MC Changes

[CptCav]

Aaron,

1. I believe that adding addition air missions, especially air superiority, creates too many other issues that would have to be addressed to make it viable. For example, the game's air forces are generally only those aircraft that would normally be used in ground support missions (for example, F-15's are not included nor are FB-111's). You would have to have the aircraft classes changed to include whether or not it could be used in the various roles (interception, interdiction, CAP, ground support, etc.) Then, you would have to face the situations where a player would say why can't I put an FB-111 on CAP, after all it is a FIGHTER-bomber. So, you end up having to try to figure out all of the gamey actions of players that can affect the scenario.

I do wish that there was a better way to attrit the air forces, but right now, I believe trying to add air capabilities would just create more harm than good.

2. Personally, I believe that a ZOC should not even be applicable at this scale. A company defends on a front of approximately one mile, which just happens to be the scale of this game. So, if you have battalions that can breakdown into company formations, why should they be deterred from doing so. As it stands now, a player will consolidate his companies into a single battalion in one hex and effectively prevent enemy movement in the adjacent hexes; however, in real life, the battalion would deploy one company in each of the adjoining hexes in order to prevent enemy movement through those hexes. And, you cannot say that the battalion consolidated in a one-mile hex can effectively control the adjacent mile hexes on either side of it; otherwise, why isn't it Army doctrine?

Of course in order to take away the ZOC's there is one change that would need to be made, which is making the WarPac battalions capable of breaking down into companies. Otherwise, I would have to argue that the ability of the NATO forces to breakdown into companies needs to be removed in order to make ZOC's appropriate.

My two cents.

Regards,
CptCav