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Offline RichardDarkwood

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Plane Preferences for FSO
« on: February 03, 2023, 03:26:42 PM »
Does anyone take this into consideration when writing orders?

I always do, but it seems that my group doesn't ever get the plane we prefer lately.
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Re: Plane Preferences for FSO
« Reply #1 on: February 03, 2023, 06:12:15 PM »
Does anyone take this into consideration when writing orders?

I always do, but it seems that my group doesn't ever get the plane we prefer lately.

I always do and I also consider what the sqquads have flown in previous frames of that month. Looking at this week, you received 109's and requested 109's.
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Re: Plane Preferences for FSO
« Reply #2 on: February 03, 2023, 06:54:44 PM »
I always do and I also consider what the sqquads have flown in previous frames of that month.

I do this as well.

Usually, I spend as much time trying to decide who flies what, as I do deciding what their mission is.

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Re: Plane Preferences for FSO
« Reply #3 on: February 04, 2023, 02:58:11 AM »
Oddly enough, I constructed this weeks whole plan around giving you the aircraft you requested.


I get really really tired of selective realism disguised as a desire to make bombers easier to kill.

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Re: Plane Preferences for FSO
« Reply #4 on: February 04, 2023, 07:34:55 AM »
I always do and I also consider what the sqquads have flown in previous frames of that month. Looking at this week, you received 109's and requested 109's.

I wasn't asking about this week in particular. Some others asked me, and I was asking on here for clarity.

I'm down to fly whatever.
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Re: Plane Preferences for FSO
« Reply #5 on: February 04, 2023, 02:17:46 PM »
I wasn't asking about this week in particular. Some others asked me, and I was asking on here for clarity.

I'm down to fly whatever.

Understood. I responded in the manner I did based on "it seems that my group doesn't ever get the plane we prefer lately." I misunderstood.

As a CO, I go for preferences first, then base it on what they have flown already. If you take the time to tell me the variant you want, you will likely get it over a squad that says "Fighters."
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Offline RichardDarkwood

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Re: Plane Preferences for FSO
« Reply #6 on: February 04, 2023, 05:29:53 PM »
Understood. I responded in the manner I did based on "it seems that my group doesn't ever get the plane we prefer lately." I misunderstood.

As a CO, I go for preferences first, then base it on what they have flown already. If you take the time to tell me the variant you want, you will likely get it over a squad that says "Fighters."

Awesome

This week My group wants Ju-87's if it can be managed.
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Re: Plane Preferences for FSO
« Reply #7 on: February 04, 2023, 08:23:26 PM »
Awesome

This week My group wants Ju-87's if it can be managed.

So, it is also important to remember that CO's go by what you have entered in your Plane Preferences on the website. Yours reads as follows: 109, 109, 109. If you want Ju 87's, it is important to relay that information via your Squad Preferences rather than on the forum. Also, Ju 87s are available to all squads in Hour 2, so worst case scenario, plan for a fun Stuka run in the second hour.

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