Author Topic: How about a few random dirt strips as runways (Read 383 times)

all5x · « **on:** May 25, 2007, 09:36:37 AM »

Something to wish for, but I thought I would put it in writing just for opinions sake.....
What would the chances be of placing a few random dirt runways strewn about the map for emergency landings? Also, these strips can act as secondary strips near airfields in the event of it being bombed to nothing.... These strips would be neutral and have nothing more than a simple tower, but if you land four C47s with field supplies on it, it would turn into a temp rearm pad for 15 minutes. Unless a 500kg was dropped on it to destroy it...
Would be nice for deep missions into enemy territory where you could set up a covert rearm pad and have operations close to a major base.... These would be outside typical radar coverage etc.... Just a wish!!!!!
all5x

Denholm · « **Reply #1 on:** May 25, 2007, 02:41:49 PM »

Is this for the Main Arena play (Or anything that falls underneath Online Play) or for H2H (8-Player)? If it is 8-player, I could make something similar, just it wouldn't work with the 4 C47's converting it into a re-arm pad and a 400 KG bomb being dropped onto it would make it neutral again.

tedrbr · « **Reply #2 on:** May 25, 2007, 03:01:32 PM »

Deep covert bases are beyond the realm of practical, semi-realistic gameplay.
Our maps don't have tens of thousands of troops wandering around on the ground, nor are the bases defended by garrisons.
In Europe in the early 1940's, they were. Any "covert" base would be quickly discovered and swarmed with armed bad guys.

I remember some of the old maps when a squad would run NOE to a rear base to create trouble and open up another front, or divert an enemy. It was far from realistic, as such a move could rarely be pulled off in an actual war unless you had a serious navel presence and were opening up a beachhead. With lots of little "covert" bases popping up everywhere? I could see where that would get bizarre.

Tilt · « **Reply #3 on:** May 25, 2007, 03:23:52 PM »

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Originally posted by tedrbr

In Europe in the early 1940's, they were. Any "covert" base would be quickly discovered and swarmed with armed bad guys.

The Slovaks maintianed two air bases "deep" in german occupied territory for 3 months in 44. Initially using a couple of captured german out of date fighters they were later supported at these bases (Triduby being the main base) by a regiment of Czech ex RAF pilots flying La5FN's.

The main purpose of the fighters was to supply ground support but during that period they shot down 12 LW fighters for the loss of two Lavochkins. Both damaged but unusable after landing.

To the point of the thread......

What was very common on the Eastern front was the creation of temporary fighter and Jabo fields which "moved" with the front lines. Even more common where temporary landing strips used for the supply of logistics to the mobile forces on the ground.

The 6th was supported purely in this way by the LW for 2 months after being surrounded by the Red Army at Stalingrad. Initially 3 such fields were created within the the cordon shrinking eventually to 1 prior to the final collapse of the 6th.

My view is that if an additional supply category called "aircraft supplies" were available then we could create temporary landing strips on flat ploughed fields anywhere on the map simply by landing such supplies for use by stationary aircraft.

Denholm · « **Reply #4 on:** May 25, 2007, 06:53:20 PM »

Use the gliders from the Normandy invasion to carry those supplies. Would make it more realistic since they can just glide into enemy territory without being heard, I think they were also designed to not be picked up by radar.