RangerJoe
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ORIGINAL: Lowpe I am going to ask Lok about this....no HR is one thing, exploits are another and the 1000 foot torpedo selection is an exploit. I am not comfortable going there, tbh. What exactly is the exploit here? There are plenty of legitimate reasons to fly torpedo bombers at 1000ft. This is my understanding which might be flawed. A bomber, that isn't an assault bomber, is penalized in its bomb load if it attacks at 1000 feet without torpedo (using bombs). However, if you select use torpedoes, and have an HQa within range with torpedoes and proper supply, then the bomber will use its "full load" and not a penalized low altitude load if use torpedoes is toggled. I have not tested it, but I am sure RangerJoe can correct me. I redid the initial turn on my current game. No previous bombing of Manila. The fighters are escort, although putting them on port attack at 1000 or 100 feet is also an option. This was in the afternoon as they were set to "Naval" and "Port" with the target of "Manila." I sent the Sallies to Wenchow although including them at a lower altitude nut not 1000 feet would also be beneficial. quote:
Afternoon Air attack on Manila , at 79,77 Weather in hex: Clear sky Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 4,000 feet. Estimated time to target is 12 minutes Japanese aircraft A6M2 Zero x 46 G3M2 Nell x 36 G4M1 Betty x 54 Allied aircraft P-35A x 1 P-40B Warhawk x 3 P-40E Warhawk x 10 Japanese aircraft losses G3M2 Nell: 1 damaged G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged Allied aircraft losses P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed P-40E Warhawk: 2 destroyed Allied Ships SS Pickerel, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk SS Pike, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk PT Q-112, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AS Canopus, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires SS Snapper, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk xAK Si Kiang, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage SS Swordfish, Bomb hits 1 AS Holland, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS S-38, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk xAKL Anakan, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk PT-32, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk SS Stingray, Bomb hits 1 DD John D. Ford, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage AM Finch, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Later sank. SS Sealion, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk AVD Childs, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS Searaven, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk SS Porpoise, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk SS Sturgeon, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk SS Permit, Bomb hits 1, heavy damage AV Langley, Bomb hits 1, on fire SS S-41, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk xAP President Madison, Bomb hits 1, on fire xAK Yu Sang, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk Allied ground losses: 6 casualties reported Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled Port hits 3 Port fuel hits 2 (lost 142 fuel) Aircraft Attacking: 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 1000 feet (Takao Ku K-1 / 23rd Air Flotilla) Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 27 x G4M1 Betty bombing from 1000 feet (Takao Ku K-1 Det / 23rd Air Flotilla) Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 27 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 1000 feet (1st Ku K-1 / 21st Air Flotilla) Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb 9 x G3M2 Nell bombing from 1000 feet (1st Ku K-1 Det / 21st Air Flotilla) Port Attack: 1 x 800 kg AP Bomb I wonder if using the Kates that use bombs at 1000 feet would be a good option. If you notice, some subs took more than one hit which is a waste. Oh well, I let a lot of things go to waist.
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