Anyone else think Attackers are severely underused?

[_96cherry 0]

I've found them to be extremely useful in winning games. I've consistently destroyed 40 or more ground targets each game thanks to them. 

 

I like them better than bombers for two reasons:

1. Less vulnerability. Although they aren't as maneuverable as fighters, doing a little dance can dodge countless bullets. Their thick armor means I can destroy tons of ground targets, even when I'm getting shot at.

2. More fun. Being in the action is way more interesting (to me) than sitting high up in the air, waiting to get wrecked by fighter squadrons.

 

I've never used frontline bombers, so maybe they do the same thing. I just think attackers need some love.

Edited November 19, 2020 by _96cherry

[piscessoedroen 893]

several frontline /medium bombers do attacker jobs better (sweden bombers, russian bombers, Do217, B-25). They get higher airspawns and bombsight, some of them even got cannons for offensive armament and the ones that don't have offensive armament might have frontal gunner, if you're smart with it you can score several ground kills in a strafe without even pointing your nose at them

2 hours ago, _96cherry said:

1. Less vulnerability. Although they aren't as maneuverable as fighters, doing a little dance can dodge countless bullets. Their thick armor means I can destroy tons of ground targets, even when I'm getting shot at.

2. More fun. Being in the action is way more interesting (to me) than sitting high up in the air, waiting to get wrecked by fighter squadrons.

 

can't be me, i always manouver and fight back even in the worst bomber, even outturn a spitfire in my Do217

 

Edited November 19, 2020 by piscessoedroen

[TheAceOfAces 2,943]

Play a game as / alongside the US in Realistic Battles between 5.7 and 7.0 and you will no longer think they're underused / needing love. At this BR they actively ruin the balance of Allied sides.

 

Almost the entirety of US sides are Skyraiders or A2Ds, So the burden placed upon the 1-3 fighters on the side to somehow deal with the 10+ on the Axis team is basically impossible and a large reason why so many Axis fighters have 60-70% winrates and Allied ones have 30-40%.

When i play British Props i beg with all my heart to not get matched with the US on my team because their attacker spam actively sabotages the team.

[piscessoedroen 893]

2 minutes ago, TheAceOfAces said:

When i play British Props i beg with all my heart to not get matched with the US on my team because their attacker spam actively sabotages the team.

 

beg no more, USA is now (somehow) public enemy #1 in the matchmaking

[KnightsCross20@psn 3,636]

2 minutes ago, TheAceOfAces said:

Almost the entirety of US sides are Skyraiders or A2Ds, So the burden placed upon the 1-3 fighters on the side to somehow deal with the 10+ on the Axis team is basically impossible and a large reason why so many Axis fighters have 60-70% winrates and Allied ones have 30-40%.

Think your being a little over dramatic. I fly my A-26 all the time, and rarely see a team ‘full’ of them. Frankly, those few times where there were 4x4 attacker/bombers, those matches were won. The US is not the only team that has good attackers. As @piscessoedroen mention, several front line bombers do a good job as well. Germany having the majority of them (Ju-88’s are ridiculous at this. On one run I can wipe out 2/3’s of the tickets on Essen.) 

Sorry but until I see the lemming train of fighters stop chasing after one bomber, so tunneled visioned that they don’t see enemy fighters coming up their 6, I’m not going to blame a match on attackers not doing their job. 

 

In fact, when there are several attackers out there, it draws the enemy team down. Makes for easy pickings for the rest of your team. The Attackers have to play smart though. You can’t just mindlessly be ground pounding, without keeping your situational awareness up. Get in, hit some targets, pull back, hopefully drag some enemies down. Then reevaluate your next plan of attack. 

[TheAceOfAces 2,943]

10 minutes ago, KnightsCross20@psn said:

Think your being a little over dramatic. I fly my A-26 all the time, and rarely see a team ‘full’ of them.

 

23 minutes ago, TheAceOfAces said:

Play a game as / alongside the US in Realistic Battles between 5.7 and 7.0

 

[KnightsCross20@psn 3,636]

9 minutes ago, TheAceOfAces said:

 

 

Ok...same still applies. My A-26 sees many full uptiers for starters. The French have AD-4’s that see plenty of flight time. The Germans have 190’s, 410’s, 288’s. 
Regardless, the meta has shifted since the additional AI was added. When I see F-82’s, Spits, and 109’s chasing after bot bombers and fighters, I already know how the match is going to go. 

[blastedryan 967]

If you're talking about tier 1 Su2 spamming, sure.

 

Anything else is pretty much outclassed by bombers or strike fighters.