery for close support.

Using the above approach, it's been a long time since I've had a 'friendly fire' incident.
That's pretty much what I do now, if I use strike aircraft at all. I find the spotters to be much more useful as long as I don't blunder them into AAA.
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