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Offline Yarbles

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Re: What is the role for the B-29? (Yes, another B-29 thread)
« Reply #15 on: February 23, 2011, 11:06:47 AM »
Quote from: GNucks on February 23, 2011, 09:22:59 AM
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What a beauty with late war model doing 490 mph
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Re: What is the role for the B-29? (Yes, another B-29 thread)
« Reply #16 on: February 23, 2011, 12:15:24 PM »
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Re: What is the role for the B-29? (Yes, another B-29 thread)
« Reply #17 on: February 23, 2011, 12:35:41 PM »
Quote from: Daubie on February 23, 2011, 10:47:31 AM
Fire-bombing Japan at night!

Read a biography of General LeMay

The A-bomb got a lot of bad publicity, but what about all the Japanese cities destroyed in fire-storms?

Any realistic Aces High bombing sorties, unprotected by escort, should be 30,000 feet plus, if you want to land your kills.  I wonder how high a B29 in this game can fly.  B17 will do 37,000 feet no problem at all.

I never got a P-39 into a flat spin in this game, as Yeager found out and his 1st bailout, in advanced training.  P-39s were notorious for flat spins.

I did get a La-7 into a flat spin, upside down the other night.

I like Aces High, but as to real life realism?  Better read some biographies and talk to the old timers, which few are left.  The history books, some, if not most, distort what really happened.

Did the B-29 serve in Europe? Therefore, if not, a FW is rather ridiculous.

Like Okinawa where my wife's uncle was a Marine there at the battle of Sugar-Loaf; the whole point was to secure the island as an air base.  The Marines own Okinawa.  If the USA wants to give it back, they should get the Marines that fought there, their permission, 1st!
i nominator daubie for most illogical b.s. post for the month...someone must have put something really good in his oatmeal this morning.
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Re: What is the role for the B-29? (Yes, another B-29 thread)
« Reply #18 on: February 23, 2011, 12:46:03 PM »
daubie, put the doobie down before posting.
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Re: What is the role for the B-29? (Yes, another B-29 thread)
« Reply #19 on: February 23, 2011, 01:14:18 PM »
It's place was to make a handfull of folks happy in game.
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Re: What is the role for the B-29? (Yes, another B-29 thread)
« Reply #20 on: February 23, 2011, 01:22:41 PM »
Quote from: Shuffler on February 23, 2011, 01:14:18 PM
It's place was to make a handfull of folks happy in game.

Only a handful voted for it?  :noid
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Re: What is the role for the B-29? (Yes, another B-29 thread)
« Reply #21 on: February 23, 2011, 01:34:44 PM »
Quote from: Lusche on February 23, 2011, 01:22:41 PM
Only a handful voted for it?  :noid
Looks like more voted for it. Yet looking at posts most are not happy with it.

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Re: What is the role for the B-29? (Yes, another B-29 thread)
« Reply #22 on: February 23, 2011, 01:36:40 PM »
Quote from: Shuffler on February 23, 2011, 01:34:44 PM
Looks like more voted for it. Yet looking at posts most are not happy with it.

Oh please... you are here long enough to know how it would look like here in the forum if "most are not happy with it" ;)
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Re: What is the role for the B-29? (Yes, another B-29 thread)
« Reply #23 on: February 23, 2011, 01:39:28 PM »
Quote from: Lusche on February 23, 2011, 01:36:40 PM
Oh please... you are here long enough to know how it would look like here in the forum if "most are not happy with it" ;)

Opinions vary
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Re: What is the role for the B-29? (Yes, another B-29 thread)
« Reply #24 on: February 23, 2011, 01:44:55 PM »
Quote from: Shuffler on February 23, 2011, 01:14:18 PM
It's place was to make a handfull of folks happy in game.

I don't consider myself a "buff driver". But even I think the B-29 is a fantastic additonal to the game and more importantly will see good use in the more popular late war arena.
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Re: What is the role for the B-29? (Yes, another B-29 thread)
« Reply #25 on: February 23, 2011, 02:03:56 PM »
Quote from: RufusLeaking on February 23, 2011, 09:29:01 AM
On the perk yeild, I am referring to the amount of perks earned for killing a B-29.  Last niight, I got 13.xx for a sinlge kill of a B-29. The one quarter modifier is for having died on that sortie.
You earn 100% of the perk value (YourAirplaneENY/TargetAirplaneENY*ENYSideBalanceModifier) for shooting something down.  You earn 125% of that for landing it successfully.

Nothing causes you to get 25% of the perks.
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Re: What is the role for the B-29? (Yes, another B-29 thread)
« Reply #26 on: February 23, 2011, 02:35:11 PM »
And 150% for CV landing.
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Re: What is the role for the B-29? (Yes, another B-29 thread)
« Reply #27 on: February 23, 2011, 02:38:00 PM »
Quote from: Karnak on February 23, 2011, 02:03:56 PM
You earn 100% of the perk value (YourAirplaneENY/TargetAirplaneENY*ENYSideBalanceModifier) for shooting something down.  You earn 125% of that for landing it successfully.

Nothing causes you to get 25% of the perks.

Another thread of mine, "the perkie bank". I think on all perk rides, you get shot down, the dude that did you in gets the perks.  Its not like guys dont go chasing after 262s as is. 
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Re: What is the role for the B-29? (Yes, another B-29 thread)
« Reply #28 on: February 23, 2011, 02:48:53 PM »
back to the OP

I'm thinking you can run a mission and just have 1 very good B29 pilot, use him to drop a field as your fighters show up followed by goons.
After they get in, said pilot may travel to nearby bases to shut them down as well to allow an entire island capture. Just takes planning and an early lift by the B29 pilot.
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Re: What is the role for the B-29? (Yes, another B-29 thread)
« Reply #29 on: February 24, 2011, 08:04:16 AM »
Quote from: GNucks on February 23, 2011, 11:03:24 AM
What are you talking about? Wrong thread by mistake, perhaps?  :confused:

REALISM in the game is what I am talking about.  It does not exist here.

What is the purpose of the B-29 in WWII?

Fire bombing Japan!  Case closed.

What is the purpose of the B-29 in Aces High?

Definitely not realism.

I am migrating towards the servers for the DCS series Black Shark and the new A-10.

My love affair with Aces High is over.
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