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Originally Posted by Lucas_From_Hell
"That's right, a cold start."
Not quite, considering that there will probably be a flight on Readiness, ready to take-off in short notice. Plus, there are many radar stations, and it would be quite hard to knock down them all and render all of them unuseable. No matter what's the situation, there is a flight on Readiness that can take-off as quick as possible, and, considering the situation during the Battle of Britain, even without radars, pilots and aircraft would be ready to take-off at any time, in case the Observer Corps manages to detect some incoming enemy formation.
So, I don't think cold engines would fit in any of this cases.
EDIT: Just adding, even if the engines weren't warm, the mechanics would probably get it ready BEFORE the pilot jumps in the cockpit, I guess.
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Exactly. During BoB, daily attacks weren't exactly a "surprise" , so obviously each airfield/sqn would have a few planes on readiness..
Obviously, during the Bomber offensive that started in late '43 (8th Air Force) i guess a cold start would be realistic, since the Luftwaffe weren't a threat over english skies anymore. But regarding the BoB scenario, i think a cold start feature is completely useless you find it entertaining warming your engine up for 7 minutes before actually getting airborne.