CAP - Combat Air Patrol / Ready Air Wing

[AvorionCraft]

An option in squadron command to automatically launch a specific wing upon arrival regardless of whether or not the player is there to do it would be magnificent, or an auto-launch the moment hostiles enter the system.

(I was thinkin civil because I was thinking about my freighters)

Edited February 20, 2021 by AvorionCraft

[Blackhorse_Six_]

FYI .... CAP = COMBAT Air Patrol ... Origin is US Navy, WW2.

Each CV was expected to launch a CAP to protect itself and the TF to which it was assigned during TF movement and operations.

CIVIL Air Patrol is an entirely different thing.

Edited February 20, 2021 by Blackhorse_Six_

[Blackhorse_Six_]

That said, I like the idea ... The topmost wing in all my CVs and Forward Operating Bases are the designated CAP at all times, and tend to have the shortest weapons range aboard. Your idea kinda dovetails with my idea about the CEASE FIRE button I suggested in another thread. You can usually put-up a short-ranged CAP w/o any problem, but if you put-up a heavier CAP with longer-ranged weapons and walk away, say to make a sandwich and grab a beer, then you risk an "unfortunate diplomatic incident" like the one I described in the CEASE FIRE Button thread.

Edited February 20, 2021 by Blackhorse_Six_
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[Blackhorse_Six_]

All-Wing Recall would be a good thing, too