As most of you all may know, I'm one of the primary massive bombing raid mission planners on AH2. I'm looking to start training/teaching/execute Pilots and missions in the form of Realistic bombing. I've been experimenting with running a couple sorties with some countrymen in single flight bombers, and i must save I'm very pleased with the results.
There's alot of positive sides to flying a single bomber than flying with a formation, such as:
- Better Accuracy overall when shooting from the guns ( will take some flak for this ).
- Free Flight ( Meaning you can fly however you choose, without the worries of losing your drones.
- Teaches Formation Flying, Teamwork, Communication, and heightens your SA ( Situational Awareness ).
- Looks Awesome :). Nothing looks cooler and more respectful than coordinated bombers flighting in a TIGHT combat box. :aok
Now theres also some negative sides to flying a single ship bomber, such as:
- Lack the extra firepower from the extra two ships you receive when flying formations enabled.
- Decreased Survivability rate, since you only have one ship, you should treat it, fly it like it's your last ( since it really IS lol.
- Lacks the extra ordnance you would normally receive from the extra two ships.
Overall it's a great experience to fly a single ship with other pilots that know there stuff! Now i know I'll take alot of flak for people saying flying a single ship is pointless, not fun. I Assure you, it's more challenging/intense/fun than you would actually think. Here is a diagram on the basic type of bomber formation flight:
Information Below:
http://www.398th.org/Research/Formations/Formations_Description.html
The reason I'm doing this is purely for the fun of it, i try to keep things as realistic as possible when i run my bomber raids, and i have alot of pilots that can let you know first hand that it's always a blast when i run a mission, always intense, and everyone has fun when i run them :). If your interested, please drop me a PM on forums, My squad is rook based as well.
Also, just a quick note so everyone will be informed on the type of raid i run when i use "realistic":
- Pilots that wish to join will be briefed on mission target, field, ordnance, etc.
- Bombers will use single ship, meaning formations are to be disabled. ( Majority of the time, when i run HQ raids, or massive raids, I'll most likely have drones Enabled. ).
- Bombers will use 100% Fuel.
- Bombers will Spawn from the hanger ( when formations are disabled ) and manually hold on the corresponding runway for roll call.
- Bombers will Return to the original Launch Base ( Emergency landings will Vary ).