Gunner alerts - enemy sighted

[Rheinmetall]

Suggest 1: can the gunners pls call out much earlier that an enemy has been sighted? Not just that an enemy is engaging, but anywhere within visual distance?

Suggest 2: when flying bombers, it would be better gameplay to be able to nominate say 2 bomber AI wingmen to just stay in formation and repeat live-pilot actions. More realistic, and evens up the odds vs fighter attack. Also more entertaining for a solo fighter.

 

Reason: many times as I sit concentrating in the bombardier position on the bomb run, with gunners AI activated for engagement range, I am bounced with almost no notice of the approaching enemy . This is unrealistic. When I listen to bomber audio from the war gunners, are calling out "enemy, x-o'clock high, 3 miles". i.e. as soon as they are sighted. The reality is that flying in the bomber mode in IL2 is a thankless task - you often have to go lone-wolf. You can fly 40mins to a target and once spotted, you're as good as dead every time within minutes. A little more warning from the many more eyes that the bomber benefits from, and you can jettison, dive for the clouds/deck, get up-sun etc. It looks even more unfair on replay when you can see an approaching fighter long before your gunner calls the engagement. Its all over by then.

 

Appreciate the consideration

 

 

[FeuerFliegen]

I agree that the callout of enemy would be much better, especially because now we set gunner to engage at long distance, simply to get the warning, when we don't actually want them wasting ammo from that far away and not being accurate.

 

Suggestion #2 would be amazing.  I would love if in multiplayer (and single player), there would be options to bring additional bombers with you, possibly a set of 3-5 total including yourself.  It would make those far away high altitude bombing sorties that much more worth it.  It would also encourage more use of something like a Ju-87 as a dive bomber and bringing multiples, as opposed to just taking a Bf110 which almost everyone does as it's faster, holds more bombs, better as a fighter, etc.

 

Maybe even options in single player to lead a flight of 15+ high altitude bombers?