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Title: Comparative Bombing Efficiency Worksheet
Post by: Rasker on July 21, 2004, 03:42:15 PM

I have compiled the following comparative data  on AH bombing and attack aircraft, speed on the deck and at alt, best armament load [alternate load], Comb1 [deck speed x payload], Comb2 [alt speed x payload], obj value [what the game uses to figure perk awarded from given amount of target damage, larger obj means better perks], and Obj x Comb, for most efficient perk production per unit of time.

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Plane Speed1 Alt  Speed2  Alt     bload1    [bload2]     comb1 comb2 obj obj x comb

SINGLE PLANES

a20  330 4k 340 12.5 8x5=4k            13.2 13.6 25 34

ju87    227 0k 253 14k 3.96k [2.2k + 2x.55k] 9 10 30 30/25

kate  220 0 242 9       1650                  3.63 3.99 40 15.97

p47d30    330     0k 400 21 2500 [+rocks]         8.25 10 10 10

me110     312     0K 337 7K 2X1.1 +4X110        8.24 8.9 10 8.9

*Tmpst    412 7 430 18 2x1k         8.24 8.6 10 8.6

p51d  357 0k 412 12.5 2x1k         7.14 8.24 10 8.24

typhoon   387 7.5 405 18 2x1k[or rocks]         7.74 8.1 10 8.1

mossie     365 8.5 372 15 4x.5         7.30 7.44 10 7.44


FORMATION PLANES [ DIVIDE X 3 TO COMPARE WITH SINGLE PLANES?]

ju88  245 0 290 17 19.8                 48.5 57.4 25 143.5

lanc  280 14 290 19 42k       117.6 121.8 10 121.8

b17  235   0 300 30k 18k       42.3 54 15 81

*AR234    435 0 460 20 9900             43.065 45.54 15 68.31

b26  270 0 282 15 12k     32.4 33.8 20 67.6

bost#     327 4 337 12k  6k     19.6 20.2 25 50.5

ki67  300 0 340 20 5.28k  [4.95k]  15.84 17.95 25 44.88
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* = perked aircraft.  The Ju88 and Ar234 speeds with external bombs on are about 270 and 405 mph TAS, so Ju88 would still finish first but 234 would drop below the B26.  Havent tested effect of external eggs on Mossie or other craft yet.

Title: Comparative Bombing Efficiency Worksheet
Post by: Rasker on July 21, 2004, 04:41:30 PM

Correcting for obj moves some earlier war aircraft like the Ju88,the Kate and the A20 farther up the list.  

If surviveablity is considered [landing in order to get max perks], you might want to give speed, and altitude a higher weight, and factor in heavy defensive armament as well.

Lastly, the configuration of the payload should be considered.  The Ju87 with 3960 lb. MOAB might not get as many destruct messages from dropping its single egg on a city, as it would with the 1100 lb. + 2x550lb loadout, or a Kate with a well-distributed drop of its 3 550 lb. eggs.  Likewise the 8 x100kg loadout from the Ki67 probably wouldn't get as many object kills as the 15 x 50kg loadout.

Title: Comparative Bombing Efficiency Worksheet
Post by: Karnak on July 21, 2004, 05:29:51 PM

Keep in mind that when hitting a strategic target other than the HQ, a formation of Ki-67s dropping twenty-four 100kg bombs does almost as much damage as a formation of Lancasters dropping fourty-two 1,000lb bombs or three 4,000lbs bombs fifty-four 500lbs bombs.

Therefore the Ki-67 is, overall, much more effective against cities and factories than is the Lancaster because it climbs more than twice as fast, flies at a higher speed, is better defended and does nearly as much damage.

Payload doesn't mean all that much.  The ability to distribute it does.  That is why the Ki-67 is a better bomber than the P-38L in AH, despite the lower payload.

Title: Comparative Bombing Efficiency Worksheet
Post by: Rasker on July 21, 2004, 06:48:23 PM

yup, for strat type targets, ten 100 lb bombs much better than one thousand pounder.  Also the time to climb to best running alt needs to be factored in.  Also the fun of flying Ki67's around to rack up kills :)

Title: Comparative Bombing Efficiency Worksheet
Post by: JB73 on July 22, 2004, 12:05:47 AM

For charts like that all you need to do is add the [ code ] and [/ code ] tags… for this:

Item 1 item 2 item 3 item 4 item 5
12345 12345 12345 12345 12345
98765 98765 98765 98765 98765

Title: Comparative Bombing Efficiency Worksheet
Post by: Rasker on July 22, 2004, 12:49:57 AM

Code doesnt seem to be working for me :)

Title: Re: Comparative Bombing Efficiency Worksheet
Post by: LLv34_Snefens on July 22, 2004, 03:38:32 AM

Remove the space between Code and the [,]'s. like [C0DE]

Title: Comparative Bombing Efficiency Worksheet
Post by: Rasker on July 22, 2004, 07:05:29 PM

Thanks much, works now.