Suicide bombers and why

[toonces3]

A CV that was hit by bombs and burning would not continue to poop out F4Us.

As posted above:
It would be simple enough (I think) to coad the CV such that a certain amount of damage was equivalent to dropping the fighter hangars.  This would yield the CV essentially out of the fight for a period of time.

During Midway (I think) the Yorktown took several bomb hits but remained afloat and damage parties were able to patch the flight deck so the carrier was able to conduct flight ops.

Such a coading would render the CV vulnerable for a period of time, say 15 minutes, from enemy bombers/attack planes without any additional fighter support coming from the CV.

At any rate, I don't think HTC is going to re-coad the game based upon Toonces' recommendations, but if we're looking for ways to curb dive-bombing the CV with heavies, then coading the game such that such dive bombing can't 'kill' the CV is the only method to fix it....excepting an attitude shift among the more clueless in the community (yes, wezy, this means you).  Somehow I don't think the attitude thing is the way to approach the problem (if it is a problem...)

[wezy]

RE:Latrobe;"I see you skipped step 8 on here"

Gee I didnt go watch your little youtube thingee,,,
just tell me what ur thinking,,,

OHMan did I offend you,,,?
Am I in trouble?????  do u know some of the Big Muky Muks ???  
Get a grip,,, thats grip not gripe   take a deep breath,,, relax

Are we havn fun yet???


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[zilla]

As posted above:
It would be simple enough (I think) to coad the CV such that a certain amount of damage was equivalent to dropping the fighter hangars.  This would yield the CV essentially out of the fight for a period of time.

During Midway (I think) the Yorktown took several bomb hits but remained afloat and damage parties were able to patch the flight deck so the carrier was able to conduct flight ops.

Such a coading would render the CV vulnerable for a period of time, say 15 minutes, from enemy bombers/attack planes without any additional fighter support coming from the CV.

At any rate, I don't think HTC is going to re-coad the game based upon Toonces' recommendations, but if we're looking for ways to curb dive-bombing the CV with heavies, then coading the game such that such dive bombing can't 'kill' the CV is the only method to fix it....excepting an attitude shift among the more clueless in the community (yes, wezy, this means you).  Somehow I don't think the attitude thing is the way to approach the problem (if it is a problem...)

I am certain the naval damage control and fire fighting could do wonders, but I think that all flight operations would cease until the fire was put out. I think the best point made here is that the CV model is at least as unrealistic as the lancstuka model. It just depends whose ox is being gored.

[Latrobe]

NO no no you're not in trouble.......yet  .

Was for tatertot, just a little fun joke if you watch the video (which someone else posted before me so I can't claim it as mine)

[zilla]

   "In my opinion, a suicide run in a P-51 to hit troops or ords is as dweeby as a suicide run with level bombers against a CV."

Wasn't supposed to be suicide. I tried to pull up, honest injun.

[tatertot]

IT JUST A OPINION I DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BE A INTERNET FORUM JUNKIE......

AS FAR AS LANCSTUKA OR WHATEVER YES I AGREE THAT 17S LANCS HECK EVEN ORDS OR THE WAY WE CAN CARRY YTHEM OR DELIVER THEM CAN CHANGE...IVE STATED TIME AND TIME AGAIN I REALLY DONT CARE IF I DELIVER THE EGGS TO THE KITCHEN...WE LEAVE WITH THE INTENT TO KILL AS MANY FIGHTERS AS WE CAN KILLING A CV OR A HANGER OR THE VIDEO STORE IN THE TOWN IS JUST THE ICEING ANYWAY...

I SHOULD MAYBE READ A LITTLE MORE OF THESE POST I GUESS.CHECK MY STATS ON WHAT I FLY I HATE 17S AND LANCS ANYWAY.DO I HIT CVS LOW IN 26S HECK YES I DO BUT ITS NOT A SUICIDE RUN I USUALLY LIVE WELL AT LEAST FOR THE SHOOT OUT AFTER WORDS.
IM JUST TRYIN TO REMIND SOME IT IS A GAME.....MY APOLOGIZE TOONCES3   DIDNT MEAN PILOTS SHOOULD BE ASHAMED JUST THAT WE ARE INTERNET GAME PILOTS IN AH2 NOT REAL LIFE FIGHTER JOCKS....

AND I WILL GET 999000 TO POST A THREAD ON HIS THOUGHTS OF LANCS DIVE BOMBING.....BUT IM SURE IT WILL GET A BASH OR 2 ALSO REMEMBER THERE WAS A LONG THREAD ON FORMATIONS AND THERE GUNS...SOMETHING LIKE 1 PIOLT 1 GUN I THINK

AND I AM GOING TO ASK BUT IF I CALCULATE CORRECTLY IM GUESSING I WONT GET A ANSWER SO DEATH TO ALL CVS YOU WANT THEM UP MOVE THEM OUT!!!!!!

[trax1]

Why are you yelling?

[tatertot]

im on my soap box thats y

[moot]

Both dive bombing with level-bombers and the external view aiming exploit need to be squashed, caps lock or not..

[Shuffler]

If you kids would do a little reading on WW2 you'd find P51s were used in straffing missions. Many times 51s escorted bombers in and then were released to find "targets of opportunity". 51s were used in Korea to hit ground targets as well as corsairs.

Most of the original post of this thread has holes all in it.

[Bodhi]

nerf the caps beotch

[toonces3]

never mind. 

[Xasthur]

[doogan]

See Rule #2

[SD67]

Ohhhh Skuzzy is going to go postal Jedi on those nice big caps.
I think this deserves an IN