Originally posted by Ack-Ack
He's right. After long and tiring flights caused by milk running undefended bases and smiting the tool sheds that were the target of their ire, the bomber pilots should receive some recognition for their prowess at blowing up buildings from 25,000ft or using a formation of Lancasters as dive bombers.
As the saying does, "Fighter pilots make movies, bomber pilots make history" so to recognize their efforts, a I think it's only fitting they do get some type of recognition.
So I propose for those bombers that have shown significant skill and determination to seek that that undefended base and bomb the vile tool sheds to oblivion should be eligible for a special reward. It can't be just any special reward either like those system messages those "fighter jocks" get, no, it must be far more than that. They need their own flag to mount on their planes, to let the others know that "there is an elite bomber pilot in this plane." A flag they can wave proudly to show that they're "Loud, bombers and here." and I can think of no better flag than this.
The Official Tool Shed Warrior's Rainbow Flag of Elite Excellence in the field of Milkrunning and Tool Shed Destruction.
This way it will inspire the bombers to achieve greater heights as they keep reaching for that rainbow.
Ack-Ack
Seriously, whats the problem with bomber pilots? Just because you don't like the way someone flies or his fighter/bomber tactics, doesn't mean that they shouldn't ba allowed to do them. Everybody paided there money to play this game, and they shpould be able to play it anyway the game allows them to without be blasted for it.
My AH expericance has only been about 6 weeks long and I have routinely setup missions that center around bombing runs-there are anything but milk runs. We always select bases to take or do near suicidal HQ raids. In these missions I have gotten as many as 7 bomber formations up with escorts... Not easy to get them all to work together or pull off a sucessful raid against a HQ. The guys I fly with are great guys who like to work together to get the job done. They don't whine when we spent nearly an hour getting to HQ then get hit by 10 163's and 262's, truly we don't stand a chance aginst them, but it is part of the game. We like the challenge of flying to well defended target and getting out alive.
Another thought is that for a mission to be sucessful against a stategic target, you would ideally take the enmey by surprise and not face any fighters. Like it or not, that is a tactic that real air forces use and also would have happened in WWII.
The bottom line is that there are several different groups of people who like to play- the arcade style neverending furball type, the stategic mission oritented/base capturing type, and the people who like to do both. Let each person play the way they like, if you don't like his tactics, or it destroys your fun- then find a way to counteract them in the game. That is what makes if fun and a challege. Telling them you don't like them or think the deserve bashing, belittling, is silly. That is what my kid does when he doesn't get his way
Last thing I have to say is that I respect everyone that plays and there methods, fighter guys, gv or bombers. Each involves different challeges and rewards.
