Heavy bomber / light bomber

[Shinju]

I would be ok with Heavy/Medium/Light Bombers with 5/4/3 forward facing weapons.

Don't forget Bombers should be against Caps and Gunboats... And as far as I am aware... It's kinda pain to take down Gunboat's shield with 4 EMPs.

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[Sanctions]

Before you ask for one more gun, make sure to master screamers at first.
Before you think that guns matter that much vs anything big, try to think over your tactics.
Before you hope to survive a duel/group fight involving snubs, check your sanity.

[SnakThree]

I would be ok with Heavy/Medium/Light Bombers with 5/4/3 forward facing weapons.

Don't forget Bombers should be against Caps and Gunboats... And as far as I am aware... It's kinda pain to take down Gunboat's shield with 4 EMPs.

Don't forget you are not really supposed to take down Gunboat as solo bomber.

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[Pepe]

Before you ask for one more gun, make sure to master screamers at first.
Before you think that guns matter that much vs anything big, try to think over your tactics.
Before you hope to survive a duel/group fight involving snubs, check your sanity.

+1

But this thread is more about random BMB vs. other BMB. And about FL logic. We had many threads about fighters, bringing us balance at some point. Imagine rivers of threads if some HF or even LHF would have more guns than majority of VHFs.

[SnakeLancerHaven]

The Brigand and Union Corse Bomber shoots 5 forward too ^^

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[Teerin]

The Brigand and Union Corse Bomber shoots 5 forward too ^^

Those are Medium Bombers, though, not Heavy Bombers.

Heavies have 3 Torp/SNAC/CD slots, while lights/mediums have just two. That's the main distinguishing feature for heavies, where lights are small, and mediums are usually bigger light bombers that have 5 forward firing guns. It seems well balanced like that to me ... giving heavy bombers 5 forward firing guns could make medium bombers obsolete.

EDIT: Also, bombers (light, medium, or heavy) shouldn't be balanced primarily based on their combat potential towards other bombers, but instead they should be balanced primarily on their comparative capabilities against transports and warships, with secondary focus on survivability against other strikecraft, then tertiary focus on killing other strikecraft.

Focusing balance primarily upon combat against other strikecraft is for actual fighters, not bombers, after all

[Miaou]

I swear you people fly bombers all wrong. 4 guns or 5, doesn't matter. All EMP, 2-3 shot a snub's shield. Then SNAC. If you have trouble SNACing all the time, then use nukes.

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[Flash™]

Don't see how more guns will change anything.

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[QuinnZai]

Yeah, agreed with Flash and Duncat. Use the big beam. Its the only beam you need. Wish I had one in RL

[Yber]

Give me another gun ((((((((((((((((((((:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s2VA_zK...lpage#t=18

no

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inb4 Sirius gets renamed to XTF.