simple Lancstuka fix

[RTHolmes]

46. Flying limitations
(iv) Bomb clearances angles:
   Diving .........30°
   Climb.........20°
   Bank..........10° (with S.B.C.25')

bombs released >30deg foul the airframe causing terminal damage.

problem solved

[LLogann]

That actually sounds like an good idea!!!

Heck Yeah!!!

[waystin2]

If the plane was unable to drop it's bombs safely past a certain dive angle then it should not be able to do it in-game.

[LCCajun]

+100

[RTHolmes]

If the plane was unable to drop it's bombs safely past a certain dive angle then it should not be able to do it in-game.

I suggest that you can still drop them, just that >30deg and your airframe is destroyed. 

[Larry]

Just take the lanc outa the game. Problem solved, no more lancstukas.

[Yossarian]

This is actually a sincerely intelligent and good idea.  Me likee. 

[Spikes]

I just say don't let bombs drop from more than a 30 degree angle.

[kvuo75]

oddly enough, I doubt most lancstukas in game ever even do more than 30degree down.. thats actually pretty steep.

[Denholm]

I just say don't let bombs drop from more than a 30 degree angle.

Dive bombers?

[SmokinLoon]

The abuse goes beyond Lancs.  If the Lancaster is singled out, then the B24, B17, Ju88, and B26 will be next in line for abuse. 

The problem of "lancstukas" needs to be rectified and applied to a class of aircraft, not just a single plane.

[Karnak]

Ju88 was actually a dive bomber.

[BigKev03]

Good idea, but I wouldnt want it to limit all aircraft that are able to dive bomb.  I use the stuka and the SDB from time to time and I love to kick it over in a steep dive deploy the dive brakes and drive home an 1800k bomb or a 1000lb'er.  In addition, the JU-88 is capable of dive bombing and I wouldn't want to see it limited.  But I do like the idea of limiting the true bombers from being able to do this.


BigKev

[Baumer]

I like the idea of limiting the drop angle to what was really required for each aircraft. However, I can see it as a nightmare for HTC to implement due to a couple of different factors. Maybe when/if they redo the aircraft ordinance model it can be incorporated?

BTW here's a chart for the B-25C to give you an idea of the diving angles for each bomb point.

[Enker]

Ju88 was actually a dive bomber.

Is it? I vaguely remember a post from one of the Luftwaffe buffs (Gavagai or Bubi) saying that the Ju-88 was a level bomber with dive brakes/flaps added on because the Luftwaffe thought that the dive bomber was that frakking amazing and was the wave of the future. Of course, I could be wrong.

(Edit: I realize it was used as a dive bomber, but I vaguely recall reading that the dive flaps/brakes/whatever you call them were added as an afterthought.)