Where are the B-29s?

[321BAR]

Can you expand the map a little so we can see the rooks?

The moon doesn't have an atmosphere.

[Lusche]

Curious as I am, I took a look at the "landed damage in a XXX" messages tonight. Of course the results are not representative, because for example the majority Lancasters are being shot down while I suppose the majority of B-29 sorties do get home and get a "landed damage" broadcast.
But interesting nonetheless:

In ~7 hours in LWO, we had 158 level bomber landed damage messages:




 

[mipoikel]

Curious as I am, I took a look at the "landed damage in a XXX" messages tonight. Of course the results are not representative, because for example the majority Lancasters are being shot down while I suppose the majority of B-29 sorties do get home and get a "landed damage" broadcast.
But interesting nonetheless:

In ~7 hours in LWO, we had 158 level bomber landed damage messages:

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But where is Betty? 

[Lusche]

But where is Betty? 

Ooops... how could I forget about the Betty?  Add 3 "landed" messages for the flaming lady

(And yes, there hadn't been any Ju-88 successfully landing any damage)

[Bronk]

Can you expand the map a little so we can see the rooks?

Heh.... and on that note if you expand it to encompass the moon's orbit... you'll find chalenge in co-orbit with it.

[chris3]

Ooops... how could I forget about the Betty?  Add 3 "landed" messages for the flaming lady

(And yes, there hadn't been any Ju-88 successfully landing any damage)

because i wasn t online ;-)

cu christian

[KayBayRay]

Hey Badhorse <S> 

I will tell you why I think you dont see many of them.

When I first realized that the B-29 was available I was very excited. Even with the perk points to fly I was still excited because the Actual B-29 we a very formidable weapons platform with a huge bomb load capacity. Then I went to the Training Arena and jumped in one for a test ride. Took all of the runway even with 50% fuel but I expected that as I had 40 500lb bombs on board and its a big bird. So I get airborne grab a few K alt and am cruisin through all the gages and controls. Still very excited at this point.

Then I start checking out the guns... WHAMMY... wtf!! Where the heck are half the guns? Like the huge mutli-gun turrets on both the top and bottom of the AC? Where are they? I start looking around and all I can find are Nose (with only high angle coverage), Tail (wilh almost no visibility whatsoever) Right and Left (with extremely little coverage any were but level ). And I immediatly realise this thing is a a Laviathon PIG with no guns to defend itself. The gun coverage is even worse that a Lanc. At least on a Lanc I can see something in my gun sights.

So I figure there must be some info on AH page somewhere telling me about where all these other turrets are and how to access them. Spend about 20 fruitless minutes and find Zip about them. At this point I am very dissatisfied about the B-29 regadless of Perk cost. As far as I can see I wont be flying this thing in any arena other than Special Events. Which I did fly a few times when it came out and the gun coverage really isnt there at all.

So now I am wondering what was High Tech thinking when they put this thing out into the game? I have to say I am really dissappointed in High Tech for this.

So if there is any access to the 4 other turrets that as far as I have found are not available I would really like to know how to man them. Cause I refuse to take a 300 Perk point BLIMP into the MA. I consider myself pretty good with Buffs. I can give you guys that really know how to take them down a decent fight most of the time. But not with this thing. This thing couldnt fight its way out of a wet napkin IMHO.

So this is why I think you dont see many because I dont think many others differ much from my impression of this bird at this point. I sure hope High Tech corrects this and installs these other guns and repairs the visiblity issues with them. Once that happens... then I will go at it with you guys in this bird.

Later,
KayBay 

[Banshee7]

Considering that I never get to play for more than a month at a time, and during that month I rarely fly bombers, you will probably never see me in a B-29 due to the lack of perks.

[Lusche]

So if there is any access to the 4 other turrets that as far as I have found are not available I would really like to know how to man them.

You are not serious....

But in case you are: You "man" them exact the same way the real gunners did: They are remote turrets. You are using the nose/top/tail/sides gun directors and whatever turret has an arc your target, will fire. Hop into any station, go external (f3) and watch your gunfire...

[Imowface]

Darn lusche you beat me too it 

[caldera]

Heh.... and on that note if you expand it to encompass the moon's orbit... you'll find chalenge in co-orbit with it.

[JUGgler]

For an additional 50 perks per plane maybe allow bombers to "airspawn" no closer than 2 full sectors of enemy base!
 50 perks per plane for 10K alt, 150 perks for 1 bomber to spawn at 30K!

Just a thought!

JUGgler

[1Boner]

I was looking forward to flying the 29 when I heard it was coming out.

Then I read about the amount of time I would have to spend to get to a "safe" alt.

Then I read that even if I want to waste all that time climbing, if someone looks at the 29 wrong it will burst into flames.

No thanks.

I think HTC did a great job in responding to the players wishes for this plane.

Buts it NOT the game changing juggernaut it was made out to be, but sure is perked like it was.

[Lusche]

Then I read that even if I want to waste all that time climbing, if someone looks at the 29 wrong it will burst into flames.

And did you also read that this was corrected?

[1Boner]

From what I've read, the 29s still don't take much at all to set ablaze.

Am I remembering wrong, or can small arms fire still torch one.