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Offline Nutzoid

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Re: Perked Bomber - I am at a loss...
« Reply #45 on: July 01, 2009, 06:05:29 PM »
HE-219 Owl, maybe the ME-410.  :pray
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Re: Perked Bomber - I am at a loss...
« Reply #46 on: July 01, 2009, 06:09:44 PM »
Quote from: Nutzoid on July 01, 2009, 06:05:29 PM
HE-219 Owl, maybe the ME-410.  :pray
Those are both fighters, and neither would be remotely perkworthy.
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Re: Perked Bomber - I am at a loss...
« Reply #47 on: July 01, 2009, 06:11:30 PM »
How about a bigger cargo plane> loaded with more troops...?

Not a bomber really, but would make a good use of perks.
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Re: Perked Bomber - I am at a loss...
« Reply #48 on: July 01, 2009, 06:12:41 PM »
Quote from: Vudak on July 01, 2009, 01:43:57 PM
Did Air Warrior really have it THAT flat-out wrong?  I don't recall it ever being unbalancing there...

Yeah, I don't remember it being that unbalancing either but IIRC all we had was the A-26, B-17 and B-25 and with the ability to individually man every gun in every bomber the B-17 Death Star was far more deadly in a furball than an A-26.  That said a couple of gunners in your A-26 was a lot of fun to dogfight in.

Anyway, if it wasn't perked here you'd never see another A-20 or any number of other light/medium bombers.
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Re: Perked Bomber - I am at a loss...
« Reply #49 on: July 01, 2009, 06:28:25 PM »
Quote from: Karnak on July 01, 2009, 06:09:44 PM
Those are both fighters, and neither would be remotely perkworthy.

Doh! Your right, my bad. But it would be a hoot to have the 219 chase down and chew up a Mossie.  :devil
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Re: Perked Bomber - I am at a loss...
« Reply #50 on: July 01, 2009, 06:36:51 PM »
*sigh*
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Re: Perked Bomber - I am at a loss...
« Reply #51 on: July 01, 2009, 06:45:28 PM »
Quote from: Nutzoid on July 01, 2009, 06:28:25 PM
Doh! Your right, my bad. But it would be a hoot to have the 219 chase down and chew up a Mossie.  :devil
Only in its wet dreams. :P
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Re: Perked Bomber - I am at a loss...
« Reply #52 on: July 01, 2009, 11:55:52 PM »
sorry off topic, but you really can't go by everything you read on wikipedia. Anyone can go on there and make crap up.
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Re: Perked Bomber - I am at a loss...
« Reply #53 on: July 02, 2009, 03:22:02 AM »
Bring in the Ju52, and perk it
It has a gun!

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Re: Perked Bomber - I am at a loss...
« Reply #54 on: July 02, 2009, 03:30:04 AM »
Back in WB's 2.77 we had two Mossies, not sure which Model it was but one of em had no guns
and used a bombsite, and was very fast, think it carried x4 500 ponders

I wouldnt mind spendin some perks for that, not sure that it qualifies a bomber though
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Offline stephen

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Re: Perked Bomber - I am at a loss...
« Reply #55 on: July 02, 2009, 05:41:38 AM »
It qualify's egsactly as a bomber.....
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Re: Perked Bomber - I am at a loss...
« Reply #56 on: July 02, 2009, 06:34:34 AM »
Quote from: Cooley on July 02, 2009, 03:22:02 AM
Bring in the Ju52, and perk it
It has a gun!

Haha good one  :aok
Besides, it has 3 engines, no other aircraft in AH has that, perk perk!
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Re: Perked Bomber - I am at a loss...
« Reply #57 on: July 02, 2009, 07:23:21 AM »
Quote from: BaldEagl on July 01, 2009, 06:12:41 PM
Anyway, if it wasn't perked here you'd never see another A-20 or any number of other light/medium bombers.

An excellent point.

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Re: Perked Bomber - I am at a loss...
« Reply #58 on: July 02, 2009, 07:27:37 AM »
Quote from: Vudak on July 01, 2009, 01:43:57 PM
Did Air Warrior really have it THAT flat-out wrong?  I don't recall it ever being unbalancing there, but then again I'd imagine HTC would do a better job with the flight model, etc., and it would turn out to be very unbalancing here.

I just can't see it being any more annoying than the average D9 or Mustang from an A2A perspective, except when flown by a select few who bother to learn this game.  From a A2G perspective, I can't see it being any more annoying than the average suicide bomber in on whatever hanger doesn't really need to go down.

Bombers had a much more limited role in AW. With only a few bases capturable, the B-17 was mainly used for taking out the plane factories and as deathstars (always fun!). The A-26 was often used as a challenging heavy fighter. In that role, it was not unbalancing. As a bomber, it could reduce fuel loads available, etc, but really couldn't disrupt the normal flow of game play in that role.

In the AH world, where a large portion of the population puts emphasis on porking everything in sight as quickly as possible in order to avoid having to fight, think of the impact of a B-17 sized payload in a platform that is 80 - 100 mph faster.

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Re: Perked Bomber - I am at a loss...
« Reply #59 on: July 02, 2009, 07:55:43 AM »
Quote from: hammer on July 02, 2009, 07:27:37 AM
Bombers had a much more limited role in AW. With only a few bases capturable, the B-17 was mainly used for taking out the plane factories and as deathstars (always fun!). The A-26 was often used as a challenging heavy fighter. In that role, it was not unbalancing. As a bomber, it could reduce fuel loads available, etc, but really couldn't disrupt the normal flow of game play in that role.

In the AH world, where a large portion of the population puts emphasis on porking everything in sight as quickly as possible in order to avoid having to fight, think of the impact of a B-17 sized payload in a platform that is 80 - 100 mph faster.

Another overlooked difference:  AW factored out head-on shots.  Even from an A26 or a Mosquito you were in no danger if you flew directly toward it.  AH, by contrast, rewards the HO shot, and this would make a significant difference in the combat effectiveness of the A26.

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