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Unfamiliar word? Select a dotted-underlined term for its meaning.
Choose the job you actually need
| Need | Use |
|---|---|
| Move a based aircraft to another airfield | RDP — redeploy. The flight moving it there is called a ferry flight. |
| Move a delivery of fuel or weapons | SUP — supply. |
| Bring an aircraft home from its current mission | RTB — return to base. |
| Land an airborne aircraft at another suitable airfield | DIVERT, where offered. |
Move a based aircraft with RDP
- Open ASSETS and find the aircraft type at the base it is leaving. Check the count and any availability warnings.
- Choose RDP on that aircraft’s row. Confirm the heading Redeploy [type] from [base] to:.
- Before committing, read the offered destinations and check the fuel and weapons at the base you intend to use.
- Click the destination’s button to issue the transfer. There is no separate DISPATCH step in this chooser. Choose CANCEL instead if you do not want to send it.
- Follow the flight in ACTIVE OPS and read ASMA. Wait for arrival and confirm the aircraft at the new base before planning another task.
Follow a Hercules or Chinook moving to another base
- Read C-130 REDEPLOY or CHINOOK REDEPLOY in ASMA. This confirms that the move was accepted; the aircraft has not arrived yet.
- Open ACTIVE OPS. Find the Hercules or Chinook row marked RDP and check its departure base and destination.
- During the departure stage, the row can be present before a radar track appears. Follow its status in the list.
- If progress stops, check whether the game is paused. If reports are missing, check the ASMA filters.
Read the transport’s RDP status
| Status begins with | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Redeploying | Departure stage. The row also shows the destination and a countdown. |
| Enroute | On the way to the destination. |
| Landing | Final arrival stage. Wait for the arrival report before using the aircraft. |
Read the missile-stock colours
| Colour | Missiles at the destination |
|---|---|
| Green | Enough for at least two standard missile loads of the aircraft type being moved. |
| Yellow | Enough for one standard missile load, but fewer than two. |
| Red/orange | Fewer than one standard missile load. |
[12M] is an example of 12 missiles stored at that destination. This hint appears for aircraft with a standard missile load. It does not check fuel, cannon ammunition or whether the aircraft is ready for its next mission.
Can RDP move more than one fighter?
Yes. From the based-aircraft row, the game tries to move a pair of that fighter type when available. Check the resulting flights and count rather than assuming that one button press always means one aircraft. Support aircraft and transports use their own transfer paths.
Why is a destination missing?
The list excludes the departure base and destroyed airfields. The offered types of airfield depend on the aircraft. Choose from the offered list rather than clicking an arbitrary point on the map.
After arrival
Confirm the new base in its BASED AIRCRAFT list or ASSETS. For a military base, you can also use ASMA’s aircraft query. Read any failure report if the move was refused. A transport ferry does not deliver a supply load: use SUP when the destination needs cargo.
Check that the move has finished
For a transport, look for C-130 ARRIVED or CHINOOK ARRIVED. The report names the base where it is now available. Its old base count falls when the move is accepted; the destination gains the aircraft after arrival. Check the destination in ASSETS or its BASED AIRCRAFT list before planning another task.
For fighters, PAIR REDEPLOYED or ASSET REDEPLOYED announces preparation. REDEPLOY COMPLETE reports that the fighter has reached a base. Read that base name and check its aircraft count too.
If the RDP chooser closes after a failure
- Read the alert and the latest ASMA report. No stationed [type] available at [base] means the transfer did not start; it does not identify the cause by itself. A fighter’s fuel or servicing refusal can produce REDEPLOY BLOCKED in ASMA before this alert. Check that explanation before assuming the base has no aircraft.
- Check the current base count and ACTIVE OPS for an aircraft already launched or moved. The chooser closes after a failed destination request too.
- When the required aircraft is available, reopen RDP from its based row and choose the destination again. Use CANCEL to leave the chooser before submitting a destination.
If the transport’s destination is destroyed
- Read C-130 REDEPLOY FAILED or CHINOOK REDEPLOY FAILED in ASMA. This move did not complete at the chosen destination.
- Read the full report. It names a base where the aircraft is available again, or says that no operational departure or original base remained available.
- If a base is named, check its aircraft count in ASSETS before issuing a new RDP request. For military bases, ASMA’s aircraft query provides another check. Do not assume the transport is available at the original destination.
Recall an E-3D or Nimrod transfer before take-off
- If the E-3D or Nimrod is still on the ground preparing for RDP, open ACTIVE OPS and match its callsign, type and transfer status. Its row can appear before a radar track.
- Choose RTB on that aircraft’s row. A grounded transfer can be cancelled during its departure countdown or while it is still queued.
- Read REDEPLOY CANCELLED in ASMA. The report names the departure base where it remains. Check that base in ASSETS before giving it another task.
Once the take-off run has started, do not expect this grounded recall. Check the actual task, destination and landing. If no cancellation report appears, or the departure base has been destroyed, follow the flight and its return checks before issuing another order.