[How] to change the air group types on a naval carrier?

[Brygun]

Im trying to change up the carrier air wings. In part I haven't been building naval CAS at all.

The fighters and naval bombers on the carrier dont look like my recent design choices.

I have found that by selecting the naval group then left clicking on the carriers left side of its display bar I get the pop up what air groups are currently on. I havent found a way to change the carrier air wing though.

[jtchou]

Select the fleet your carrier is in. Menu on top has an airplane icon. Click on that to bring up air groups. Add and delete air groups yourself.

[Brygun]

To change the airplane type then do I have to delete an old plane airgroup losing their experience?

[Brygun]

I went to that ariplane icon and it opens the list of planes on the carrier. There is an add wing button. Ive clicked on the planes and it comes up with a modify screen but it seems to be using the game start interwar fighter.

Did add a wing with 1941 airplanes to the carrier, now carried is overpopulated with planes.

1) cant find a delete wing button

2) cant find how to change the airplane to ones I have in produciton

[jtchou]

delete button is in the air group menu bar on the top.
you can only add airplane you have in surplus/reserve. If your current production is all used up, you can only add obsolete ones you have in surplus/reserve. They will be eventually replaced automatically as newer aircraft are produced.

[Brygun]

Thanks for your patience

Found the delete button as the trash can far left.

Also found that the reinforcement status was set to the "-" which may be why none of the carrier plane types had changed up.

My production and inventory stocks are pretty low right now but will eventually get the carrier flight groups refitted.

(was off HoI4 for years, and finding my way back missing/catching things as I go... like I hadnt changed from a Free Trade economy to a war economy until recently)

[amcewen2]

I usually pick an out of the way air base as my carrier training/reserve location and move wings to and from my carriers from there.

[Brygun]

Originally posted by amcewen2:

I usually pick an out of the way air base as my carrier training/reserve location and move wings to and from my carriers from there.

Was thinking of that too though still learning the UI. Not sure how to limit the plane count.

Also I was hoping to keep the pilot experience but thats less a factor than going from 1936 to 1941 planes.

[amcewen2]

If you hover over the plane (maybe click on it?) you get details on how many planes of each era are in the group. I’ll sometimes split the group and if the older planes are in one of the resulting groups of 5 I’ll move it to my reserve base, or some 2ndary theater, or delete it, then merge the remaining groups to keep the remainder from overgrowing the carrier.