AI Ship attacks

Talon

Talon

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This has to do with the Beaufighter and B-25 doing bombing runs on ships.Both of these planes do a great job with torpedoes ( the B-25 with Pen32Win skip bombs ) but with regular bombs loads they act more like divebombers.They will climb to about 6000ft than angle down like a divebomber and the B-25 doesn't drop it's bombs.

Well I started looking into this and now have them doing a glide bomb run on the ships from about 1500ft.I'm still working on it and testing but getting some good results.

I'll keep you informed on my progress.


Talon
 
Well ... not exactly ... (sometimes I just don't respond with my 2 cents worth).

Actually ... I'm thrilled and waiting for the day when you crack the code that will FINALLY let my AI's execute level bombing attacks with FULL BOMB LOADS.

You're getting closer and that's encouraging.

I'd get quite a rush out of lining up on an airfield and dropping a big stick of 500 pounders from 15,000 feet and walking it across the buildings and runway ... and having my AI's follow suit!

I've hotted up TR's bomb pack and at least my AI's get a big boom and can destroy a bunch of structures ... but seeing sticks of bombs falling from a dozen or more B-17's at altitude would be a hoot!

Thanks for your efforts:icon29:
 
Talon,

I second what Bill said. I am following very closely your achievments and I am learning a lot. But I try to transfer your findings to the ETO. Some times I am lucky some times not. With your help I could make an AI-Stuka even to re-attack with its secondary bombload.

Basically I am busy building airfields in Russia but at the same time I am preparing missions in that area. And for that I need your findings because to make Barbarossa perfect there has to a lot of ground work going on.

Please, keep going

Cheers

Achim
 
I to am very interested eventhough I am still planting trees on Guadalcanal.Have you tried changing the unit family to a 2 and cat to a 5 which is a tactical bomber?
 
Me too, Talon.

There are several missions in my SEAC 5th Air Force history that have such missions. I have built them into the missions as stated in historic documents, but since I am flying fighter intercepts, what the level, dive, and torpedo bombers do is not of consequence to the missions, other than as eye candy. I like catching a hit our of the corner of my eyes while lining up a Zeke above the sea battles.............

Once you crack the code, I would bet that we all will be seeking your location to send along our thanks. :icon29: :guinness: :icon29: :guinness: :icon29: :guinness: :icon29: :guinness:
 
I'm just beginning to understand what a hassle that dang Mission Builder can be. Hearing that a person can make something do what he wants it to, well, sounds a little like witchcraft to me! Congrats and thank you!:salute:
 
Actually I'm not working with the code,I'm working with the DP's and mission builder.I do alot of experimenting.I watch how the AI planes attack and work from there.You also need to know how the actual planes were used.Even the He111 and Ju88 came in low to attack ships because level bombing just didn't get the results.

So far I have these planes glide bombing moving ships.I haven't tested anymore yet but could probably get them to do the same.

B-25

A-20

Beaufighters

GC-HE111 also will launch 2 torpedoes during torpedo attacks.

KM-JU-88

These all do full bomb salvoes and should work attacking tanks but I haved checked that yet.

Achim you can setup the Stuka to do salvo bomb drops or do a second attack with secondary bombs.It will attack with the bomb under the fuselage first and the second attack will be the bombs under the wings.


Talon
 
Hi Talon,

I'm very interested in getting the heavy AI bombers to level bomb with full bomb loads. I haven't whined about it because I've mostly been fooling with carrier ops.

But level bombers dropping full loads would be great. I currently have all my bombers set up with the AI bomb sticks, which are a visual improvement, but an AI stick only makes one hit on the ground.
 
Ettico, go to the dp file of the bombers that you want to level bomb and change the family to a 2 bomber and then change your category to a 2 which is a level bomber. The AI level bombers will then hold formation at alt and bomb the target. they will also hold formation when attacked.
 
bobhegf said:
Ettico, go to the dp file of the bombers that you want to level bomb and change the family to a 2 bomber and then change your category to a 2 which is a level bomber. The AI level bombers will then hold formation at alt and bomb the target. they will also hold formation when attacked.
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Thanks Bob,

That's how I have them set up, but I was talking about getting them to drop a full bomb load. The AI will only drop one bomb. That's why the AI bombsticks were devised. They are one bomb, made to look visually like a stick of bombs.

This is mainly confined to multi-engine level bombers. Fighters and single engine bombers will unload.
 
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