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B-29 Attack on Carriers from 26 Hexes
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:52 pm
by The Duke
Just thought I'd share that in my PBEM, 2 or 3 of my fleet carriers were wrecked by B-29s flying out of Darwin, hitting my TF on the north side of Mindanao, Phillipines. 26 Hexes, baby.
1,560 miles each way. Strategic bomber. Gotta love it.
RE: B-29 Attack on Carriers from 26 Hexes
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:55 pm
by Honda
So what you're saying is we can hunt hunt them deep within our territory just by having a TF detected[;)]
I feel for you...
RE: B-29 Attack on Carriers from 26 Hexes
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 10:56 pm
by Oliver Heindorf
the were testing the worlds first guided AS missle [;)]
RE: B-29 Attack on Carriers from 26 Hexes
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:25 pm
by Mark VII
naaa, just laser guided gravity bombs from 30,000 feet.
RE: B-29 Attack on Carriers from 26 Hexes
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:37 pm
by Ron Saueracker
I won't comment...[8D]
RE: B-29 Attack on Carriers from 26 Hexes
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:39 pm
by 1275psi
I will -absolute crap, demand a replay, any allied player who uses B29 naval strike aint in my book of opponents..................
RE: B-29 Attack on Carriers from 26 Hexes
Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:56 pm
by wild_Willie2
ORIGINAL: 1275psi
I will -absolute crap, demand a replay, any allied player who uses B29 naval strike aint in my book of opponents..................
Most likely also set the bombers to 100 feet naval attack [:D][:D][:D][:D][:D]
RE: B-29 Attack on Carriers from 26 Hexes
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:32 am
by castor troy
ORIGINAL: The Duke
Just thought I'd share that in my PBEM, 2 or 3 of my fleet carriers were wrecked by B-29s flying out of Darwin, hitting my TF on the north side of Mindanao, Phillipines. 26 Hexes, baby.
1,560 miles each way. Strategic bomber. Gotta love it.
Glad I´ve got a house rule on that in my latest PBEM. And hoping that in my other PBEMs that I´ve got going my opponents won´t have the idea to do such things.... [8|][8|]
RE: B-29 Attack on Carriers from 26 Hexes
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 1:52 pm
by ny59giants
The next patch will include a PDU path to upgrade the B-29's to B-52's so you can bomb Japan from Pearl. [:D][:D]
I feel that B-29's being used as Naval Attack is a game breaker. Naval Search is OK.
RE: B-29 Attack on Carriers from 26 Hexes
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 2:08 pm
by SamCole
ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker
I won't comment...[8D]
This is the most suprising post of the month.
RE: B-29 Attack on Carriers from 26 Hexes
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:06 pm
by Rob Brennan UK
ORIGINAL: ny59giants
The next patch will include a PDU path to upgrade the B-29's to B-52's so you can bomb Japan from Pearl. [:D][:D]
I feel that B-29's being used as Naval Attack is a game breaker. Naval Search is OK.
Ditto ..
RE: B-29 Attack on Carriers from 26 Hexes
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 4:55 pm
by Ron Saueracker
ORIGINAL: SamCole
ORIGINAL: Ron Saueracker
I won't comment...[8D]
This is the most suprising post of the month.
But in essence I did![:D]
RE: B-29 Attack on Carriers from 26 Hexes
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 5:32 pm
by Przemcio231
Chris don't worry i will never thought about such a Crap... better move as im totaly exited if my masterplan will work[:D]
RE: B-29 Attack on Carriers from 26 Hexes
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:04 pm
by pauk
i will comment this in traditional manner of Uber Allied fanboys:
"The Duke, just because B-29 weren't used as extremely long range bomber for naval targets, doesn't mean they couldn't be effective"... in other words what you ve just experienced is normal....
[:'(][;)][:D]
RE: B-29 Attack on Carriers from 26 Hexes
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:04 pm
by castor troy
ORIGINAL: Przemcio231
Chris don't worry i will never thought about such a Crap... better move as im totaly exited if my masterplan will work[:D]
masterplan?? [:D][:D] We´ll see....
RE: B-29 Attack on Carriers from 26 Hexes
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 7:39 pm
by ckk
Just curious how many times was the KB detected?
RE: B-29 Attack on Carriers from 26 Hexes
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:34 pm
by dtravel
I can see it happening. "Squadron 911, your assignment today is to patrol over the western end of the South China Sea and attack any enemy shipping spotted. The PBYs and PBMs will be squacking on freq 675.38, so hit anything they report. Good luck and good hunting."
RE: B-29 Attack on Carriers from 26 Hexes
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:04 pm
by Miller
I can just imagine the look on the Jap sailors faces as the B-29's launch their 20000lb bomb loads at 100 feet[:D]
RE: B-29 Attack on Carriers from 26 Hexes
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 10:31 pm
by ChezDaJez
Just thought I'd share that in my PBEM, 2 or 3 of my fleet carriers were wrecked by B-29s flying out of Darwin, hitting my TF on the north side of Mindanao, Phillipines. 26 Hexes, baby.
1,560 miles each way. Strategic bomber. Gotta love it.
This highlights another weakness in WitP's tactical routines. It applies to ALL long range tactical aircraft but I'll use Duke's example.
Consider that for a B-29 unit to attack ships at 1560 miles, they would need a minimum of 12 hours to prepare and fly to the target. Figure 2 hours for the sighting report to work its way through the system and get to where someone can make a decision. Then another 3 hours to load the aircraft and brief the crews, take off and form up. Then 7 hours of flight time to the target. During that time the warships (assuming a cruise speed of 20 knots) could move up to 240 miles from the initial point of detection. The yields a theorectical search area of something over 180,000 square miles.
It would take several hours to search that area. Totally unrealistic to expect them to do that free from interception.
BTW, I agree with 1275PSI. Anyone who uses B-29s in a naval attack role won't be included in my list of people to play.
Chez
RE: B-29 Attack on Carriers from 26 Hexes
Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:20 pm
by Mike Scholl
ORIGINAL: ChezDaJez
Just thought I'd share that in my PBEM, 2 or 3 of my fleet carriers were wrecked by B-29s flying out of Darwin, hitting my TF on the north side of Mindanao, Phillipines. 26 Hexes, baby.
1,560 miles each way. Strategic bomber. Gotta love it.
This highlights another weakness in WitP's tactical routines. It applies to ALL long range tactical aircraft but I'll use Duke's example.
Consider that for a B-29 unit to attack ships at 1560 miles, they would need a minimum of 12 hours to prepare and fly to the target. Figure 2 hours for the sighting report to work its way through the system and get to where someone can make a decision. Then another 3 hours to load the aircraft and brief the crews, take off and form up. Then 7 hours of flight time to the target. During that time the warships (assuming a cruise speed of 20 knots) could move up to 240 miles from the initial point of detection. The yields a theorectical search area of something over 180,000 square miles.
It would take several hours to search that area. Totally unrealistic to expect them to do that free from interception.
BTW, I agree with 1275PSI. Anyone who uses B-29s in a naval attack role won't be included in my list of people to play.
Chez
B-29's do cruise a bit faster than you are giving them credit for, but otherwise I agree wholeheartedly. I'd put the "Allied Fanboy" who used such tactics in the same boat as the "Japanese Fanboy" who uses loopholes to conquer China in the first 4 months. I know their answer to any complaint is "But the Rules/Game makes it possible!"---but they are both jerks and deserve to be made to play each other for ever. I don't want any part of either one either.....