Originally posted by Easyscor
Is there really ever a problem filling B17/B24 slots? IMO the squads that take the Bostons, and the Ju88s etc week after week, are the ones that deserve the heavy 8th AF rides when they come up. I can't speak to what we request but it's logical that as a small squad, we'll never be assigned in B17/B24s. It's Jabos mostly, or fighters every week, we take the assignments and do our best.
I can...and I can tell you we request a fighter each and everytime we're asked because most of our guys hate flying bombers, including me. I won't deny that fact at all, I hate flying bombers in FSO. But if by chance we are assigned to fly bombers, you can bet your bottom dollar we'll do everything we can to pull off our mission.
Now, when I'm CiC here's my thought process:
I think I've been around FSO long enough to know what certain squads are proficient at. Plain and simple, some squads are just better for you as a CiC when they are in fighters. Same goes with certain squads and bombers.
Honestly, of all the squads named in the original post, I have always and will always put them in fighters when it comes time for me to make orders because, A: They are all good fighter squads and B: I know it's what they want to fly.
