tbm and the kate

[sparky1]

Why not have a formation option .. they would be used more and have a higher survival rate

[sparky1]

also it would be helpful in cv based missions

[RedBull1]

Did someone say TBM?

[Devonai]

I'd say fix the tin foil and bailing wire vertical stabilizer/rudder of the TBM first, then we can talk about formations.

[Krusty]

Formations were added for carpet bombing replication, and for box-defense tactics for the gunners which were common with heavy bombers.

TBMs and Kates don't fall into any of the same categories as heavy bombers. They should NOT have formations, ever. There is no reason for it.

[Ack-Ack]

TBMs and Kates don't fall into any of the same categories as heavy bombers. They should NOT have formations, ever. There is no reason for it.

Why shouldn't they?  TBMs and Kates regularly bombed targets while in formation.

ack-ack

[EagleDNY]

Why shouldn't they?  TBMs and Kates regularly bombed targets while in formation.

ack-ack

Agree with you completely.  If the Boston can get formations, why not the TBM or Kate?

[Krusty]

Again, flying in formation doesn't mean they dropped in formation on command of the lead bomber. There is a massive difference between CARPET bombing (or, even having the ABILITY to carpet bomb) and small fighter-sized attack dive bombers.

This is just a request along the lines of 6-plane bomber formations. They want more and don't want to do anything in return. It's also a phony free life get-out-of-jail type request.

These naval planes should never get drones. Ever.

[Nathan60]

Krusty meter pegged at 10

[EagleDNY]

At Pearl Harbor, 49 Kates flew high-level (10K) bomb runs in groups of 5 running right across battleship row.   That was not the first time the Kate had been used as a high-altitude level bomber, and it sure wasn't going to be the last.   
They even have a captured japanese photo taken during the attack.

http://www.navpublishing.com/phtour3.htm

So tell me again why carrier based aircraft should never have formations....

[sparky1]

Krusty you have to admit it would be helpful in the game

[HighTone]

Shattered Sword details how Japanese B5N's group dropped torpedoes on the Shotai leaders release.


+1

[Hazard69]

Id like to see the formation option on all of these torpedo bombers if for nothing else than to negate the overall advantage the 5" gunners have in here. Not that it would make much difference, but at least maybe one in the three might be able to make it past the 5"s to torp dropping range.

[Krusty]

Aside from Nathan's idiotic trolling, Eagle the only reason to want them is to "cheat" at the game.

They are attackers. They are dive bombers. They are small planes designed and flown in maneuvers like fighters. The fact that some few occasions came up where they dropped in formation doesn't mean they were heavy bombers. Nor does it mean they could and did carpet bomb.

Pretending you want formations for any reason other than personal selfishness is quite obvious and transparent. I might as well ask for +9 plane formations so I can engaged in squadron maneuvers with my Fw190. After all, it was used in squadron sizes, flown in formation during attack and kept together with squadron tactics. They followed the commands of the flight leader and fired on his orders, right?

I mean, after all, if I can't get a full squadron's worth of lives in 1 up, what good is this game, right? 

Right?

Same logic for wanting formations on B5Ns and TBMs. 

[cobia38]

krusty,you need a snicker bar,your turning into a diva

  + 1 for CV bomber formations