What makes a Bomber Pilot good?

[choker41]

Look at bomber ranks.  Can you trust some of them to Drop a hanger at 15K alt.  Probably not.  This is the weakest scoring category of all.  One could have just 5 sorties and probably make #1.  I don't consider myself a great buff pilot but at least I'll get my hangers down.  Cmon how tough is it to put ords down onto a city.  Not to hard.  Guys that can shoot you from every gun station from top, tail, and ball.  You know as a fighter that this guy is pinging me constantly from 800-1000 out from his waist gun, that your in trouble.  Then when they kill you or knock out an engine they take out whatever they wanted.  These guys may not have the Bombing % or Damage % but they are truly the best of the best of Bomber Pilots.  I know guys on my side like Floatsup and some other (+) fellers.  How about your thoughts as to what makes a good bomber pilot, and who they are.

[1pLUs44]

Idk, I think bombing hangars is easiest for score. During december, I bombed once (shows as 6 sorties though, I took up a B-25C for attack and it was marked as bomber), in a set of B-24s. Took down hangars as I saw them in front of me, and I think I got like 400K points. I made a pass on a city, but I only got a corner of it.

[Lusche]

Idk, I think bombing hangars is easiest for score. During december, I bombed once (shows as 6 sorties though, I took up a B-25C for attack and it was marked as bomber), in a set of B-24s. Took down hangars as I saw them in front of me, and I think I got like 400K points. I made a pass on a city, but I only got a corner of it.

You got the points from the city, not from bombing hangars.

Someone playing strictly for bomber score will never attack fields. Bombing hangars or porking bases will "ruin" his bombing hit % and damage/sortie.

[Larry]

A few sorties in a stuka with the MOAB to an enemy city will do the trick. Or you can just do one sortie and just rearm a few times. Another way is to get large amounts of base captures.

[Anaxogoras]

999000

[choker41]

I know how to score but lets not make this about that.  I'm curious who really is a good bomber pilot.  Who can you depend on to drop those hangers when you need them to go down.  Yes I've done the Stuka MOAB to enemy city.  I also take down hangers.  I know it hurts more of your score but bombing score can easily be improved on after you hurt your score.  

[choker41]

999000 is tough to get through his guns that's for sure

[uptown]

Being able to hit a turning CV after drinking 8 or 10 beers 

[Spikes]

I know how to score but lets not make this about that.  I'm curious who really is a good bomber pilot.  Who can you depend on to drop those hangers when you need them to go down.  Yes I've done the Stuka MOAB to enemy city.  I also take down hangers.  I know it hurts more of your score but bombing score can easily be improved on after you hurt your score.  

I can hit most everything someone asks for, at any alt, in any bomber, including the 234. Only thing I really can't hit is a CV.

[B4Buster]

A few sorties in a stuka with the MOAB to an enemy city will do the trick. Or you can just do one sortie and just rearm a few times. Another way is to get large amounts of base captures.

You seem to know alot about it 

[uptown]

A good buff pilot is someone that can change coarse the of a battle by what he hits and when. Not by the points awarded. Knowing when to hit troops or ammo. When to hit what factories to slow the rebuild time down on that strat for the zone. That's the difference in strategic bombing and mindless milkrunning for score, points, and rank.

Hitting a CV and sinking it when it's in a turn and having enough ord left to come back around and get the cruiser. Being able to de-ack a field with 100 pounders. These are the things I think make for a good buff pilot.

Guys with a 500 or 600 hit % make me laugh because I doubt they even find the VH on a field.

[FiLtH]

   1.Can hit a structure any alt
 
   2.Can sink a turning CV at 20k

   3.Can shoot down alot of fighters

   4.Can fly close formation with other bombers

   5.Can hit a moving GV from high alt

[thndregg]

   1.Can hit a structure any alt  Most always.
 
   2.Can sink a turning CV at 20k Best I've done was at 15K.

   3.Can shoot down alot of fighters Yeppers!

   4.Can fly close formation with other bombers Always.

   5.Can hit a moving GV from high alt Working on it.

[thndregg]

A good buff pilot is someone that can change coarse the of a battle by what he hits and when. Not by the points awarded. Knowing when to hit troops or ammo. When to hit what factories to slow the rebuild time down on that strat for the zone. That's the difference in strategic bombing and mindless milkrunning for score, points, and rank.

Hitting a CV and sinking it when it's in a turn and having enough ord left to come back around and get the cruiser. Being able to de-ack a field with 100 pounders. These are the things I think make for a good buff pilot.

Guys with a 500 or 600 hit % make me laugh because I doubt they even find the VH on a field.

You've hit the nail on the head.

[stodd]

Not that I care too much about bomber score or anything but I think the stats for it would become more meaningful if there was a category that took into account how many enemy planes you shoot down, mabey that would encourage less milking/ bomb n bail.
Some good bomber gunners that I have run into-
999000,
Serenity,
Floatsup,