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peabody · 03-28-08, 10:17 AM

Am I doing something wrong in the Mission Editor or do Fighter Planes not attack other planes? I want to lanuch some fighters from a Carrier to protect the Task Force from Torpedo planes and Dive bombers but they don't attack.
So I set up a mission right in front of my sub at about 40m altitude and flew Japanese Torpedo planes from the left and Allied Fighters from the right. They flew right by each other like it was a Sunday drive. The Japanese planes had the rear gunner and they shot into the ocean, but not really anywhere close to my sub but in my direction and in the exact opposite direction of the fighters.
I have the fighters set to Elite figuring that may help but it didn't.
If I load the Fighter with a bomb it will attack a ship but it will not strafe, only drop the bomb and get out. If this is the way it works then why bother having them in the game at all. I know it is a Sub Sim but why bother taking up computer resources for something that doesn't work. If it's something I am doing wrong then I apologize for the comment.

Any info or ideas appreciated.

Peabody

03-28-08, 10:17 AM	#1
peabody Admiral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New York State, USA Posts: 2,390 Downloads: 126 Uploads: 7	Fighters Am I doing something wrong in the Mission Editor or do Fighter Planes not attack other planes? I want to lanuch some fighters from a Carrier to protect the Task Force from Torpedo planes and Dive bombers but they don't attack. So I set up a mission right in front of my sub at about 40m altitude and flew Japanese Torpedo planes from the left and Allied Fighters from the right. They flew right by each other like it was a Sunday drive. The Japanese planes had the rear gunner and they shot into the ocean, but not really anywhere close to my sub but in my direction and in the exact opposite direction of the fighters. I have the fighters set to Elite figuring that may help but it didn't. If I load the Fighter with a bomb it will attack a ship but it will not strafe, only drop the bomb and get out. If this is the way it works then why bother having them in the game at all. I know it is a Sub Sim but why bother taking up computer resources for something that doesn't work. If it's something I am doing wrong then I apologize for the comment. Any info or ideas appreciated. Peabody __________________ System Spec: Gigabyte GA-965P-DS3, PentiumD Dual Core Presler 945 3.4Ghz, Gigabyte Geforce 7600GS, 2-1GB Corsair XMS2 800Mhz in Dual Channel, 2-WD 250 SATA 3Gb/s, Onboard Realtek HD 7.1 Audio, DVD ROM, DVD burner, Hiper 580 Watt Power supply, WinXP SP2.