GAME MANUAL - Steam

HEARTS OF IRON DARKEST HOURsquadron to which this winghas been assigned. You canclick anywhere on this bar toreturn to the squadron details.Squadron Strength andOrganisation: A graphicdisplay of the percentagestrength (brown bar) and thepercentage organization(green bar) of the entiresquadron. An expandingtooltip gives precise detailsof these values.Squadron Name, Size andOrder Box: The name and thenumber of wings in thesquadron. If the squadronis currently executing orders, asummary will be listed in theorder box. You may assign anew order by clicking on thebox and selecting a newmission from the scrollable list.Location Details: The currentlocation of this air wing.Strength: The wing’s currentcombat strength.Organisation: The wing’scurrent organisation.Morale: The wing’s currentmorale.Strategic Attack: This is theattack value against strategictargets such as infrastructure,factories, fortificationsand other provincial assets.Soft Attack: The attack valueused when conducting tacticalattacks against soft landtargets.Hard Attack: The attack valueused when conducting tacticalattacks against hard landtargets.Naval Attack: The attackvalue when this wing attacks anaval target.Air Attack: This is the attackvalue used when the target isanother aircraft.Surface Defence: This is thedefence value used whenbeing fired upon by AA, landforces or naval forces.Air Defence: This defencevalue is used when the wing isbeing attacked by anotheraircraft.Maximum Speed: The wing’smaximum speed.Supply Consumption: Thedaily supplies required.Fuel Consumption: Thiswing’s daily oil consumptionrate when in flight. It will useno oil when on theground.Range: The wing’s maximumrange is the maximumdistance it can travel from itsbase. When combiningwings into squadrons, thewing with the shortest rangewill determine the squadron’srange.Sea Detection Capability:The wing’s ability to detectnaval vessels.Air Detection Capability:The wing’s ability to detectother aircraft in the vicinity.Experience: This wing’scurrent experience level.Effective SupplyEfficiency: The wing’scurrent ESE value.Attach/Detach Nuke: Thisbutton will only appear onceyou have achieved a technologylevel that allowsyou to deploy a nuclearbomb on a rocket orstrategic bomber. Clicking itwill ask you to confirm thatyou wish to remove a bombfrom your nation’s nucleararsenal. If you confirm this,the next mission flown bythat unit will include theoption to deliver the bombagainst the target. You maylater detach it and return it toyour arsenal, if you wish.The button will be greyedout unless the wing is ableto carry a nuclear bomb.Attach/Detach Brigade:This button allows you toattach or detach an escortfighter “brigade” to a bomberwing.Disband Button: Click thisbutton to disband the wing andrecoup some of its manpower.SquadronDetailsThe Squadron Detailsinformation panel is nearlyidentical to the one used fornaval commands, includingthe squadron’s current baseassignment and operationalrange. The set of primarystatistics listed for each wingare, in order from left to right,the values for air attack, navalattack, soft attack, hard attack,strategic attack, air defence,and surface defence. A maximumof four wings may beassigned to any singlesquadron, although you mayalso attach escort fighters tothis compliment.Escort Fighter AttachmentsEscort fighters are handled inexactly the same way thatbrigades are managed for landdivisions. If you are planningto bomb an enemy positionthat is defended by interceptorsor fighters, you shoulddefinitely plan on attaching agroup of escorts or be preparedto suffer some rather143