Stuka dive bomber

[Oldman731]

That is a stupid way to attack a road convoy.
If they dive aligned with the road,  formation members will miss to the left or the right. If they dive in a direction perpendicular to the road they are all likely to miss.

Heh.  Well, you see how that worked out for them at Singapore.

- oldman

[lunatic1]

I would like to see the Formation feature added to the Stuka Dive Bomber. If there is a way to keep the Stuka Formation intact during the dive bomb run. Otherwise no reason if they cannot run in together.

 

from all the history I've seen-stuka's arrived at target in formation dove dove independent of the others

[EagleDNY]

The ju88's we have, can dive bomb by the drones act wierdly in a dive lastni tried.. I need to test their accuracy later today after work. And take screen shots.

Yeah I have tried this too because the JU-88 WAS used as a dive bomber, and I can think a particular upcoming FSO where this might be quite useful.   
It would work a lot better if the JU-88s drones could be induced to go into line-astern formation (like the do when landing).   

[Nosara]

Yeah I have tried this too because the JU-88 WAS used as a dive bomber, and I can think a particular upcoming FSO where this might be quite useful.   
It would work a lot better if the JU-88s drones could be induced to go into line-astern formation (like the do when landing).

Line astern would work.

[bustr]

What!!, you don't want the D5 option with the 20mm in the wings? That would be more useful in the game than a formation. More players might up the D5 to bomb things because with the stuka's maneuverability in the MA, the 20mm would give them a chance to get home. I've appreciated on a number of occasions that we only have the D3 with 7mm in the wings as I misjudged my attack speed on a D3 and blew my pass hearing the tinkle dings of 7mm as I was pulling away. In the Melee arena it would be used because cannons make a difference. 

[lunatic1]

hmmmm stukas= sitting ducks for almost any fighter I fly.

[lunatic1]

Dive bombers also dove bombed in formation.  The Japanese dive bombers would often dive in a Vic formation.  I just read a book about the invasion of Singapore and there are many British soldier accounts of watching formations of Japanese dive bombers diving in Vic formation, dropping their bombs on the British roadway convoys.  One account described the dive bombing Japanese pilots as "diving in formation as though they were on Sunday parade, without fear of being opposed in the air".

seems to me they had no American and british plane interceding trying to shoot them down, at the time they attacked Singapore. I don't think America or Britain was even in the war yet.

[Ack-Ack]

seems to me they had no American and british plane interceding trying to shoot them down, at the time they attacked Singapore. I don't think America or Britain was even in the war yet.

Yep, we were in the war by that time and Singapore was a British possession.  You are also correct, the Japanese had complete air superiority throughout the Malaysian/Singapore campaign.

[bozon]

hmmmm stukas= sitting ducks for almost any fighter I fly.

It is not a sitting duck, dont insult the JU87. It is a flying duck, and it has the exact same flight speed as a duck.
Therefore...
a witch!

[Zimme83]

On the other hand the Stuka have a little funny toy in the 1800kg bomb, along with 2x 250kg bombs it is a pretty impressive bomb load for a single engine plane. Although you need to use the curvature of the earth to become airborne but once you have hauled it to the target you can do some damage.