Should the B26s be perked?

[DmonSlyr]

They are fast, can sink CVs in one pass, have guns from hell, and can withstand serious amounts of damage. They are too good.

Here is a film of some 26s I came across. My aim wasn't really "that" great, nor where my positions. These things are so hard to get out in front of. But, I put so many rounds in them. Then that one second of shot he gets on me gets my main gas, which was end of sortie shortly after I killed him. Does this look like they've taken too much damage too you guys?

As a bomber, these should definitely be perked. Plus, people need to spend bomber perks once in a while.

[Ack-Ack]

No.  B-26s do not unbalance the game play.

[hgtonyvi]

But AKAK they are tougher to shoot down and they are fast...Also The Tu2s.....I think Each drone should be perked.

[bozon]

But AKAK they are tougher to shoot down and they are fast...Also The Tu2s.....I think Each drone should be perked.

TU2 die very easily. They seem to have good defensive guns, but are vulnerable from above and below, and die very fast. Speed is their real defense.

B26 are ths most difficult bomber to bring down after the A20. B26 also has very good defensive guns and can dive as well as some fighters... while firing its defensive guns... with drones in formation. I wonder what it must have been like for the waist gunners to stand infront of an open window firing their guns into a crosswing of 480 mph.

[Lusche]

Also The Tu2s.....I think Each drone should be perked.

To me, TuTus had almost a "free kills" tag. Very limited gun traverse and even more limited ammo and very fragile when shot at.
It's a great bomber to quickly deliver a huge bombload, but you better get it done before anyone takes notice of you. If I expected to fight my way to the  target, I did not chose the Tu-2.

[hgtonyvi]

To me, TuTus had almost a "free kills" tag. Very limited gun traverse and even more limited ammo and very fragile when shot at.
It's a great bomber to quickly deliver a huge bombload, but you better get it done before anyone takes notice of you. If I expected to fight my way to the  target, I did not chose the Tu-2.

Not the ones I came across, Chased one yesterday in my F4U-4 doing over 380MPH and was catching him slowly. I then flew pass him from the right and pulled vertical to come down at a 45 degree angle to get a shot, pinged him up badly but he pinged me up and I was dead.

[Lusche]

Not the ones I came across, Chased one yesterday in my F4U-4 doing over 380MPH and was catching him slowly. I then flew pass him from the right and pulled vertical to come down at a 45 degree angle to get a shot, pinged him up badly but he pinged me up and I was dead.

You messed up by getting in his gun envelope and he was lucky with his shots. For the record, in my first ever sortie in the Tu-2 I shot down 2 Me 262 with the defensive guns. But that still doesn't change the basic problems: Limited traverse - limited ammunition - weak structure.

A2A k/d for the common formation bombers in 2017 so far:

B-17 0.42
B-24 0.35
B-26 0.34
B-29 1.23
JU-88 0.16
Lanc 0.19
Tu-2 0.21

And there's no doubt that some of the Tu-2 relatively few victims fell to a single ship being used as a heavy fighter and its fixed forward 20mm guns.

[wil3ur]

I like using single Tu2 for a quick bombing run, hit a town or a VH, then go into CAP with it.  They're very fast and can keep their speed well if you want to BnZ a fight.   Still like my A20 better, more maneuverable and I think the 50s have better ballistics than the Tu2s 20mms.

[lunatic1]

They are fast, can sink CVs in one pass, have guns from hell, and can withstand serious amounts of damage. They are too good.

Here is a film of some 26s I came across. My aim wasn't really "that" great, nor where my positions. These things are so hard to get out in front of. But, I put so many rounds in them. Then that one second of shot he gets on me gets my main gas, which was end of sortie shortly after I killed him. Does this look like they've taken too much damage too you guys?

As a bomber, these should definitely be perked. Plus, people need to spend bomber perks once in a while.

most hvy bombers can sink a CV
plus you guys are not giving any credit to the gunners.
bomber pilots have gotten a lot better in AH3 than they were in Ah2
even I have gotten a little better as a bomber gunner.

most fighters when they go for bombers go for the center bomber which is a mistake, you get inside their 3 plane envelope.
instead go for the drones 1st go for the side angle.

I myself fly the B-24's carrys more bombs than the B17 and the B26
has more guns than the B26's--although they say it flames easier.
-1 to perking the B-26
if you want to fly a Perked bomber-you have the B-29's if you can get it off the ground

[save]

I nominate B26 as the hardest plane in AH to kill.
Good guns,  same lethality as a B17 (or better), almost impossible to position you plane for a HO due to its speed, and very good front guns, if you do.

Some in my squad just pretend they are not there, if you are not above them.

[pembquist]

Whats a B-26?

[The Fugitive]

Whats a B-26?

A bigger P38 

[stabbyy]

They are fast, can sink CVs in one pass, have guns from hell, and can withstand serious amounts of damage. They are too good.

Here is a film of some 26s I came across. My aim wasn't really "that" great, nor where my positions. These things are so hard to get out in front of. But, I put so many rounds in them. Then that one second of shot he gets on me gets my main gas, which was end of sortie shortly after I killed him. Does this look like they've taken too much damage too you guys?

As a bomber, these should definitely be perked. Plus, people need to spend bomber perks once in a while.

reality is almost any bomber can sink a CV in 1 pass especially with a formation many bombers have front guns...as for speed lots to choose from any any bomber can take a lot of damage(even g4's) if you are not lining up a shot so no they shouldnt be perked and i would suggest you get a spit 1/i16 and go offline and practice lining shots up on drones...and any gunner who is decent is lethal regardless of the bomber while something like a Lancaster probably wont kill you right off the bat.. you will be hurting 2-3 mistakes your dead with b24/17s/26/29s/ki/ju-88s and a good gunner will get you killed 9/10 you dont get a luxury of 2/3 mistakes

[Zimme83]

Shot down a 4-hog w tail guns on a stuka today, sometimes (often) the problem isnt the bomber....

[icepac]

I do have a tough time believing when I see B26s fly through over the cv at 5000 feet, drop the CV, and zoom home at super high speed without even taking a hit.

I'm pretty sure my only air to air kills on one was from peppering a formation in a pass, taking tons of hits, and barely making it home to land and seeing the kill messages show up when he bailed them instead of making the flight home.

Tu2s are only easy kills if they don't fight back or are concentrating on the bomb drop when you engage them.

I've never fired the rear guns except once while being chased by multiple cons on the deck.........and it did me no good.