Fed Strategy - Forward Operating air base

Another thought on adapting federation strategy. At present the skyhawks appear to be only deployed off the 19 wagon trains the federation uses. It would seem to be much more effective to have small squadrons also deployed at the outer most way stations. There they could conduct long range strike missions into plainfolk territory.

Alternatively the Federation could setup a small number of basic firebases - forward operating airbases supported by small combat wagon train configurations mentioned two posts ago close to or inside plainfolk territory - perhaps only in the spring and summer months intially but quickly building up enough infrastructure for basic year round operations. This would enable continuous strikes against the mutes, and faster expansion of the Federation. The firebases could also operate as resupply and staging posts for single and multiple wagon-train strike missions deep into mute territory.

This change in tactics to year round, continuous combat operations would greatly increase the rate that the Federation would take back the Overground.