Formation Bomber (Minimum Arming Alt)

[SAM13]

I am probably going to catch a lot of flack for this and I don't care. Any bomber that can fly formation should have a 3k+ arming alt for their payload (except torpedoes). The NOE pop up bombing, GV carpet bombing, low alt bombing/straffing towns, GVs, bases, ships, troops...is just getting old. Having your CV sunk being the only one online because Lancs fly NOE then just pop up and pepper you is just crap.

It was whatever 20 years ago, but now we have so few players there is no reason anyone needs a flight of Lancasters at 1k alt to take out a single GV (20 years ago when you had 20 GV rushes on bases...maybe it was viable) and we don't have the numbers most times of day to have Armor/MAA mix. We have PLENTY OF EXCELLENT GV killers and dive bombers. I fly my Stuka (triple 250s) every chance I get and when I get the D3 sight figured out I will be flying that one a lot for GV killing. The D3 in my opinion is just the most fun plane in the game to fly, I just can't hit a d*mn thing with it lol.

Seriously though, between attack capable fighters and dive bombers (A20,  B25, D3, SBD) there is no reason this is still a thing.

[Dadtallica]

I would subscribe to this newsletter.

[arthropodsjoke]

I am probably going to catch a lot of flack for this and I don't care. Any bomber that can fly formation should have a 3k+ arming alt for their payload (except torpedoes). The NOE pop up bombing, GV carpet bombing, low alt bombing/straffing towns, GVs, bases, ships, troops...is just getting old. Having your CV sunk being the only one online because Lancs fly NOE then just pop up and pepper you is just crap.

It was whatever 20 years ago, but now we have so few players there is no reason anyone needs a flight of Lancasters at 1k alt to take out a single GV (20 years ago when you had 20 GV rushes on bases...maybe it was viable) and we don't have the numbers most times of day to have Armor/MAA mix. We have PLENTY OF EXCELLENT GV killers and dive bombers. I fly my Stuka (triple 250s) every chance I get and when I get the D3 sight figured out I will be flying that one a lot for GV killing. The D3 in my opinion is just the most fun plane in the game to fly, I just can't hit a d*mn thing with it lol.

Seriously though, between attack capable fighters and dive bombers (A20,  B25, D3, SBD) there is no reason this is still a thing.

Do you think a fixed 3k+ arming altitude would work for every formation bomber, or would it be better to set different minimum altitudes based on the aircraft and payload? Also, how would you balance this for players who prefer low-level bombing tactics?

[JimmyD3]

Wow, we already have an AI response on this one. 

[Dadtallica]

Wow, we already have an AI response on this one. 

Yes but those are very valid questions.

[Meatwad]

The robots are getting smarter

[1ijac]

Low alt bombers to a cv under 100 ft are not invisible.  The task group will still blink when the buffs are in the radar ring if the radar is up or down on the cv anyways.  If no dar bar is seen and cv is blinking, it tells you that the buffs or plane are under 200 feet.  Also, those noe buffs are very easily killed before they reach the cv by jumping in a 5" gun or the 40 mm gun.  The frustration really comes from no one responding to the blinking task group in time to kill the buffs.  I'm for leaving things the way they are.  The buffs still need to pop high enough so the eggs travel 800ft in the air to arm themselves in addition to being pummeled by cv auto ack from 6 ships. Go offline and try that noe approach in buffs yourself.  You will see a cloud of auto ack rounds coming at you on your approach.    That is my 2 cents.

Cheers,  One-eye 

[Traveler]

I am probably going to catch a lot of flack for this and I don't care. Any bomber that can fly formation should have a 3k+ arming alt for their payload (except torpedoes). The NOE pop up bombing, GV carpet bombing, low alt bombing/straffing towns, GVs, bases, ships, troops...is just getting old. Having your CV sunk being the only one online because Lancs fly NOE then just pop up and pepper you is just crap.

It was whatever 20 years ago, but now we have so few players there is no reason anyone needs a flight of Lancasters at 1k alt to take out a single GV (20 years ago when you had 20 GV rushes on bases...maybe it was viable) and we don't have the numbers most times of day to have Armor/MAA mix. We have PLENTY OF EXCELLENT GV killers and dive bombers. I fly my Stuka (triple 250s) every chance I get and when I get the D3 sight figured out I will be flying that one a lot for GV killing. The D3 in my opinion is just the most fun plane in the game to fly, I just can't hit a d*mn thing with it lol.

Seriously though, between attack capable fighters and dive bombers (A20,  B25, D3, SBD) there is no reason this is still a thing.

Please check me on this but Dolittle raid was to pop up from 50 feet to just 1000 ft.  Most dropped never reached 1000 ft. Just saying.

[Dadtallica]

Please check me on this but Dolittle raid was to pop up from 50 feet to just 1000 ft.  Most dropped never reached 1000 ft. Just saying.

OK, that’s a pretty good clap back. lol