And I assume you would also want to include fighter guns the same, since they were basically the same weapons? Or is this just another "do unto bombers without doing unto fighters" post?
You don't think the kind of k/d ratios buffs rack up against fighters in AHII are realistic _at all_ do you?
Average k/d for B-17s and B-24s is around .33-.38. Most kills for these two types are other planes too. That doesn't sound very high, but you've got to factor in bombing and bailing, flying through acks and flacks, Buff-stuka'ing, and all the other gamey practices that reduce the k/d.
I did a hand-count of fighters vs. buff kills for the 3rd frame of the last FSO. This count included kills by 110s and deaths of B-25s btw. If I got it right, the fighter/buff k/d was about 2.71:1
Buffs are given every possible advantage, some of them quite gamey, to make up for the lack of things (in the MA) that gave the real bombers a chance of actually succeeding...high altitude, large, tight formations, and escorts. Myself, I don't see the point of this protectionism towards bombers (maybe we should give the P-40B some advantages so people will fly it...maybe we should give Panzers WW "drones" so they ain't dead meat against Il2s...huh...). But whether you think it is justified or not, don't deny it is there please.
That said, this particular fix seems like it might be a little bit complicated to model and not do all that much.
