While there are certain misgivings about the Superfortress, I believe that it will eventually be added to the game just like many other airplanes have been.
No grumpy, you've no place here in this thread. There are many new faces here in AH and those of us veterans
with ties to the AH beta way back when will have to admit that planes we never thought should be added were in fact added
Stop it grumpy, I told you, this isn't the place for you. Go find a Corrs thread. The most recent example is the P-47M. Way too many people poo-poo'd it as a "super" plane or one that shouldn't be added but since it's been there, I still see many
To date, it hasn't been that much of an influence in gameplay and I doubt the 29 will either
HTC will have no trouble NOT coding the A bomb
Damnit grumpy, I said NO! One Option is that HTC can, by design, limit the bomb load to 10,000 lbs and fill one of the bomb bays with fuel tanks like the original sometimes did without an in game option to remove them. The Lanc holds 14,000 now and that'll do some real damage to any airbase. Even if HTC decided to allow the full bomb load of 20,000 lbs, the trick to laying waste to any field is actually getting there. I relish seeing bombers at 15-17K...most times, they're targets and not really much of a threat (depending on who's flying them). Not many will bother to fly the forts to their best operational altitude as it takes over an hour in any bomber to get to 30+ K. I predict that if added, even as a perk ride, it will initially see much use but will die off just like many of the other aircraft have after being added; people returning to their old standbys. Yes the thing is fast at altitude. My specs say 375 mph but doesn't tell me at what altitude. I bet it's over 30,000 ft. We've got guys that fly that high in 17's, 24's and lancs now...and even an odd Ki-67 or three. I'd like to see it fly in the game
but I also see the arguement of those who are of the opposite opinion. A 51 or M jug will have no trouble catching a superfort at that altitude...if someone wants to bother. Pinpoint accuracy from that altitude is tough but can be achieved, I've done it regularly. I don't know if it's coded or not, but it seems to be tougher to bomb hangars from 30K because the bombs seem to separate and I end up putting eggs around the hangar isntead of on it. The only way I achieve results is to pickle multiples on any given target, reducing the amount of possible damage that can be done to ensure a destroyed target. Let's not forget, hangars all come back in 15 minutes anyway, unless there's people standing by with support aircraft/vehicles, taking down hangars from a heavy bomber is a huge gamble as far as taking the field is concerned.
As far as defensive armament is concerned, we already have the "every gun that can fire, will" option on the bombers we have now. The B-29 actually has less defensive armament than does the B-17G (in the historical perspective). The 20mm in the tail that was standard equipment was often removed as the trajectory was not the same as the .50's. With that big tail, the upper turrets won't be able to bet trained on an attacker coming from 6 o'clock. Oh well, just my .02.
