Enhanced Multi-crew functions

[WIS-Redcoat]

I haven't been around in a long while and was wondering if the devs have ever discussed enhanced multi crew capabilities such as bombardiers or co-pilots?

[LFL-EightyPLUS]

It would be a really cool idea...but also makes flying a multi engine machine (were you normally have a copilot) impossible...Right?

[Finkeren]

The fact that we don't have a copilot or separate bombardier that controls only the bombsight is a coding issue that IIRC prevents dual controls on aircraft.

[Y29.Layin_Scunion]

As much as I would love to have the option of a bombardier, it has been said that it will most likely not happen and if so, not any time soon.  It would be an immense undertaking of rewriting code that the team just does not have time for.

As said by Han IIRC.

[Intrud3r]

But why no "passive" bombsight without the ability to control the plane or release the bombs? Just aiming and talking the pilot on the target.?!

[Finkeren]

But why no "passive" bombsight without the ability to control the plane or release the bombs? Just aiming and talking the pilot on the target.?!

I suppose that could be done, but how many would use it, and how historical would it be? I honestly don't know. I think on most WW2 era bombers, the bombardier did control the plane during the bomb run, so the devs would be modeling something we know to be wrong.

 

It's not an easy balancing act.

 

Personally I'd have prefered the devs allocate the resources to model the historical bomb sights and control functions for each plane, meaning the bombardier would actually be in charge of bombing.

[=362nd_FS=Hiromachi]

Some of this could be done in the time between the end of Kuban development and beginning of Midway. It certainly will be necessary to enhance multi crew functions for torpedo bombers like TBD, TBF or B5N2

In this one there is a pilot who not only flies but has to aim torpedo, there is navigator/bombardier who also helps during torpedo run as pilots sight got to be focused on target so its navigator who is reading him data about speed and altitude, and then there is also gunner/radiomen. I personally also hope that as a modification B5N2 in BoM will receive radar. It was a fairly simple unit and coding it should not pose trouble (particularly as I have some documentation for it ).

But yes, some enhancements will be necessary for future. 

[Jason_Williams]

Sorry not in the plans. Not easy to do.

 

Some of you really need to adjust your expectations on what we can accomplish. You're working against us at this point. You have no idea what we can do between projects.

 

Jason

[fahadhus85]

Advanced Multi Crew Function is good