Bomber gunner precision buff?

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So i noticed smth that i like, planes go down faster in air to air combat. This is either a weapon damage buff or a plane damage model nerf, either way it’s nice to see a p38 going up in flames from just a short burst from the 30 and 37 mm on the bf110.

Unfortunately i also noticed that the gunners from bombers are really slow to react to enemy aircraft and when they do, they tend to shoot anywhere else but at the enemy. I’ve encountered planes that shot at me from beyond the range of detection of my gunners and that’s ok… If you can land those shots you deserve the kill, but i’ve had situations where the enemy was in range and my gunners were useless.

I don’t think a fighter plane should be able to tail me long enough to run out of ammo when i have 3 gunners shooting back at him. Also i find it weird to sneak up on an enemy plane and my gunners to shoot and miss when the plane is right in front of me.

I think gunners should be more deadly, if you can destroy my ju188 from far away before the gunners react, then hat’s off to you, but tagging along when my gunners are shooting at you should get you killed faster than it currently does.

Pls share your thoughts.

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Ai in this game is soooooo bad … they never upgrade this too complicated add more premium squads is easier and more worthy

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Plane Gunner are situational, can OHK or simply watch the enemy kill them

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I pref AI controlled gunners to suck dicks than to terminate anything that moves.
And Ju-188 is very capable of destroying multiple Allied planes.

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Sure, if you sneak up behind the enemy plane and you stay there long enough for the gunners to stop picking their nose and shot straight. But if an enemy plane gets behind you, even though you have 3 gunners shooting back at it, it’s not effective and there is a huge chance your plane will be destroyed before you do any damage to the enemy one.

The fact is that when they open fire they don’t shoot at the enemy, rather at a huge area around the enemy that shrinks over time. With the changes in weapon damage/plane damage model, this means that your plane can be destroyed before the gunners can land one shot on the enemy plane.

Now like i said in my OP, if you can shoot me down from beyond the range of detection of my gunners or you find a blind spot so you can get close without them engaging, then good job and you deserve the kill. But when you’re right behind me and all my gunners are shooting back at you with 0 effect and you shoot me down without even flinching, there’s smth wrong.
I’ve taken down more enemy planes with “bombing traps” than with my rear gunners

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Japanese gunners on plane are trash.

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They don’t exist and the same goes for japanese MGs.

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Yes i did notice the same. When it comes to dogfights i notice either my airplane being taken down usually very fast or the similar scenario for the enemy. With gunners it takes enemy airplane being significally more closer before the gunner reacts