I have some ideas that may help some CO's or whoever does orders for your squadron. I am not belittling, singling out, or picking on any squads in particular. I have noticed a trend over the last 6 months. If all of you dismiss this post I will not be offended. If it helps one squad I consider it a success.
With that said, let me say that I have seem some things in orders that concern me. Mostly Axis due to my participation as an Axis player, but also last month as Allied. Basically I just want to point out some things to try to do and try to avoid when CiC of a frame.
Avoid:
1-Copy and paste the previous orders. I consider this to be cheating the system. You are using someone else's work, ideas, and time. Although they may not mind you doing so, you are not pulling your weight when you copy and paste from last week. If you do not have extra time to put into doing orders, delegate it to a squad member or ask for a replacement for that week. Someone will cover for you, I promise.
2- Assigning squads bombers consecutively or twice in one month unless requested. Let's face it, none of us want to fly bombers all the time. Some squads enjoy it more than others I will grant you and in the right situation some squads may request bombers for all 3 frames. This is rare. A squad should never have to fly bombers twice in one month if they request fighters.
Try to do these:
1-Give squads what they request. We all know this will never work out perfectly. But, at least try to give squads what they want. Be mindful of what the squad in question has flown recently compared to their request. If a squad requests FW 190A-5 and have flown Bf 109's or Ju 87's all month, give them FW 190's. On the same note, if they flown FW 190's both frames it is time to give someone else FW 190's. The only time I would not follow this rule is if it is strategic reasons only. Strategic reasons and expectations should never justify assigning bombers, necessarily. I am not going into detail on that particular statement but I can if needed. I will say I dont mean it the way most of you will understand it.
2-Be mindful of minimums and maximums. Understand what planes may be flown and how many. Also note planes that do NOT have a minimum and maximum and understand the lack of consequence for assigning these. Last month, the P-38J and F4U-1A did not have a min or max. Therefore, 80 people could fly one type or the other at no penalty. In situations like these, be mindful of it and give squads the option to fly either if indeed one of those planes were assigned to them. The reason for this is simple and was exemplified last month for the Allies. The P-38 and F4U are two totally different aircraft and most people would prefer one over the other. Not to mention, they may be more successful in one or the other. Using this tactic ensures that the squad in question is happy and more success considering that the CO will choose the plane he knows his squad is better in. In most cases, the 109G-2 and G-6 are in this same situation. These two planes are also very different and some would prefer a G-2 over a G-6. In essence, do not assume that the squad wants that plane or make the bold statement that one plane is better than the other. Allow the squads the choice.
This is an educational post. This is not one of my normal ranting complaints. As stated earlier, if most of you dismiss it, fine. If one CiC decides to pay attention to these 4 points I have made, I consider it successful.
