B-29 Super Fortress

[frank3]

The B-29 wishes are kinda dieing out for the moment, maybe they got tired aswell?

[phatzo]

[oakranger]

it is funny to see how many ppl don't want the B-29/  What are you afraid of, loosing your 262 and perk points.

[phatzo]

it is funny to see how many ppl don't want the B-29/  What are you afraid of, loosing your 262 and perk points.

I want it, I just like the dead cat jokes

[oakranger]

I want it, I just like the dead cat jokes

I know you want it.  b ut there are other dont for some reason.  I am looking for a fox.

[trigger2]

I know you want it.  b ut there are other dont for some reason.  I am looking for a fox.

Game balance disruption + Epic l337 b0mb3r$ who will take it up as high as it can, where it's completly unstopable + highest loadout of any bomber (in game at least) + speed + good guns + (repeat) unstopable = good idea?

Hmm... I think I made a mistake with my calculations, that solution can't be right...

[DMBEAR]

The Japanese didn't want to allow the B-29 either. 

I'd rather see some more axis bombers... after a bunch more fighters.

[Castle51]

Game balance disruption + Epic l337 b0mb3r$ who will take it up as high as it can, where it's completely unstopable + highest loadout of any bomber (in game at least) + speed + good guns + (repeat) unstopable = good idea?

Hmm... I think I made a mistake with my calculations, that solution can't be right...

  About a week ago I was flying a B-17 mission where I got all the way up to 37,000 feet.  Interestingly enough, a P-38 followed my flight all the way up there. It took this guy about 50 minutes of climbing before finally reaching me. (and getting shot down soon after) I recorded the whole engagement and even though I did kill him, It still proves that you CAN get to that altitude with certain planes and like this individual, you will still be for the most part combat effective.  I will go as far as saying that if he had two or three buddies with him in a coordinated effort, he might have actually got me.

           P.S. how do I post videos like this and where?

[Rich46yo]

Very few guys are going to climb 29s to extreme heights. HQs will still be defended by those obnoxious little rocket thingies and 90% of the time 29s will be at Alts that will make standard interception easy.

Dont forget we have some monster high Alt. fighters in the game including the almighty Ta-152, "which isnt perked anymore". There are other planes more then a match for it too. Some perked, some not. Some post 30,000' speed numbers above 470 mph. If we ever got the Mig-3 that crop of high Alt. fighters would grow even more.

There would be an initial rush of B-29 sorties as everyone burned thru their bomber perks but that would sort itself out. Eventually your only going to lose so many 100 perk point bombers. Everyone of the bomber operations Ive flown have been in the 20,000' to 25,000' range. An altitude easily reached by fighters in the game.

[Motherland]

If we ever got the Mig-3 that crop of high Alt. fighters would grow even more.

Yes, the MiG 3 would be a superb interceptor of the B-29, with its twin .30 caliber machine guns and single .50 caliber machine gun.

[SoonerMP]

The Japanese didn't want to allow the B-29 either. 

 

[Rich46yo]

Yes, the MiG 3 would be a superb interceptor of the B-29, with its twin .30 caliber machine guns and single .50 caliber machine gun.

Later versions were upgunned...bro. Point being there were fighters able to intercept high Alt bombers.

[Motherland]

Later versions were upgunned...bro. Point being there were fighters able to intercept high Alt bombers.

Most upgunned version I've seen had a Yak style armament (2 UBS and one ShVAK). That's still a miserable armament for attacking fast, heavily armed high altitude bombers.
Anyway it's top speed was still only under 400mph at 25K.

The MiG 3 was a decent high altitude performer when compared to its contemporaries.
However, its contemporaries included the Bf 109F and Fw 190A. It would undoubtedly be a good match against the He 111 and Ju 88. But not the B29.

[Castle51]

I almost feel like starting another thread soon just for the people who don't want the B-29 in the game and constantly complain and come up with all these little facts about how it would unbalance the game yet fail to mention or relate the same to the ME-262.  I think I'll call this thread "Your sister called, she says she wants her skirt back"


      Sorry, bad day at work and I had to get all the A#@*%le outta me 

[Ruah]

Very few guys are going to climb 29s to extreme heights. HQs will still be defended by those obnoxious little rocket thingies and 90% of the time 29s will be at Alts that will make standard interception easy.

Dont forget we have some monster high Alt. fighters in the game including the almighty Ta-152, "which isnt perked anymore". There are other planes more then a match for it too. Some perked, some not. Some post 30,000' speed numbers above 470 mph. If we ever got the Mig-3 that crop of high Alt. fighters would grow even more.

There would be an initial rush of B-29 sorties as everyone burned thru their bomber perks but that would sort itself out. Eventually your only going to lose so many 100 perk point bombers. Everyone of the bomber operations Ive flown have been in the 20,000' to 25,000' range. An altitude easily reached by fighters in the game.

thats the reason why it could be added. . .and the reason people don't realize that not many people are going to spend 45 mins getting to these massive altitudes when they can just replane and fly a second bomber run in the same time.  I.e. In internet airplanes, people are lazy first.