Air Transport Rating

[Glamdring]

 

I just contacted and discussed this with Grimor. It seems Glamdring is right.

The Air ECM values differ from Army and naval ECM

(chapter F., 7.1):

 

Experience__ECM

 

Green:____ -0.20

Line:______ 0.00

Veteran:___ 0.30

Elite:______ 0.60

 

 

It is a rare day when I am right about something, however the concept that an Elite transport plane can airlift 60% more than a Line unit defies several principles of aerodynamics.

 

Granted a leader or well trained crew can do amazing things but make a transport plance carry more cargo seams a bit far fetched. Perhaps they can organize and improve maintance and loading , etc... and get some increase in flight time but 60% seams a real stretch. My guess is that RTG did not intend the ECM to apply to transport aircraft lift capacity. Its real intent was for TAS and SB modification where in fact an elite crew could get a 60% performance increase over a mediocre peer. Yet again another unintended consequence of a good rule.

 

 

Do Naval cargo craft get a similar bonus. Does an Elite Libery AK carry 20% more cargo than his mediocre peer?

[nfbeerse]

Glamdring,

 

Unfortunately, a naval cargo vessel does not get a bonus for being veteran; Also, no penalty for being green...

 

 

Hope this helps,

 

Norbert

[Grimor]

last update.. a bit late

 

http://www.xs4all.nl/~djurre/cargorating%20version2.xls

 

all nations.. and at the end where you could fill in the cargo rating for your airdiv...

 

have fun

[The Fremen]

Ok show of hands. How many players here believe that Air Force leaders add their ECM bonus multiplier to the ATR of air transport units.?

I believed they did.  Raised ?