Innominate
Giving buffs the ability to hit what they aim at isn't a bad thing.
My arguement is I think they can with enough practice and through allowing a little flexibility in tactics. I feel comfortable when I bomb, even knocking out acks from alt, but I think there are a large number of people who have found it daunting. I watched a group of 5 formations of B-17's attack a medium field the other night with pitiful results. They basically all missed, even using carpet bombing. I do agree accurate bombing is tough, I know, I spent likely 50 offline sorties getting it down to a pattern, then improved that so I could handle unexpected things (like losing/gaining speed). It's tough though, but I really don't think putting a digital speedo in the bombsight is the answer. The layout of targets in AH is bad too, bombers are not terribly effective against airfields because they are not laid out in such a fashion to allow good one pass bombing.
Overall, most bomber pilots need more practice though, and the game needs some better area targets for them to hit (ones that actually mean something). Half of the last 2 or 3 tours the strat on some maps has been totally screwed up too, which sucks. Even when it's not screwed up, the usefulness of bombing strat targets is low.
BGBMAW,
You are likely a hero to bomber'ackstar-dweebs everywhere. You run the gauntlet in admitting to using every marginal, or totally unrealistic, tactic in the bomber repertoire. Ackstarring, runway bombing, airfield vulching, shooting GV's... it almost makes me weep to think that HTC implemented the code that would stop you from bombing while parked on the runway. That must have been a devastating day but at least I admire your honesty about your preferred tactics.
All this and then you ask for a realism:
THE NORDEN BOMB SIGHT SHOWS SPEED BEFORE and after Calibration..
That's not the same as:
I want a speed read out of 1) what sped u are currentl
2) what speed u calibrated at...
So, let me understand, one last time. You want a speedo in the bombsight because:
1) the One in the cockpit is a key press away,. too far?
2) you plan on changing speeds while in the bombsight? why?
3) you think it will help defend against fighters?
4) you will use the speedo to know you are slow and to circle for another run?
5) so you can guess where to aim when your speed isn't the same as in calibration?
I can see all kinds of abuses for this, likely many of them could happen already, but I dare not even mention them here unless they become preferred tactics.
It's unfortunate that a spellchecker would likely delay your responses by a day or more.
"HOop U nnDerStanD mi qwestshuns."
-Soda
The Assassins.
