Suicide bombers and why

[lyric1]

With you on this one.

[ROX]

Like a lot of very cheesy things in the game...they do it because at present, they CAN.

[uptown]

This has squeaker written all over it. A 14 year old kid gets on country channel last night and says,"how do I play this game"

[thndregg]

This tactic should only be reserved for those heavies that were actually built for this type of attack.

[CAP1]

One good thing about this tho.Its not the best angle of attack as they often cant line up on the target due to a one shot deal.I have infinetly more respect for the guys that sit at 20+ and circle to get a solution than these clowns.

from what i've heard on country channel, it seems as though these guys do this when someone decides the cv needs to be sunk NOW. it's still a waste in my opinion........i generally level bomb them when i'm asked to sink one......it's more challenging, and fun too, as whoever's controlling them usually wait too long to turn them out of the way

[Grits]

They do it because it works.

[Beefcake]

While we're at it we need to fix the suicide figthers too. You know the heavy P47s and P38s that dive into the CV, dump all their ord and then die and come back and do it again. HTC really needs to fix that too, maybe make it so fighters can only release their ord in F6 mode.

[Latrobe]

I believe these are the people who take this game WAAAAYYY too seriously. You know the ones, they're always screaming on country text "GUYS ENEMY FORCE FLANKING US ON OUR RIGHT!! SET UP DEFENSIVE POSITIONS AT A23, A24, AND A30! GO GO GO!! DO YOU WANT TO WIN THIS WAR OR NOT?!!"
They see an enemy carrier and scream on text again "OMG! ENEMY CARRIER SOUTH OF A23!! SINK IT!!" and when no one replies because everyone on his country has sqeulched him he yalls how stupid everyone is etc etc, and goes dive bomb the cv in his Lancstuka and tells everyone how HE has to do all the work and how they should respect him and give him medals etc etc.

Really sucks when someone has to kill a CV when there's such a good fight going on.

[thndregg]

from what i've heard on country channel, it seems as though these guys do this when someone decides the cv needs to be sunk NOW. it's still a waste in my opinion........i generally level bomb them when i'm asked to sink one......it's more challenging, and fun too, as whoever's controlling them usually wait too long to turn them out of the way

Seriously, try it at 8K. It doesn't matter where or when they turn it, it's almost always too late for the CV. IMO, it's too easy to sink.

[LYNX]

This has squeaker written all over it. A 14 year old kid gets on country channel last night and says,"how do I play this game"

I'm afraid not.  Everyone and anyone is at it.  Check this guy out who I won't name.  Vet player you might say.  Been around a few years and this low level dive bombing suiciding is his & squads "niche"  Look at his states from last months complete tod.  Was killed by ship / field ack more than anything else.



His IL2 skills are lacking in this screenie which also shows his LancStuka deaths.

[Bruv119]

Hmmm I've got a few educated guesses whose those scores could be 

I hate the guys who come over in bombers, drop on the base (usually miss and leave a cratered runway)  then bail out.  Not only do they achieve nothing but no-one gets to kill them.  Even worse would be an experienced bomber levelling the fighter hangars then bailing.

From your screenshot I would be asking more questions about the 5 inch gunner.  There is no way a set of buffs should be able to get that near a CV with a decent gunner on board.

[waystin2]

Why did'nt the CV fighter cap get these guys?  Or was there one?  If they are going to present you easy targets, someone should have had them nailed way before they ever got to the carrier.  Change tactics and this behavior will stop.

[LYNX]

same guy just more waffle

 

same guy 2 years ago.  You'll see he's only refined his err art 




Then newbies come in the game and see what this guys does and all of a sudden this guy gets the from his team.  Whats a newbie gonna think.

PS.  This isn't the same guy in the opening screen shoot which I filmed last night.

[Bruv119]

aha got it on second guess!

your 2nd pic is same as the first btw.

[Bruv119]

So what are the solutions??

Make bombing limited to F6 mode only???  How will that effect planes that can do a bit of both? 

Have a different type of airfield such as a Bomber field ?  Front line / small airfields have heavies disabled?

Would need some map making genius to have a fair proportion of each.