Corkscrewing was a very effective mid to late war R.A.F. tactic to that Lancaster & Halifax Bombers ( with plenty of power,)throw off the pursuit & aim of German nightfighters,but its doubtful whether it was used by German bombers this early in the war ,exception perhaps Stukas.Day bombers real salvation lay in holding tight formations & trying to surround their area with defensive fire.When British bombers launched day raids in the early part of the war,1939-1941) their losses were signifiganr because they were sent out on small groups & generally didn't have tight formation control- they got mauled by German day fighters.American formations of B-17s really tightened things up by early1943.I briefly flew a B-25 & you have to believe me , even empty it handled like a garbage truck...it loved flying straight & level & objected to being thrown about,nevermind a roll or a loop.
Behavior here( except when someone like me changes bombers for fighters in mission planning...) is still over the top in most areas as mentioned above.I'm delighted someone will be having a second look.I'm absolutely sold on the sim but there are so many areas to tweal it...
(BTW- The bombers seem to be progammed to mimic the Il-2 aircraft manuevers found in Il-2...very similar.Before Mods the behavior in Il-2 aircraft was very very predictable.
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07-16-2011, 04:44 PM
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