I think the 29 deserves a perk as much as the 51d does.
Well, looking at a three ship B-29 formation, we have 120 500lbs bombs and 36000 .50 rounds moving ~350mph at 25000ft. Nothing, absolutely nothing comes even close. Considering the high accuracy of the AH bombsight and the range of the B-29, it can be used much like the AC-130 is used today. It can remain on station in the region of couple fields, drop a hangar here, town center there and so on...what ever is needed. When working in good coordination with capture forces down below, it can be quite an a**et.
If someone tries to climb to intercept, it will be able to do a get away towards friendly territory before the interceptor is at co-alt. Considering how small the spped difference will be up there, I don't think very many will attempt to follow. Then it can come back using a new route and do another bomb run.
If the buff pilot has a good SA/map reading skills, it will be very hard to come even close to intercepting it. Me163 is the only thing that will be able to shoot it down with relative ease, and I don't think many who up the B-29 will venture to areas where there's a risk of that to happen. Me262 of course can be a threat but its climb rate is starting suffer at high alts and I think there aren't very many that are able to succesfully challenge a good bomber gunner in a B-29 at those alts. Setting up a relatively safe pass takes time and all that time the B-29 is moving towards friendly territory at ~350mph.
So overall, I see it rather perk worthy.
what will make it so awesome?
what will it do differently than all the other buffs we already have? carry 6 more bombs than a lanc and go faster and higher?
i'm guessing it will be almost as hard to intercept as the mossie 16, but it will be able to defend itself.. (which means it should be perked AT LEAST 4x as much as the mossie 16)
which means nobody will bother intercepting it.
which means nobody will ever see one, except as a small dot(s) overhead.
Yep. This is pretty much what I expect.
The occasional HE-rain can be a bit annoying too...
