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Title: Multiple gunners on bombers
Post by: ebfd11 on December 03, 2008, 08:47:20 AM
  I know this has been posted already but how about the advent of maybe having 2-3 gunners on bombers vs only 1. There isn't any thing more annoying than when you are in f6 mode and your gunner is defending from 1 point and another plane comes from the opposite way and shoots you down... just a thought.
Title: Re: Multiple gunners on bombers
Post by: Denholm on December 03, 2008, 09:09:35 AM
That or being able to take over gunner positions that your gunner is currently not manning. :aok
Title: Re: Multiple gunners on bombers
Post by: Clone155 on December 03, 2008, 02:06:14 PM
Yes, I think its wierd that we don't have this actually.
Title: Re: Multiple gunners on bombers
Post by: Ack-Ack on December 03, 2008, 02:18:24 PM
  I know this has been posted already but how about the advent of maybe having 2-3 gunners on bombers vs only 1. There isn't any thing more annoying than when you are in f6 mode and your gunner is defending from 1 point and another plane comes from the opposite way and shoots you down... just a thought.

If you knew this wish has been posted already, then you should also know the reasons why we don't have multiple gunners on bombers.  If you don't, then the Search feature is a wonderful little tool that you can use to find the answer.


ack-ack
Title: Re: Multiple gunners on bombers
Post by: RoGenT on December 04, 2008, 06:16:09 AM
beating dead horse, but I do agree about buffs should have more one gunner.
Title: Re: Multiple gunners on bombers
Post by: Rino on December 04, 2008, 08:43:31 AM
     I'm ok with it, as long as they eliminate formations.
Title: Re: Multiple gunners on bombers
Post by: Wobbly on December 04, 2008, 09:13:58 AM
I nEEd 3 gUNnerz 4 mY bOMmer NOW
Title: Re: Multiple gunners on bombers
Post by: Anaxogoras on December 04, 2008, 09:19:14 AM
You could have multiple gunners in HT's Warbirds 10 years ago.
Title: Re: Multiple gunners on bombers
Post by: BaldEagl on December 04, 2008, 09:32:58 AM
I'd be all for it as long as there were no more drone formations and no slaved guns.

You could have multiple gunners in HT's Warbirds 10 years ago.

You could in AW too 12-13 years ago but there were no drones, the pilot couldn't gun his own plane and there were no slaved guns.  If you wanted a fully armed B-17 you took off with a pilot and 6 gunners taking 7 guys out of the game to arm one death star (so called for their ability to fly through furballs tearing everything up).
Title: Re: Multiple gunners on bombers
Post by: Ack-Ack on December 04, 2008, 12:40:48 PM
You could have multiple gunners in HT's Warbirds 10 years ago.

Yep, but they were also prone to warping and lagging.  Which is why we don't have deathstars in this game. 


ack-ack
Title: Re: Multiple gunners on bombers
Post by: Motherland on December 04, 2008, 02:21:21 PM
That or being able to take over gunner positions that your gunner is currently not manning. :aok
You can.
Title: Re: Multiple gunners on bombers
Post by: Denholm on December 04, 2008, 02:28:18 PM
Ahhh. Haven't played online in a long time. I guess you can tell. :P
Title: Re: Multiple gunners on bombers
Post by: Ack-Ack on December 04, 2008, 02:43:08 PM
You can.

But they can't be on the same plane.  For example, the pilot can jump on the guns on the plane he's flying but the gunner can't jump to the pilots plane so they can man two guns.


ack-ack
Title: Re: Multiple gunners on bombers
Post by: Kazaa on December 17, 2008, 02:36:07 PM
I don't let people gun for me.
Title: Re: Multiple gunners on bombers
Post by: Treize69 on December 17, 2008, 03:05:38 PM
You could have multiple gunners in HT's Warbirds 10 years ago.

You also had Sgt Otto sitting in the back with his laser beams of death. I prefer 1 gunner, thanks.  :D
Title: Re: Multiple gunners on bombers
Post by: SmokinLoon on December 17, 2008, 04:56:04 PM
I'd go for 1 gunner and pilot.  Otherwise, the "slave" system works well enough.
Title: Re: Multiple gunners on bombers
Post by: Anaxogoras on December 17, 2008, 05:16:50 PM
You also had Sgt Otto sitting in the back with his laser beams of death. I prefer 1 gunner, thanks.  :D

Yeah, I think the otto whines were even better than the whines I've seen in AH.  From what I can remember, however, a skilled gunner here in AH is a better shot than otto.  Everything changed when otto was limited to firing short bursts instead of holding the trigger down and could no longer fire under g forces of ~2.5-3.
Title: Re: Multiple gunners on bombers
Post by: Treize69 on December 18, 2008, 06:30:34 AM
I can still remember Otto the tail gunner position on a B-25J PKing me from 1.5K out and about 1,000' down with a single hit. Right through the forehead in a 109G6R6 in the WWII arena.

There were many gunners in the game better than Otto (anyone remember MitchH?) but nobody had his magical ability to PK you or rip you in half with the first round.