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smokincrater
12-02-2012, 07:25 AM
G'day

I am trying to link together various staffels to create a geschwader for the germans and a big wing for the british. Anybody know how I can create this in the FMB. Also is a 5 aircraft kette possible as a formation?

bolox
12-02-2012, 09:10 AM
Setting planes to escort mode and setting 'the escort target' so squad2 escorts squad1, and squad3 escorts squad2 is the only 'ingame' way that semi works- and this has several limitations, height separation is ~ 1500m and escorting units can end up strung out behind. (something like Frog's formation mod would be handy:wink: )

Usually I make up groups 'manually', adding a unit at a time and checking speeds/ positions on playing through. somewhat time consuming:eek: particularly as you have to reduce speed of higher units to match formation speed- setting in fmb is IAS so if 2nd squad is 300m higher than the first, 2nd squads speed is~3km/h slower.
'crossover' turns are 'fun'

5 AC kette is possible- if unit is set as a stuka formation. This is not an ideal way but may work for some purposes