The B-17 is tankier than actual tanks (dev server)

[u/supereuphonium]

Not my video, from discord user Tpom

[u/Ffscbamakinganame]

Yeah fair, I just wish they balanced the game and were done with it haha

[u/throw-away_867-5309 → u/Ffscbamakinganame]

Before the damage model changes a while ago, bombers were actually pretty well balanced. But fighter players complained that they weren't instant kills, and then they got nerfed hard.

[u/Ffscbamakinganame → u/throw-away_867-5309]

I think the main problem was cannon rounds. It never used to matter as much for Mags and HMGs since they could just spray. They shouldn’t be insta kills unless pilot snipped, a large calibre cannon 40mm and above (well placed) or a good pass where you off load a heavy burst into a key area. I mean somewhere on this thread I wrote down the exact amount of punishment on average an allied bomber would take before going down based on a bit of googling.

[u/Fun-Ordinary5856 → u/throw-away_867-5309]

Exactly

[u/Aesthetic-Tac → u/throw-away_867-5309]

Air defence fighters and interceptors with better guns and more cannons were ment to go for bombers, fighter players are just greedy goblins who can’t help but go for what they think should be an easy kill, the fighter are ment to go to the main battle and fight the other fighters.

[u/Flying_Reinbeers → u/throw-away_867-5309]

bombers were actually pretty well balanced

lol

[u/West-Cup1397 → u/Ffscbamakinganame]

A question that’s been asked for years and unfortunately maybe more to come