Aircraft - Low vs High altitude

[CptVodka]

Anyone know what the difference is between high&low altitude bombers?
I've checked while making a model and it seems that the range&speed is the same for the both of them.

Edit: I know from the air units manual that high altitude has better defensive capabilities vs certain Anti air. However that should also mean that there's something negative about high altitude flight as well.. Right?

[Total Oh No]

Low altitude has better recon ability.
High altitude is harder to hit by AA, but also has reduced accuracy itself.

I wrote a bit of a summary of what we know about aircraft design so far:
https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4915446

[CptVodka]

Thanks :)

I think i might have stumbled upon a cap for range btw. 16000 km, or 33 hexes. 33 hexes seems to start at about 13000 km or so, and by my estimate one hex should be somewhere between 450 and 550 km.

So, i haven't managed to break either 33 hexes or 16000 km. If any more people than me report the same thing, it might be good knowledge for your post.

[cranky corvid]

Yes, aircraft have a cap on maximum range. It's in the changelog for the betas. Hexes are 200 km across according to the manual.

Originally posted by Changelist to v1.05-beta15b:

-Maximized the maximum range of Aircraft to 40 Hexes using a semi-logarithmic decrease algorithm after a range of about 12 Hexes.

[Total Oh No]

I added it.
I wonder if movement range ist at max 80 hexes then, or if it also maxes out at 40.

[Total Oh No]

Hey guys, I forgot to bring it up here, but I recently talked with Vic about the weird aircraft ranges here:
https://www.matrixgames.com/forums/tm.asp?m=4922118
It turns out that the range of aircraft does weird jumps, when you get it above 12 hex range, because of how the range is translated into AP movement cost. 33 hexes is the max.
I wrote about it in my aircraft guide, which by the way also has a steam version by now:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2313512236