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ORIGINAL: Shark7 Thanks for the responses. So they get no benefit at all from their air combat skill as bomber pilots. What I was considering was to move those guys into a squadron that will turn into fighter-bombers where they might be able to utilize all their skills, but I think I may not now. Currently I'm playing the AI and basically having to relearn everything, so its been interesting to say the least. It is my memory that they gain no benefit from air skill as bomber pilots. My memory is not infallible, however, so trust it at your own peril (I am forced to trust it often in my daily life... you are not). They would make pretty good pilots for Nicks or a similar type of FB. Unfortunately, they are naval pilots, and most Japanese FBs are IJA. Generally, though, I like low naval bombing skill- along with strafe- for FBs (especially Nicks and others with armor who can shrug off some of the light AA) for attacking ships. LowN skill applies to attacks below 5K in altitude. Are you claiming that your memory is less infallible than mine? Your arrogance is stunning to say the least. Certain bomber aircraft are capable in the sense of having CL MGs with which they may and often did fire on enemy aircraft including fighters. As an example IJN Jakes can be used to train fighter pilots. SBDs were sometimes sent up to battle fighters. They aren't designed for it nor were they accidentally well equipped for it but on occasion this occurred and I can certify the crews asked to do that were not happy about it, but they did their best and sometimes that was pretty flipping good enough. +1 on the Real Life info. I saw it on an episode of "Air Combat" on TV where an SBD returning to Guadalcanal from a strike on a Japanese troop convoy was jumped by three or four Zekes. The pilot knew his SBD was more rugged than the Zekes so instead of letting them ride his tail he turned into them and blazed away. IIRC he shot down two and damaged another before the Zekes turned away. The SBD was pretty shot up but he survived. I think his tail gunner was killed in the initial attack by the Zekes. Having said that, we don't know how the game models fighters being shot down by bombers. My LB squadrons have kills racked up so the defensive guns must be counted to some extent.
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