Hey all,

Just curious if anyone has discovered any tricks or mission building secrets for making strafer bombers (e.x. the A-20C and G) level bomb only and then not turn around later and try and conduct strafing runs? I know its a near impossibility no matter what I've tried...

So far the following does not seem to work:

- high altitude
- low altitude (just for kicks )
- specifying a target at the GATTACK
- not specifying a target at the GATTACK
- varying the weapon options

It'd be nice if we had options on what behaviour type they were using.

Well, it certainly can be a problem. Here is one thing that has worked for me.

Take a small Stationary Ship and 'hide' it (for instance, in a building) near the real intended target. Now, specify that as your target. Whether or not the decoy target (stationary ship) is destroyed, the bomber(s) will not attack it any more.

I like to use the JP Daihatsu Landing Craft, as it it small and has no AA gun.

Aviar

That is a really good idea actually! Alright I'll give that a shot.

Its the difference right now between using a historically correct A-20C versus either the Pe-2 or IL-4 which is my backup plan.

Hello Icefire - further to Aviar's suggestion, another possibility is if the target area is near a bridge, to set the bridge as the target. Your bombers will then area bomb the bridge area. Just arrange some target objects within the vicinity, and they should be hit along with the bridge itself.

Well if you have flak and barrage balloons set there, the bombers will bomb the area, but think twice about going down and strafing the place.
On the 101 Missions server they used to have a lot of that, with flak hidden amongst the trees so that low level passes where almost suicide.

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Originally posted by RSS-Martin:
Well if you have flak and barrage balloons set there, the bombers will bomb the area, but think twice about going down and strafing the place.
On the 101 Missions server they used to have a lot of that, with flak hidden amongst the trees so that low level passes where almost suicide.

I believe Icefire was talking about AI bombers, not human-controlled planes....

AI planes do not 'fear' flak nor barrage balloons. In fact, they can't even 'see' barrage balloons and will run directly into the cables.

Aviar