How well do the fighter escort protect the bombers?

[Uriah]

How well do the fighter escort protect the bombers?

 

More of a concern in off line play and don't know we even have a way of knowing yet.   But that kind of thing is important to me.

 

 

[VikingFjord]

depends on the skill of the fighter pilot defending

[LukeFF]

Is there an echo in the room? http://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/9447-do-we-have-clue-how-ai-will-be-bomber-protection/

[HagarTheHorrible]

Putting telescope up to eye patch

 

"I see my bombers my lord"

 

Only relevant if you know a bit of British history.

[Finkeren]

Uriah, haven't you started a thread like this before? I remember telling you about how RoF AI does escorting (pretty well IMHO)

 

If I am to contribute something new, I'd like to point out, that the different airforces had very different approaches to escort duty.

 

From what I've read it seems, that the VVS tactic was a pretty strict 'close escort' approach. The fighters (usually Yaks) would fly a few thousand feet above the bombers and dive on any aircraft attacking the bombers, firing a single salvo and then climbing again. Under normal circumstances they would not engage in any kind of dogfight with the attackers.

[Cybermat47]

Putting telescope up to eye patch

"I see my bombers my lord"

Only relevant if you know a bit of British history.

Or if you happen to be playing Napoleon: Total War at the moment! like me

 

Nelson was pretty badass.

[Uriah]

You're right, silly me. As it seems to have been done well in ROF - I have high hopes.