Ground Attack Missions for More Fighter Types in AQMB

[percydanvers]

I am absolutely thrilled with the AQMB, and I love what it brings to the sim. I understand, as Jason has explained, that this is only the first iteration of it and that it will be tuned and updated in the future. Looking towards that future I humbly ask the devs to consider opening up ground attack missions to more types of fighters, as these are currently limited only to the heaviest fighters and fighter bombers. The awesome loading screens are always making me want to do more jabo operations with the 109. 

 

I also just really want to strafe airfields with the P-51.

Anyway, I want to thank the devs again for this awesome feature - I am really enjoying it!

[40plus]

Agreed, I was a bit disappointed with how missions are restricted so heavily by plane type.

 

That said, the new AQMB is so incredibly wonderful that I feel bad pointing out such a complaint. I can see it being the prime form that I play this sim from now on.

[percydanvers]

2 minutes ago, 40plus said:

Agreed, I was a bit disappointed with how missions are restricted so heavily by plane type.

 

That said, the new AQMB is so incredibly wonderful that I feel bad pointing out such a complaint. I can see it being the prime form that I play this sim from now on.

Right! I really don't want to come across as ungrateful or detract from the fact that this is an incredible feature. Even if they don't expand the AQMB in any way, I'm still pleased as can be with it. I'm probably also going to mostly be playing IL-2 with it going forward.

[ITAF_Airone1989]

What about select an escort mission and equip your fighter with a bomb?

[percydanvers]

5 minutes ago, ITAF_Airone1989 said:

What about select an escort mission and equip your fighter with a bomb?

I have done this and it's definitely a fun mission, but you don't get to select the ground target, so like there'd be no way to do an anti-shipping mission or an airfield attack that way. 

[Pict]

I'd like to see the MiG-3 on the Kuban map as they were there and that seems to be their benchmark for adding planes. The P-40 was there too, but I doubt if it was the P-40D/E that we have, which they put in the AQMB.

 

In the bottom photo on the far right you can see a few P-40's but they are long tailed versions so I'd reckon that they are P-40M's

 

It'd be nice to see the P-40's getting fleshed out a little bit down the track with a P-40M. I'd also love the field mod version with the Klimov engine, but that's another story I guess.

 

Edited October 28, 2021 by Pict

[percydanvers]

Well I just downloaded the hotfix today and I see that fighters can now do just about every ground attack mission type.

To the devs: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Really I am quite delighted about this

[40plus]

Haha!! Nice!

 

I love these devs.

[fjacobsen]

Why even restrict mission types by aircraft type ?

Even pure air-air fighters can do ground strafing with it´s guns against airfields, ships etc.

The same with some bomber aircraft, like the JU-88 & PE-2 could be used in air- air.

Not that any of the above scenarios would lead to much success generally, but for experimenting, it would be great.

 

Nevertheless I find the new AQMB extremely great and feel that it has bossted more life into this sim again.

It´s so much more immersive, and as a side bonus, AI bombers now also act like bombers, staying in formation, whereas in the old QMB, they acted like fighters and split up the formation when attacked.

 

Also when running a bombing attack in a flight of 4 He-111, my AI wingmen bombed the assigned Airfield without me having to ask them, which i find really great.

They seemed to act as if I had commanede them to "Do like I do" (or whatever the command is).

Edited October 29, 2021 by fjacobsen

[Noisemaker]

14 hours ago, percydanvers said:

Well I just downloaded the hotfix today and I see that fighters can now do just about every ground attack mission type.

To the devs: THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

Really I am quite delighted about this

Spit Vb is still limited to air to air in Kuban.  Downloaded the patch and tested earlier today.

[Mtnbiker1998]

1 hour ago, Noisemaker said:

Spit Vb is still limited to air to air in Kuban.  Downloaded the patch and tested earlier today.

The hotfix stated that only aircraft that can equip bombs get the A2G missions. Vb has none

[percydanvers]

Just now, Mtnbiker1998 said:

The hotfix stated that only aircraft that can equip bombs get the A2G missions. Vb has none

 

I suspect the problem is that a lot of the ground attack missions involve fully destroying targets that can only be damaged by bombs. With the Spitfire V you might run into a situation where you actually can't complete your objective.