is aircraft worth it?

[Imp]

Originally Posted by Suhiir

I'd like to see the AI buy perhaps half as many MANPADs as it usually does. Course I'd also like to see the AI not buy an arty battery for every inf bn as well

As to friendly MANPADs...I upped the number of missiles from 2 to 4 on my teams, but left their ROF at 2...this doesn't effect their cost much and makes them twice as effective so I can keep the number of friendly ones down to a "realistic" number.

My thought is that if the opposition air threat was as severe as the AI's tends to be when it sends in the 6-10 airfraft runs it favors chances are extra missiles would be on-hand so its "reasonable" rather then "cheating".

Then again...it's easy to rationalize anything that gives you the player an advantage...isn't it?

I think you have given the answer to your wish, why does the AI buy so many MANPADS? Probably because players tend to use air attacks & helos way more than they should. Sort of represents the fact that if they know air is in the area forces will be sent to counter. Also what are the chances generaly of just 2 planes in a support role I would have thought if the target warranted it they would be sent in force, probably makes any escorts job easier to if the skies are hostile.