How to drop a spy?

=69.GIAP=ARTUR · Post by **=69.GIAP=ARTUR** » Fri 13 Apr 2012 5:07 pm

S~ all. I've used spys in the MP before... but this campaign I can para-drop him behind enemy lines. I have the little dude loaded on a Ju52 and am about to plan a flight path.

What command do i use to drop him where I want?

And is there anything else I should know about this operation before I send him to his imminent doom?

Thanks guys.

Post by **IV/JG7_4Shades** » Fri 13 Apr 2012 8:18 pm

Hi Artur,

I think you treat him as a paratroop unit, so you use the "A" directive (for paratroop Assault).

Just keep your spy away from enemy units, because he is defenceless.

Cheers,
4S

=69.GIAP=ARTUR · Post by **=69.GIAP=ARTUR** » Sat 14 Apr 2012 12:40 pm

Ah... sweet Shades! you da man!.

Thanks.

=69.GIAP=ARTUR · Post by **=69.GIAP=ARTUR** » Sat 14 Apr 2012 5:48 pm

Um, one more quick question. What if this flight is human flown? Is this where you toggle wing tip smoke (SEOW deploys him) and the spy becomes moveable on the ground next mission?

Anything I need to know about that? Do I have to toggle the smoke for a certain amount of time, or anything else?

Thanks.

Post by **IV/JG7_4Shades** » Sat 14 Apr 2012 8:22 pm

Just a tap. It's all here.

Cheers,
4S

=69.GIAP=ARTUR · Post by **=69.GIAP=ARTUR** » Sun 15 Apr 2012 5:41 pm

Thanks again! i did try to look thru the Wiki... I just never made the connection between para-drop and the spy.... doh!

Zoi · Post by **Zoi** » Tue 17 Apr 2012 2:14 am

And now we know how not to drop a spy

I don't know if I could have prevented it by editing the database but our spy capture some unused fuel tanks and gave his position away. Lots to think about every mission the smallest detail can ruin the best of plans lol

=69.GIAP=ARTUR · Post by **=69.GIAP=ARTUR** » Tue 17 Apr 2012 4:07 pm

Ya. That sucked. Not your fault ZOI. Now we know what NOT to do in the future. Or should I say WHAT setting to activate/not activate?

Aahhh... the best laid plans...

Post by **IV/JG7_4Shades** » Tue 17 Apr 2012 9:17 pm

Controlling force requirements!

Zoi · Post by **Zoi** » Wed 18 Apr 2012 3:59 am

Ok I get it but I don't remember every little detail

Campaign design is an art not a science but if you don't make it a science first you tend to create a lot of problems for yourself.

=69.GIAP=ARTUR · Post by **=69.GIAP=ARTUR** » Wed 18 Apr 2012 1:28 pm

Hmmm... seems my lonely little spy is essentially ringed by neutral storage tanks. If I move him in any direction he will capture something and again reveal his location. Other than that his back is to the ocean... he's gonna die soon...

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How to drop a spy?

How to drop a spy?