B-29 Perks

[lyric1]

Opposing fighters would be far more likely to stop the B-17s than the B-29s.  That is the difference.

For those who know what they are doing & that is few & far between most drop on your dead 6 no matter what bomber your in.

[Lusche]

Typically buy the time you get to them bombs are already out & they are climbing & 40k plus is not unusual.

As an avid high alt B-29 hunter I very much dispute this claim. I have yet to see any B-29 at that altitude.

[Lusche]

For those who know what they are doing & that is few & far between most drop on your dead 6 no matter what bomber your in.

Still, the bombers have very different survivability chances against enemy attacks. They aren't 'just the same'

I fly the Superfortress quite a lot as a 'tactical' bomber at lower altitudes than average. Defense wise, it's like a B-17 on steroids, allowing me even to fly & fight throttled back at cruise settings most of the time. Where in a B-17 I would be already send to the tower, my 29's still march on blasting enemy fighters out of the sky thanks to the number of guns extremely generous ammo count.  And I can always slam the throttle forward in case it's getting hot...

[glzsqd]

Sure when you get it to 30k to 40k like most you see in game. Bring it down to 10k to 15k like it was used in Japan due to the fact any higher it could hit nothing. After all the Japanese in Zeros, KI-43's & other inferior fighters of that time were shooting them down.

Think KI-61s

[lyric1]

Think KI-61s

As well.

[lyric1]

As an avid high alt B-29 hunter I very much dispute this claim. I have yet to see any B-29 at that altitude.

Link seems to have an issue but other players noted the altitude in the thread.



Guess I will start filming more often when I see this for the disputers.

[Lusche]

Link seems to have an issue but other players noted the altitude in the thread.

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,311094.0.html

Guess I will start filming more often when I see this for the disputers.

Too bad the film isn't available anymore 
And yes, roll the film. But by looking at your stats it seems you aren't encountering B-29s very often at all...


By the way, i just tried to get an empty B-29 to 40k. Took off without bombs and at 25% fuel from a 30k base, set some upward wind to get to 36k faster and save fuel. Then I disabled the wind and continued to climb...



Shortly before I ran out of fuel I wasn't at 39k yet and the rate of climb was at 20fpm...

Sorry but B-29s flying regularly at 40k+ is just a fantasy. 30k+? Yes, absolutely. I have killed more than 300 of them, but for sure about the half (mabye even more) was over 30k, but none came ever close to being at 40k.

[lyric1]

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Sorry but B-29s flying regularly at 40k+ is just a fantasy. 30k+? Yes, absolutely. I have killed more than 300 of them, but for sure about the half (mabye even more) was over 30k, but none came ever close to being at 40k.

So even with a witness to that film noting 40k B-29 its a fantasy?
Oh well we agree to disagree.

[FBKampfer]

So even with a witness to that film noting 40k B-29 its a fantasy?
Oh well we agree to disagree.

I will say I would put more faith in a test performed by a man noted for testing, collecting data, and compiling it than (thus far) anecdotal evidence from someone who is just another player.

[glzsqd]

Link seems to have an issue but other players noted the altitude in the thread.

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,311094.0.html

Guess I will start filming more often when I see this for the disputers.

Thanks for the virus ridden link! now I have to redo my OS!

No one click on these links...

[lyric1]

From someone who is just another player.

Well welcome to the club.

[FBKampfer]

Well welcome to the club.

To be clear, I don't mean to insult.

Lusch has a positive reputation with data, you simply don't have a reputation of any kind. In fact, I can only recall seeing you on once.

[lyric1]

To be clear, I don't mean to insult.

Lusch has a positive reputation with data, you simply don't have a reputation of any kind. In fact, I can only recall seeing you on once.

Well 10 years of playing the game.
BBS member since November 2006. 2.5 thread per day average.

A large selection of skins that are used in game now that were found by me & given to skinners. Thousands of dollars spent on rare books to make that happen.
My rep is intact regardless.

[lyric1]

Thanks for the virus ridden link! now I have to redo my OS!

No one click on these links...

Removed it from the first post. On my end it just didn't work have had nothing pop up as a virus of any sort when I click on that link.
Sorry if it did though.

[lyric1]

I will say I would put more faith in a test performed by a man noted for testing, collecting data, and compiling it than (thus far) anecdotal evidence from someone who is just another player.

Well same situation except I put 50% fuel on dropped all bombs & didn't turn wind off.
I was still climbing out when I came back & took the screen shot.