Review the B26 damage model.

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B26s are, after the  Yak3 damage model was fixed, the single-most durable planes in the game, and they should not challenge a B17 in that respect, but they easy outdo them.

[bozon]

Yak3 damage model was fixed?

[DubiousKB]

Yak3 damage model was fixed?

Since when!? Those things are flying swiss cheese!

[Becinhu]

Yak3 is fixed? It’s like trying to shoot down an A10 with a staple gun.


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[Ciaphas]

Speed could have something to do with the B-26 out surviving the B-17.

Also

The B-17 gives a false sense of safety and often times their pilots will fly it as of it’s invincible. Taking more risks than a B-26 driver would.

With a smaller foot print than the B17, faster overall speed and a missing sense of security , the B-26 driver tends to be more in the moment when getting bounced.

I’ve had people drop my B-26 drones in a single pass. I’ve had drivers empty their guns and do little more than knock a rudder or flap.

Get video of you bouncing the 26 and analyze the heck out of it. You might find that the approach, attack, follow through and Egress are not what you think they are.





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[Vraciu]

Yak3 is fixed? It’s like trying to shoot down an A10 with a staple gun.


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[Mister Fork]

Yak3 is fixed? It’s like trying to shoot down an A10 with a staple gun.


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Yep, and to catch them they're like a small and squirmy greased piglet in a grade 3 class.

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Now I can kill a Yak-3 with less than 2 seconds of fire with 4*20mm and 2*13mm, that must be a fix 

[Greebo]

I seem to recall that in his biography Adolf Galland rated the B-26 as the most difficult US bomber to bring down. It had the lowest loss rate of any US aircraft in the ETO, although this was in part likely due to the shorter missions it flew compared to the heavies.

In AH a cockpit shot from above is the weak spot on a B-26, but if you don't have the alt advantage required then concentrating fire on a wing tip is the next best bet.

[bozon]

I seem to recall that in his biography Adolf Galland rated the B-26 as the most difficult US bomber to bring down. It had the lowest loss rate of any US aircraft in the ETO, although this was in part likely due to the shorter missions it flew compared to the heavies.

In AH a cockpit shot from above is the weak spot on a B-26, but if you don't have the alt advantage required then concentrating fire on a wing tip is the next best bet.

The real B26 did not require an enemy to kill its crew.
"One a day in Tampa Bay" 

[bustr]

The one a day was before it was upgraded which fixed those issues and it became one of the best twin engine medium bombers in the war.

Here is the whole story on that.

http://www.aviation-history.com/martin/b26.html

Our version is the upgraded version which was like trying to shoot down a tank and as fast as some fighters.

[Vraciu]

The wing area increase got gobbled up by more equipment and payload. That wasn’t mentioned.

[Wiley]

Someone I was within earshot of has said, "If they worked in the war like they do here, I wouldn't have built anything but B26s if I were in charge."  I'm inclined to agree.  I don't know what's right, but they're definitely the toughest thing to shoot down in the game, except maybe the B29.

Wiley.

[AAIK]

Contrary to the b26, the tail section of b25hs tend to come off pretty easily.

[Lusche]

I don't know what's right, but they're definitely the toughest thing to shoot down in the game, except maybe the B29.

The B-29 totally in a leage of it's own, shooting the B-26 doesn't even come close as a challenge. 



And while I'm at it... this is how  formation capable bombers did in air to air engagements in 2017: