Author Topic: Solution to Lancstuking?? (Read 702 times)

Yossarian · « **on:** February 16, 2008, 10:41:07 AM »

I've noticed people complaining about how some players are flying heavy bombers at low level to the extent that it's really unrealistic etc. (by heavy bombers I mean B-17s, B-24s, and LANCs).

Anyway, I just had the idea that perhaps barrage balloons might help prevent this. I know that they'd probably have to be destroyed easily, but if one or several balloons were placed along the routes that allow multiple hangers to be hit in one pass, this would seriously hamper the efforts of these Lancstukas.

An alternative to the above might be just to have a higher concentration of field acks/manned guns flanking these routes.

~~Yossarian~~

Larry · « **Reply #1 on:** February 16, 2008, 11:03:13 AM »

How about when someone in a heavy bomber dives down and presses the bomb release button it works like hitting enter three times or even alt f4.

Gowan · « **Reply #2 on:** February 16, 2008, 12:30:55 PM »

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Yossarian · « **Reply #3 on:** February 16, 2008, 12:56:00 PM »

Well, you're getting the other side of the argument now

Actually, it doesn't really matter to me, I just think that barrage balloons could add a new dimension to taking a field.

To be honest, I think that low-level buffs are just wonderful Jug-bait

Latrobe · « **Reply #4 on:** February 16, 2008, 01:01:49 PM »

The real solution to Lancstukas - Fly at 12K a few miles out from cv and wait for them to come in. Then just tear them apart. Lets the 5"ers deal with the ones on the deck.

SD67 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 16, 2008, 05:18:00 PM »

I've seen a fair bit of footage recently dealing with the war in Eastern Europe, and I saw super low (3k+/-)level bombing being done by both B26's and B17's clearing GV's and towns.
I haven't seen lancasters or B24's yet.

Redlegs · « **Reply #6 on:** February 16, 2008, 05:57:31 PM »

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Originally posted by SD67
I've seen a fair bit of footage recently dealing with the war in Eastern Europe, and I saw super low (3k+/-)level bombing being done by both B26's and B17's clearing GV's and towns.
I haven't seen lancasters or B24's yet.

How could you forget the Plosti Raid?

Spikes · « **Reply #7 on:** February 16, 2008, 08:55:54 PM »

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Originally posted by Redlegs
How could you forget the Plosti Raid?

I'm reading The Forgotten 500 and it is about the Ploesti raids...

SIG220 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 17, 2008, 06:18:39 AM »

And what about the Lancaster's that destroyed all of those key German dams?

They were flying very low:

I cannot believe that people are complaining about bombers flying too low, since they become much easier targets to get to.

SIG 220

Yossarian · « **Reply #9 on:** February 17, 2008, 07:55:39 AM »

As I said in my second post, I don't really mind, especially when I'm nearby in a jug. But I posted this because I'd noticed that other people seemed to have a problem with 'lancstukaing'

Ghosth · « **Reply #10 on:** February 17, 2008, 08:36:23 AM »

The solution to lancstuaka is to teach people that its wrong. That its childish, and gaming the game at its worst level.

The only solution other than education I'd agree with is that heavy bombers should have to be inside of a couple degrees of being level when bombs are dropped. To do otherwise could and should cause major structural failure in the plane.

However B25's, b26's often ran very low level runs. To the point where they had longer fuzes and parachutes on the bombs to delay arming so the plane could get out of the area before they went off.

Plus any plane that has dive flaps should in fact be allowed and encourged to use them. JU-88 was multi role aircraft in that it could dive bomb as well as level bomb. You want to lancstuka, do it in a JU-88. It will be easier, you'll gain more perk points and you won't hear as many complaints.

Allen Rune · « **Reply #11 on:** February 17, 2008, 08:51:09 AM »

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hey... has anyone ever thought of putting that thing in the game for attacking CVs?

better than torps

lyric1 · « **Reply #12 on:** February 17, 2008, 09:07:48 AM »

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hey... has anyone ever thought of putting that thing in the game for attacking CVs? better than torps

It will never happen. Although I do like the way you are thinking skip bombing cv's would be fun.

Yossarian · « **Reply #13 on:** February 17, 2008, 12:51:24 PM »

I must have dropped at least 50 to 60 torpedos at CVs in both online and offline, and I've only hit once.

Honcho · « **Reply #14 on:** February 17, 2008, 02:12:55 PM »

About balloons though, how would it work? Could a friendly pass through their own balloon? If he couldn't, GOD what a mess.

Balloons are a cool element and as a countermeasure the JU88's could have the balloon cutter option. Thusly promoting 88's for lancstuka type missions.