Dear HTC, please consider giving the light bombers drones.

[raider73]

No i go no drones and dive bomb with it and pull up in time:p

[Arlo]

Originally posted by raider73
No i go no drones and dive bomb with it and pull up in time:p

Subject matter is drones and divebombers, kid.

[Relorian]

You forgot to add in the B5N... It also has a bombsite. It needs to also get drones.  Really I think this idea needs to be put into place. It would add use to bombers that otherwise are unflown or only used because your on the CV and cant take a "Lancstuka".

Bah, Forgot it was called the Kate, im so used to the bloody numbers designation that sometimes i forget that they have nicknames

[TUXC]

Ok, so maybe just the Avenger and Kate since they have bombsights and would also be able to do formation torpedo attacks (if you can somehow make it through the fleet ack).

[Beefcake]

B5N = Val...or is it the Kate? lol

[Hien]

B5N = Kate

D3A = Val

G4M = Betty (Not that we even have it, sadly)

And yeah, I could do with D3A drones... extra targets for people to choose over me.  

[SD67]

No, I'm pretty sure of what it is. Admittedly I'm not right over target due to compression and structural limitation, but coming down from 7k VERY steeply, not quite vertical but certainly more than 45° and use trim to get the nose up after dropping. I only ever .salvo 14 for CV's usually it's .salvo 1 or 2 for lancasters.

[goober69]

Originally posted by Beefcake
[IMO just because the plane lacks a bombsite doesn't mean it can't have drones. True the TBM is the only candidate that has a bomb side, but that shouldn't mean the rest can't have drones. I mean you know you really....REALLY want to fly 3 Ju87s and drop 3 x 1800kg bombs at once. [/B]

totaly awesome better than the nook lol:noid

[The Fugitive]

Originally posted by Arlo
Subject matter is drones and divebombers, kid.

sorry to say, it is common place to see dive bombing lancs, b25's, b26's, b24's, and b17's all in formations going for CV's. The dive angle isn't what you would have for a fighter in a dive bomb run, but they have the nose down and SOMETIMES pull out before the bombs hit.

Its a complaint thats been going on for awhile, many people asking HTC to put a dive angle limit on the bombers with bomb sites.

[NitroFish]

Originally posted by SD67
I've divebombed with lanc formations, you just need to be mindful of how far you get from your drones when you climb.

Its bad enough that it happens, please don't teach others to do it.

[Tilt]

For my opinion see attack agenda below................

I always wondered whether a Mosquito MK IV  B  and   (perked) Mk XVI B would be allowed formations  seems to me they should be when used as level bombers.

[Beefcake]

I don't mean any offense  guys but I hate the way you've derailed this tread. I'm just simply going to say this, players will game the game and will use planes/tanks/boats in ways they were not designed or intended. No matter what HTC does, people will find ways to dive bomb with heavy buffs, its a part of the game, you just have to learn to deal with it.

Now can we please get this back on track? All we're talking about is should the light buffs get drones?

[Beefcake]

Tilt I really hope we get the mossie with the bombsite, that would rock. As far as perking it might warrant a small perk cost, though IMO no more than 10 per plane. And as for formations it should have them for the buff version only IMO. That thing could fly at 400+MPH right?


(LOL I just derailed my own thread after whining about it  )

[Tilt]

IMO only bombers with level bomb sights should get "drones" and when drones are taken the only way of releasing bombs should be from the F6 view.

[Arlo]

Originally posted by Beefcake
I don't mean any offense  guys but I hate the way you've derailed this tread. I'm just simply going to say this, players will game the game and will use planes/tanks/boats in ways they were not designed or intended. No matter what HTC does, people will find ways to dive bomb with heavy buffs, its a part of the game, you just have to learn to deal with it.

Now can we please get this back on track? All we're talking about is should the light buffs get drones?

No offense, man, but the correlation between planes designed to divebomb and buff drones was related to the subject matter both as a technical point and as a practical one.