Well, I'm sure I'm venturing out onto thin ice here, but is the "Lancstuka problem" something that needs to be solved?
I'll grant you that it is an ahistoric use of the Lancaster that usually results in the destruction of the participating bombers, but there are a number of these types of non-historic actions that spread beyond dive bombing Lancasters. From a game play point of view, are dive bombing Lancasters that much of an issue? Maybe I've just not seen the really heinous abuse of this tactic.
For my money, Ju-88s make much better dive bombers (they come with flaps and everything).
well, if i'm not mistaken, the ju88's were actually employed as divebombers in some instances.
the lancstuka thing.....seems to be a spotty kind of thing. sometimes ya see guys goin nuts, diving in, dropping their loads, and either bailing, or augering. i've seen it done with a20's, b24's and b17's too.
in other instances, i've been in good gv battles, that've been disrupted by low buffs. on the other hand, i've done the same thing. in the instance of attack aircraft, that's fine. but if the cables were there, it'd make guys think twice before coming in unrealistically low.
i wasn't thinking to employ them at all bases. i was thinking only at coastal and/or front line bases, where the furballs happen, mainly because this is also where the vulching inevitably happens. simply make them indestructable.(the barrage balloons) this would allow pilots to up and defend a capped base without too much fear of being vulched or picked.
the bases could still easily be FUBARED, but they'd have to do it by level bombing.
i'm not saying it SHOULD be done, but rather was wondering how things would be IF it were done.
if nothing else, they'd make decent eye candy. at worst, those that like to vulch would have a bit of a harder time at it.
i especially liked the idea of them with explosives on the cables, as akak mentioned......THAT could be fun to watch!
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