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Offline Phil

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What is your toughest Bomber to shoot down ?
« on: November 13, 2007, 01:29:01 AM »
Ladies and Gents !

What is your toughest bomber to shoot down ?

13 months into the game and I think I'm average when it comes to destroying a set ....
Here's what I think:

1) Lancs break easy enough at the wing root

2) B24's go up in flames easely !

3) 88's !  Poor crew !

Those darn B17's ! I'm aware that they break at the fuselage tail area !
Those are the ones giving me hard times !  :mad:

What about you ?

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Offline Mr No Name

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« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2007, 01:44:40 AM »
B17s or whatever type 999000 is flying
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Offline Wolfala

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« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2007, 02:53:22 AM »
B-26. Its as scary to approach as a B-24, but has a smaller target area. And if the guys gets pissed he'll pull a peter north on you if you get in front of his chin guns.


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Offline Guyver

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« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2007, 04:44:21 AM »
b17's are a pain. they didnt call them flying fortress for a laugh lol.

i flew one last week. lost both drones but i shot down 4 enemy and got back home with a very pepperd b17. had more holes in it then swiss cheese
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Offline mussie

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« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2007, 04:48:07 AM »
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Originally posted by Mr No Name
B17s or whatever type 999000 is flying


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« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2007, 07:23:38 AM »
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Originally posted by Mr No Name
B17s or whatever type 999000 is flying


Agree. :)
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Offline Stang

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« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2007, 07:28:12 AM »
P-38, by far.

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« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2007, 07:55:33 AM »
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P-38, by far.


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« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2007, 08:31:58 AM »
I have to ask why if Hitler spent so much time in delaying the Me262 so it could carry bombs that the version we have wont?
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« Reply #9 on: November 13, 2007, 08:32:20 AM »
B26s, fast and a small target.  They used to be at the bottom of this list, for me, because all they used to need is one burst of cannon at the wingtips.  But since then the hit bubble granularity has improved and it's nowhere near as easy as it was then.
I used to be able to consistently barrel roll a 262 around a formation with one burst per roll killing either of one bomber's wingtips, effectively killing a formation in about 30 seconds, but not anymore! :)

Lancs are easy, no belly guns and a big target surface means you just come in from under as fast as possible, land your hits and pull off on the outwards half of your pass in an unpredictable way (for the gunners).  
Pretty easy.

24s do catch fire pretty easily.  Otherwise they'd be tougher than my personal second-hardest bomber -

B17s are slower than 26s but otherwise the best defended bombers.  I've always hated having to go against their guns.

67s are made of paper despite being fast and well defended, 88s are undefended, 25Cs are slow and don't even have a belly gun, 234s are undefended provided you have time to setup a pass (just land some hits on those vulnerable turbines)...  The only others worth a mention are the Il2 for its toughness, and the 25H for its ability to pull a counter attack with its 8 nose 50's and the cannon if you're unlucky or neglectful enough to fly predictably enough for it to hit you on the outward part of your pass.
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« Reply #10 on: November 13, 2007, 08:54:37 AM »
I find b26s to be my toughest bombers to shoot down, along with 17s n 24s.  Ki-67s can be tough due to their overall speed.
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« Reply #11 on: November 13, 2007, 09:13:23 AM »
Anything high (15-20k+) and fast is tough to intercept. Anything low is dead meat.
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« Reply #12 on: November 13, 2007, 09:35:53 AM »
B17 is the toughest for me followed by the B24-B26.  B24 is a big target and prone to fires.  B26 seems a little more prone to blowing up.
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« Reply #13 on: November 13, 2007, 09:49:39 AM »
B-26. It seems to be the most survivable buff for me, and also the hardest to kill.
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« Reply #14 on: November 13, 2007, 10:57:05 AM »
When you are flying a Huri 1 they are all scary.
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