geofflambert
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Strafing is automatic, you don't train to it. Low ground attack includes bombs and strafing. Medium alt attacks also involve bombs and strafing, I forget what the max alt is for that, but it can make sense for fighter crews, even ones beginning with Airocobras, because of the cannon. The problem is that using them in that way against targets with a lot of flak makes it prohibitively expensive. Fighter pilots are at the top of the pyramid and need to be used carefully if at all in non escort, CAP or sweep missions. Anyways if you want to increase overall experience those are valid ways to do it because the circumstance may appear where you use those skills to great effect. So, for instance, if you only expect to encounter merchant shipping, long range fighter bombers (like Oscars) makes sense because they will encounter little flak. edit: General training will increase the skills in those areas as well as others, most importantly perhaps, defense. If you have a surplus of any plane type, you can use them to do general training, you just need to be careful to transfer those guys to fighter squadrons, after which they will be labeled fighter crews. The only other thing I would use General Training is for carrier crews, both DBs and TBDs. They will nonetheless need to train in such things as search, ASW, and possibly recon up to 70 along with naval attack w/ torps and also w/bombs.
< Message edited by geofflambert -- 3/21/2016 4:21:01 PM >
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