.... or how to be really frustrated !!
Having now managed to get a game through to modern warfare I find that I have hit a new learning curve - not suprisingly, I suppose.
I find the AI uses bombers a lot - a real lot !! Getting nowhere I searched these wonderful forums for advice and as usual got plenty. It seems that in order to combat the bomber threat you have to stack up your flak and fighters to about 4+ before they become effective against the bombing runs.
I duly gathered my fighters/flak together and then rebased them into the cities taking a big pounding. Over came the waves of bombers and pounded the fighters to pulp !!
Next turn the odd fighter or two which managed to surive the beating were put on air superiority missions and, being in poor shape, got blasted out of the sky.
So onto the next tactic. I bulit the radar towers next to the striken cities. A few turns later with fresh fighters and a 25% defense bonus from the towers ............. only slightly better - 2 bombers shot down.
But wait. Along comes the mobile SAM. 'Formidable air defense'. 3 Mobile SAM's into position after one turn ready to shoot the bombers down. Next turn all gone - bombed to pulp before they could come into action.
I must be doing something wrong guys ???!!!
Wools
Having now managed to get a game through to modern warfare I find that I have hit a new learning curve - not suprisingly, I suppose.
I find the AI uses bombers a lot - a real lot !! Getting nowhere I searched these wonderful forums for advice and as usual got plenty. It seems that in order to combat the bomber threat you have to stack up your flak and fighters to about 4+ before they become effective against the bombing runs.
I duly gathered my fighters/flak together and then rebased them into the cities taking a big pounding. Over came the waves of bombers and pounded the fighters to pulp !!
Next turn the odd fighter or two which managed to surive the beating were put on air superiority missions and, being in poor shape, got blasted out of the sky.
So onto the next tactic. I bulit the radar towers next to the striken cities. A few turns later with fresh fighters and a 25% defense bonus from the towers ............. only slightly better - 2 bombers shot down.
But wait. Along comes the mobile SAM. 'Formidable air defense'. 3 Mobile SAM's into position after one turn ready to shoot the bombers down. Next turn all gone - bombed to pulp before they could come into action.
I must be doing something wrong guys ???!!!
Wools