niceguy2005
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Joined: 7/4/2005 From: Super secret hidden base Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: Feinder I think it's funny that a 'useless' plane for the Japanese, is quite normal for Allied bombers from 12-41 until about 03-42. Lilly roughly equals: Blen I A-20 Not that I particularly like either the Blen I or the A-20 either. But you use what you have in those first months. Probably not for me to say, since I don't play Japan that much. But it also seems to me that benching a truely worthless plane, is better than compelling one's self to use those squardons to drain the airframe pool. If you force yourself to burn thru the Lillies, just to use 'em up, you're losing PILOTS. Who cares about the airframe. But if you burn thru 100 Lillies just to use them up, you've also burned thru 100 pilots. Seems to me that, it's better to simply bench the Lillies until you can actually upgrade them. But I dunno. As an Allied player, I'm throwing anything with wings into the air those first few months. But I also don't have to worry about pilot shortages. I can afford to "burn off" the old crap, because I've got replacement pilots on deck. But Japan doesn't have that luxury. (* shrug *) -F- While pilots are an issue for Japan, so are planes of any sort. As someone who recenlty has played Japan for the first time I was shocked to see how limited the replenishment rate is for Japanese aircraft. The Japanese can't afford to burn through anything, including outdated bombers. My limited experience says use them, but use them in areas where they don't face Allied front line fighters. THis means early on in PI and Malaya, then DEI and finally, perhaps China. Save your Sallies to replenish your Sally squadrons. As a side note, I don't think there is any such thing as a useless bomber, just bombers that need to be used more carefully. Once pilots are trained up, I find Marin's, Blens, Hudsons and A-20's to all be usefull. As a second side, I take back the first side. B-18s may well be useless. I don't actually think they have ever flown a naval or ground attack mission for me. Anybody ever successfully use a B-18 on an attack?
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