LMAO I couldn't agree with you more.
It never ceases to amaze me how people insist on defending a base by fighting only over the base. Now this is fine if your base is close to being captured and your goonhunting then yea. it makes sense to fly over your own base.
But it seems to me the best way to defend your base is to not let the enemy planes get there to begin with. This can only be accomplished two ways.
1- intercepting the planes enroute well before they get to your base or in attacking that base which the attacking hordes are coming from. the latter being more effective.
I know when I set out to hit a base or CV 98% of the battle is getting to the base being attacked. And if I get there...Well my success rate is about 98% percent of hitting what I came to hit.
After careful consideration I have come to the conclusion that many people think that any dive bombing attack on a CV is an intentional suicide run. With the exeption on level bombers trying to dive-bomb. I highly doubt it. I think most people would prefer to survive the run even if they dont hit the CV. Few do though because of the horrific accuracy of the CV ack.
I suppose the folks that whine about this would prefer if the Cv was unsinkable. LOL after all how were most sunk from the air but by Dive attacks? Outside of the diving bombruns by level bombers I dont see a single style of attack on a CV as being anything less then legit. And that can be fixed by simply making it so bombs cant be dropped from level bombers cept by the bombadier and have the plane go on autolevel when in that pos.
Funny how you see two arguments one on the demand for historical accuracy, yet many of the same voices complain when this is followed. such as suicide attacks. Doesnt ANYONE remember Kamakazies?
Now if they REALLY want accuracy. they would limit the amount of planes that can up from a CV or any other base for that matter at any one time. they would also make it so the support ships could be taken out with guns.
But back to suicide attacks. Dont you think that any country would do anything, including asking their pilots to commit suicide in trying to stop wave after wave or endless hordes of enemies from attacking them?
heh want to keep your CV from being sunk? The solution is simple. Protect it better. AWAY from the CV. After all, they cant verywell suicide it if they cant get near it can they?
naaa but ya cant do that either can ya? That might take you away from your billion man low alt furball and vulch time huh? It would be totally unthinkable to set up an effective CV cap while others get to furball,pork and vulch a base.which would be a"historically accurate" stratagy for keeping CVs from getting sunk.
Hey HTC and crew can only carry the accuracy so far. you/we all haveto provide the rest
Same thing goes with this as as with the HO whines. If you aint gonna do what it takes to prevent these things yourself. Dont complain when it happens
Drediock
Originally posted by Tumor
This would work if people would ever learn the CAP NEVER works at the defended location. You can park 15 planes at 20k over a CV and I promise you I'll get my egg through. Put those planes a sector away along most likely avenues of approach and most likely I'll never get visual on the CV.
....was the same in Air Warrior and I'll bet in Warbirds too. More people than not have some goofy idea that defense is limited to the airspace immediately over the area being defended.
