He had to HO to make sure none of the other 14 guys got the kill.
Well i come to this discussion as having formally been a B.O.P. and having flown missions with and against them since.
when you invade a base with 110's the point is to avoid the furball. most planes can easily out speed out climb and out turn the lumbering 110 without much issue. to allow your opponent to pass you on the merge is to lead to an almost certain death for the 110 pilot. his guns have great range and good alignment so the advantage in the 110 is the HO. is this not what would be considered good acm for a 110 pilot? to attack at your advantage with the longer reach and better targeting of the 110, before your opponent rolls in behind you for the easy kill?
keep in mind these missions are NOE, giving the 110's nowhere to go if he missed his shot. no way to gather more speed or to maneuver in an effective manner.
i upped at a base as the B.O.P's invaded it one night, it was a sight. there were over 20 planes in the invading force. as i ran at the group i was lucky enough to avoid the few sent in my direction to quell the base and made it into the pack at the town. being in a KI-84 i had much better speed and turning capabilities than the monstrous 110's. i managed to damage 3 and down 2 (mostly i think due directly to the advantage that kill shooter gave me being in the middle of them) before i spied the C-47 in bound. i took off after it and got a couple of hits into it before being torn to pieces by its escorts. in all, including my interference in the attack the base was captured in less than 3 minutes from the time i spotted them till "BASE #### HAS BEEN CAPTURED BY THE BISHOP"S" appeared. although i was their opponent, i was impressed with the precision of the attack.
The fastest that i have ever personally witnessed was when i was a B.O.P., it was 1minute 47 seconds from first shot fired to capture. that base had 5 planes defending it. they and the town were overwhelmed and put down in the first pass. use to have the film but it was awhile ago and those films stopped working after one of the updates so i erased it.
anyone i have encountered flying a 110 has without fail gone for the HO. any 110 pilot who does not use the tactic and is flying without close in air support is virtually guaranteed a quick trip to the tower.
and do not attack just the B.O.P.'s with the horde accusation. i see this far more often from the Rooks and Knights than i ever do with the Bishop's. most Bishop's cant get their heads out of their arses to create and initiate let alone accomplish a mission of this magnitude.
i do agree though, if they did this type of flying more than just the once every week or two weeks that they actually do it, well that would cripple the fun in the game for many players. so its an issue that i am torn over. it has its pluses and its minuses. i guess my only input would be moderation.
So i <SALUTE> the B.O.P.'s for their success and hope to fly with and against you again in the future.
Good Luck and Happy Hunting B.O.P.'s!!!!!!
FLOTSOM
