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Destroying Air Bases

Tying everything we have learned about the functions of Command 
air bases and how to build them, we can now see ways to destroy 
or mission-kill them.

Methods to Mission-kill or otherwise incapacitate a modern air 
base:

[b]  ƒDestroy aircraft holding facilities:[/b] Probably the least efficient 
but you can eliminate all aircraft at the facility by destroying 
the buildings/sites that contain them. Most nations harden 
these facilities or disperse aircraft to make this task difficult. 
To evaluate a weapon’s effectiveness against a target please 
review the weapon’s legal target values and damage point value 
(DPs) in the aircraft stores section of the database viewer and 
compare it to the target’s armor and damage point values.

[b]  ƒDestroy Magazines:[/b]  Destroying ammo storage facilities prevents 
aircraft from receiving necessary ammunition. A combat 
aircraft without its weapons is only marginally more useful than 
if it has been destroyed. Similar to aircraft holding facilities, 
most nations harden the facilities or disperse ammunition to 
minimize loses.

[b]  ƒDestroy Access Points, Taxiways and Elevators: [/b] Destroying 
these “transit” points prevents aircraft from reaching runways 
or other aircraft launch facilities. Usually there are only a few 
of those in a base or ship so taking them out is a great way to 
jam the base shut.

[b]  ƒDestroy runways:[/b]  Destroying these eliminates the ability of an 
aircraft to launch. This is probably the most efficient method. 
Nations tend to add secondary runways or use auxiliary 
runways to make this task slightly more difficult. COMMAND 
does support numerous dedicated anti-runway weapons.