#30 Hawker Tempest - Fighter UK - Done

If your looking at references for abilities please consider them in a naval context. Breaking panzer formations isnt really relevant


Edit: From Wiki

"Tempests would routinely conduct long-range sorties inside enemy territory and penetrate into Northern France and the Low Countries, using a combination of cannons and bombs to attack airfields, radar installations, ground vehicles, coastal shipping and the launch sites for the German V-1 flying bombs."

"Tempest was able to maintain standing patrols of 4.5 hours off the south coast of England in the approach paths of the V-1s.[53] Guided by close instructions from coastal radar installation, Tempests would be positioned ready for a typical pursuit and would either use cannon fire or nudge the V-1 with the aircraft itself to destroy it."

How about giving it:

COASTAL SHIPPING ATTACK (EXISTING): This unit rolls one extra attack die when making attacks against Ships that are in or adjacent to a coast or island sector.
COASTAL FACILITY ATTACK (NEW): When this unit attacks an Installation or Shore Battery, reduce its Armor value by 1 for this turn.

Rockets

I did ask for confirmation of stats. I elected to be conservative but will alter it to va9

I think anything mission selection ends up sub optimal. You pay for abilities and states that are mutually exclusive in use.

That said, you could lean into the ground attack element and go expert strafer and avoid the strafing armour penalty and a modest rocket attack seems more reasonable

Was that to me TA? I say ground attack in general, not installation specific.

Expert strafer means no strafing armour penalty

AF2 is a good option

6/9 with Expert Strafer and Advanced Fighter would be a very nice suite of abilities—like a discount fighter bomber with a focus on the fighter role.

The reason I threw this out there is more specifically as a counter to the shore batteries which we are introducing into the deck. It's a common game design aspect when introducing a new concept to also introduce a counter to it should it become "broken".

A 3MG with Expert Staffer is a big threat to smaller craft such as destroyers and axillaries. While it may not do damage to an installation/Shore battery if you have it reduce the AV for a turn or counter it's concealment it makes it worthwhile to take though a niche ability (As recommended above).

Also bear in mind that it will be a 1944 piece and if playing with year limits it will by default replace older units.

Parting question... will this unit be landbased or can it be placed on a carrier in 1944+?