PJ as easy as CVs are too sink, its just too much a wast to put more than 2 on 1 attack. Last time i saw more than 2 together was,
defending against a attack. Saw 2 ffrom base tower. I upped lancs from another field. when i got to the sector i foun 5 CVs in the attack.
All 5 sank in less than 1 min in 1 pass.
All that tells me is that they were posse'd up without adequate air cover - given what a crunchy, blood-squirting treat a box o' Lancs is for even one well-armed fighter. But, okay, I'll accept your explanation, given the general lack of coordination in the MA's.
I really like it when you kill the Lanc Pilot - at least I think that's what happened the other w/e when I came in (with my gondo-armed G-14) like a bat out of hell on the lead and, next thing I know, they were all dead - and I swear I didn't touch the other two.
Generally, I find 3 Lancs to be a pretty good bet if I'm flying the G-14 w/gondos, a D-9, a Niki, even a Spit VIII - anything with decent kanonen.
They gave up protection with that bombload. The 17 is so much tougher.