Eskimo, two things; if you read HTCs post, it simply doesnt work that way, wont be possible. Secondly, I'm more a "historic scenario"/"realism nnut" flyer, and having to try to prang an extra unwanted plane into a hangar at the start of every sortie just doesn't cut it. :-)
Wotan, I would VERY much like to be able to set the fuel load actually taken to the nearest percent. So that the strat supply system for the MA isnt affected, I wouldnt in the least mind if the MAXIMUM amount allowed is either 25, 50, 75 or 100%, but I'd like to be able to choose how much less than that I carry with some precision. The ability to do so is one of the very few things I miss from my time in War Birds, as it allowed some very precise planning of loadouts, allowing for a safety factor, winds, mission profile, etc.
I doubt I could teach you anything about the actual flying of a Ju88, Wotan, but I suspect I could teach most who aren't pilots for real a little about proper mission-planning and DR navigation
:-)
As for taking up just 25% fuel, I almost NEVER do that. 75% or 100% are more common for me, whether because I want to gain altitude, or fly a circuitous route, or allow for holed tanks, or because I'm out trying to spot enemy CVs... - this is why I want the fuel load options for the Ju88 extended to include bomb bay tankage, and also some tweaking of the engine control/fuel burn to ensure that there is a real advantage to flying at less than full throttle (Ju88's could fly for a LOT longer than a couple of hours) - I'd prefer to see a 1:1 fuel burn rate for arenas as standard, too, as using anything else plays hell with mission planning, involves a LOT of work to allow for fuel burning faster than it should.
I quite frankly don't understand why anyone would take just 25% fuel in a bomber unless they are going to do a low-level raid on a nearby target where air superiority is assured - which is seldom the case in the MA.
Anyone interested in flying Axis bombers in an organised and reasonably historical fashion in a unit focused on scenario games (using the CT for practice), please feel free to contact me at
esmenhamaire@tiscali.co.ukEsme
CO, Kampfgschwader 2 "Holzhammer"
PS: please note; I cannot teach anyone (bar the rawest newbies) anything about MA style bombing, as it is so different that I'm not too good at it myself! :-} I fly the MA purely for fun, not seriously - if you want to get good at bombing effectively in the MA, best to ask someone else.
Also please note: this does NOT imply I look down on MA flying; it's simply different. So far as I'm concerned, what is important is that we all get the opportunity to do the kind of flying we each enjoy most.