Author Topic: Drone idear (Read 596 times)

Karnak · « **Reply #15 on:** September 10, 2004, 02:53:06 PM »

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Originally posted by DipStick
I always thought you should have to pay for the other 2 planes in the formation. Say 10 perks for a formation, free for a single buff.

After they redid the bombing model single bombers ceased to do enough damage to be worth it and now with their drastically reduced survivability paying perks for the drones would see a rapid extinction of level bombers.

DipStick · « **Reply #16 on:** September 10, 2004, 02:59:15 PM »

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Originally posted by Karnak
After they redid the bombing model single bombers ceased to do enough damage to be worth it and now with their drastically reduced survivability paying perks for the drones would see a rapid extinction of level bombers.

I disagree. When I used to bomb some, it was easy to get hits with the new bombing model (site). Just takes a little practice. I don't see where their survivability has been drastically reduced either. I think the heavy buffs would be used from higher alts (with formations) not wanting to lose perks. After all it's not like endless streams of 17s and Lancs were used at 4-5k all the time.

RacrX · « **Reply #17 on:** September 10, 2004, 03:00:24 PM »

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Originally posted by JB73
999000 would forever be flying 20 plane sorties

EEEEEEEEEEKK!!

Ooooo that would be scary....

Karnak · « **Reply #18 on:** September 10, 2004, 03:05:04 PM »

Dipstick,

The gunnery hit detection change has hurt the ability of bombers to defend themselves more than just about anything else. They used to easily tear wings off of fighters and seem to have relied on the thicker wing hit detection area quite a bit.

JB73 · « **Reply #19 on:** September 10, 2004, 03:06:09 PM »

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Originally posted by DipStick
Also think the heavy bombers (anything that can have a formation) should only be able to drop bombs with Auto-Level engaged. That'd stop the dive bombing.

the only side note to that would be the JU88 could dive bomb easily and did so very well.

some say the b26 could drop bombs in a very light attack angle too.

BlueJ1 · « **Reply #20 on:** September 10, 2004, 04:22:39 PM »

JB73, there would be a limit to the total number of drones you take. Maybe 6 at most, this would eliminate vast clouds of bombers all controlled by a single player.

Overlag · « **Reply #21 on:** September 10, 2004, 07:21:47 PM »

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Originally posted by BlueJ1
JB73, there would be a limit to the total number of drones you take. Maybe 6 at most, this would eliminate vast clouds of bombers all controlled by a single player.

whats the size of a standard B17 box formation?

its 9 or 12 isnt it? stacked as diff alts.

oh man that would look cool

Kev367th · « **Reply #22 on:** September 11, 2004, 05:25:49 AM »

JB73, I think the point was the Lanc/B17/B26 DIVE bombing you see.

TBolt A-10 · « **Reply #23 on:** September 11, 2004, 11:49:25 AM »

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Originally posted by JB73
some say the b26 could drop bombs in a very light attack angle too.

A while back, I heard someone say that Lancasters made similar attacks. But, I agree with the others, these dive-bombing heavies aren't realistic in their 5,000-ft per minute dives. If HTC changes it, though, there will be a lot of gamers that whine. What to do? What to do?