It seems that we premium jet fighter-bombs are seen as alien specimen, while in fact, we are, very common, so I want to share my thoughts and experiences on why I do this “forbidden action”.
A picture of one of my favorite planes in game, and an example of my most preferred loadout (missiles + 2x napalms)
- Bombing gives good rewards.
I am a modest person; 5k RP every round is enough for me. This is slightly more than a kill.
If SL and RP did not existed, I would not bomb at all.
- Fight + bomb
The best option, earning wise, is to bomb then fight. People talk about positioning a lot, but most people will be multipathing anyway so you might as well just have as good as chance blasting someone out of the sky on your way to the base or fighting.
Pure bombing is less efficient. The best option is to carry as much missiles and bombs as possible.
This is a picture of stat card with my Mirage F1C (I did not focused on bombing with it, because it was too slow) against MiG-21BIS Lazur-M. I bomb + fight with the MiG-21Bis, but only fought with the Mirage F1C.
- Missiles are unreliable compared to guns (less consistent)
MIssiles in the game are unreliable compared to guns, which are pretty much guaranteed damage if you managed to hit someone with it. Missiles, other than IRCCM directly on the back of a plane, can be notched, multipathed, dodged, flared etc etc.
- Flight performance doens’t matter as much
Compared to gun tier, flight performance doesn’t matter as much (it still does), you can fire some of the best missiles with a poor airframe (F-4 series come to mind). Especially with modern jets, such as Eurofighter, where carrying 6000lbs of bombs can still get you up to wing-ripping speed easily.
(Above picture: I have not grinded up the 2000lbs bombs and more missile modifications yet, I will carry more missiles and less bombs (but more powerful ones) soon)
- Reliant on the broken spotting system (for IR planes)
The fact that I bomb in the J-7D is a fact that shocks many. But I have my reason for this. The reliant on the broken spotting system is a part of this. It is reliant on being “invisible” to the minimap, so you do not know if you are spotted or not by the target. If so, then you are easily flared by one flare.
For me, bombing is more reliable, even if I couldn’t finish a base; as noticed above, I am content with 5K RP.
