Rear Gunner Perk for Pilots

Currently, pilots in Enlisted have perks that improve their stamina, control, and survivability, but there are no perks that enhance the effectiveness of their rear gunners. Since bombers and attackers rely on rear gunners for defense, I propose adding a new Machine Gunner Perk specifically for them.

*This perk could provide benefits such as:

*Increased accuracy (reduced bullet spread)

*Faster reaction time (gunners engage enemies quicker)

*Improved firing speed (slightly higher rate of fire)

*Increased ammo capacity (longer sustained fire)

This would make bombers and attackers more viable, as right now enemy fighters can often pick them off too easily without much risk. Rear gunners would still not be overpowered but would provide a better chance of defending against incoming attacks.

I believe this would add more depth to air combat while keeping things balanced. Let me know what you think!

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There are, those are the Detection Range and Detection Arc in the Weapon Handling (Yellow) perk tree. They shoot at the prediction anyway, and the sooner it shows up, the sooner they start shooting. Besides, at such ranges, accuracy is bad either way.

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Though I’m not totally agreed on your proposals, there definitely should be more perks for the gunners. Or at least split up the 2 usable perks from being in the same tree as only one or the other are typically viable.

Another thing that could be explored is ditching the idea of pilots being gunners and just make them riflemen instead. Or just make a new “gunner” class and create some exclusive perks for them.

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