Limiting Losses to Air Attack

[jivemi]

Originally Posted by DRG

Sounds like you had a bad couple of games where the random number generator was not your friend. I just ran an AI vs AI of #28 and at least 2 Grachs were hit 3 times by manpads and the Gepards. There are 6 Grach in that scenario and only 4 made it to the end of turn 1 when I ran my test. and only three of those are available for turn 2........that's 50% effective air loses in the first turn, they destroyed 4 Marders... no Leos

I will admit your compaint was unusual , I normally only hear how aircraft are useless. It was a refreshing change to hear the other side of the coin

Don

Yeah, Koenig****ter (#28) wasn't so bad airwise. Shot down 2 Grach's and damaged at least one more on the first turn, didn't lose any Leopards either. Plus there's only one Su-27 with 2 GM's for standoff attack and no Su-24's. Bigger problem was arty and the Hind attack helos with Kokon ATGM's (only 5 of those, including one E model).

Schandelah (#29) was something else. In addition to a dozen attack helos (6 each, D&E), a dozen Grach's, and 4 MiG-27's, there's also 4 Su-24's for standoff (can't tell from the save if they're armed with 2 GM's or 4 LGB's). By turn 23 (of 30) I'd already lost 24 Leopards and had only a handful left. Only a miracle saved our puny remnants from being overwhelmed by the seemingly endless formations of enemy armor charging to the slaughter.