Originally posted by Tac:
There is no problem whatsoever with the buffs not being able to fire turrets when in the ground. It is there to prevent ackstars.
In either case, if you want to use it to prevent a field capture you take the b26 whose foward firing guns DO fire at ground level and DO kill the goon and the troops.
What we dont want to see are people abusing the turbolasers in the b17's. I'd be more scared of a parked b17 spewing 90mm cannon at me than an Ostwind.
And oh yes, im sure it is very realistic for bomber crews to run to man their guns when their field is under attack. I thought they would be foxhole, but then again, I forget that in RL people have some brains and survival instincts.
Actually if you look around enough you'll find thats some bomber crews did use their planes as AAA platforms...
The British Roc/Skua was considered to such a piece of junk that they often left them armed, on the field to attract the LW. Then the turrent was put to probably the most reasonable use it ever saw since production, as an AAA platform on the tarmac.
I know of at least four occasions that crew members of my neighbor's B-17 squadron shot at roving Ju88's, after they had either come in late or were coming back from sub patrol. One got credit for knocking one down off the field, although it was most likely the other AAA.
Regardless though...NO ACKSTARS!
Just pointing out that it did happen sometimes, and heros a lucky morons
