response to Pyro's Questions...
<Pyro>On what percentage of your buff sorties will you be able to crew multiple gunners?
1. very seldom, since it seems that generally the rooks are fighting a two front war, and are usually in the about even in numbers or fighting at 3-2 odds or worse.
<Pyro>On what percentage of your buff sorties do you encounter multiple attackers simultaneously? I don't mean multiple bogeys in con range, I mean a simultaneous attack, as in two people are attacking you from within guns range at the same instant.
2. In the last 4-5 days or so, I've seen, and been the victim of, multiple attackers more and more. I'd say in the last 20 sorties I've flown in a 17, I've been nailed by simutaneous attackers in perhaps 8-10 of those sorties.
<Pyro>On what percentage of simultaneous attacks are the attackers coming from different directions? Remember, this is in regards to simultaneous attacks, not serial attacks.
3. See #2
<Pyro>On what percentage of sorties with simultaneous attacks from different directions with multiple gunners do you think you'll survive?
4. with the current setup of only 1 gunner??
Zip, nada, zero, bukkus...
with a 2nd gunner,,, if lucky perhaps 1 or 2 in 20.. (some chance is better than none.)
Note.
I Fly a LOT of bomber sorties. My preferred ride is the 17. (prolly 'cause I'm a terrible ftr pilot.)
The majority of my flights are 50% fuel for distance, with fuel at bases and towers being the main targets.
I'm finding that more and more often I'm running into the pairs of fighters in the 18-25k range. Above that, I seldom see more than 1 ftr engaging at a time.
And Yes, a single ftr attacking a lone 17 is not a "gimme" for the fighter by a long shot.
They didn't call 'em "FORTS" for nuthing.
Also, My average ping time to hitech is in the 300-400 range, and a lot of these ftr types have the less than 100 MS ping time.
So I'm gonna die a higher percentage of the time anyway, I just want SOME chance of surviving.
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GreyBeard
Flight Commander, Aces High
Skeleton Crew
[This message has been edited by SC-GreyBeard (edited 12-15-1999).]
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