XV Torps are only available on the Barracuda Torp Bombers,those can be used once you
reach lvl 77.

Heres a question though, what lvl do I get the Mark XV Torpedos for my TBs? Is it
the BO or the pilots level that determines it I woner.

Well I had no idea that I could vet to 300 per pilot. Maybe that has a huge part into
why my pilots keep getting chewed up. I have mine vetted to 140 (which is the max
I think for the lvl they are). I do manage to get a kill in here and there, but almost
always I get chewed up like popcorn at a theater. As for the AAW imune TBs I
usually dont get close enough for AAW to even be a concern. And as for DBs I feel
like im the fly on the wall based on the pathetic damage that I do with DBs. Unless I
get more bomb choices for the DBs and TBs alike I dont see them doing much in GBs.
The TB fares well against SS and most of the smaller ships, but just does plink
damage to those 200+ bulge BBs that seem to flock next to the designated AA
CL/CAs.

Am I frustraded my pilots suck, yes.
Will I keep playing, yes.
I will keep playing just to one day chew up enemy fighters, hopefully yes most of the
time.

if they guy's got high stat, elite with vets, etc, etc, etc. same level, he'll win. you've also
got to look at it in the way that unless the CV is a lower level than you in any game, it's
most likely got higher level pilots/planes to go up against you.


the saying goes, there's always a bigger fish to eat the food.

thx halladay

this will help, cause now the dam circle end when all my fp get pwn lol

Maybe 20 or 30 times.... enough that my planes are physically broken off and flying to the
point. I usually wait till the enemy is following and then unspam.

I usually pick a point 1-2 inches (on the screen) toward my line (not sure why)... but you
can stop spamming once they have disengaged... they will auto reengage.

doesn't always work and can be a royal pain when you are micromanaging 3 other flights of
planes... but can help break the circles of endless firing (which usually finish when
someone runs out of fuel or another group joins the frey)

-You know about the "disengage/re-engage trick right?"

question about this, when you said spam click how many click on average?

i have try this, but i think i spam to much.

Well my fighters are Level 94 and I don't have too many issues. Of course I am using the
Seafires....... I do run into a few PCVs and CV6s (there are more of those now in the
merged server!) who can cause me issues.

You know about the "disengage/re-engage trick right?" ie.... if you are in a spiralling
circulating fighter.... start spamming your mouse clicks over on a side your fighters will
go there breaking off the fight and when you stop spamming they circle back on the enemy
and you pown them!

Another key is what your fighter pilot stats were. If they were a base 8 or 9 you are
toast. Mine are +12 and one is a +11 and they do alright. I also boosted them with the
premium add on (so they are more like +14 and +13). 90 * 2 makes a huge difference. I
have about 300 Vets and 110-120 experts on em. I think I did struggle a lot more until I
hit the 80s.

UK TB are awesome. At level 80+ they are AAW immune so they basically don't get shot down
by non-human AAW. The trick is to avoid enemy fighter groups. Also if you can learn to
manual torp (it is a pain in the heat of battle) but you won't believe how much better you
do when that little red circle is not on the enemy boat..... Also means you can fly water
skimming which unless if you are a skilled AA gunner you are human AA immune.... just
avoid those Moltkes!

I will admit you do have the right of it..... Fighter cover is key. The ability to bomb
is useful at times (end of game and sub hunting mostly) but the real key for CVs should be
to provide Fighter cover, and one commenter on the KM thread suggested using Scouts (which
I am beginning to warm up on). ie... send our high level scouts to keep the BBs from
bitching too much and use your fighters to cover the fleet. I have an Ark Royal right now
and might try a configuration of 4-2-1 (F-TB-S) pilots.

It is not the TBs that have me angry or the DBs, its the FPs that make me want to
just puke. Spend all this time lvling them and getting chewed up round after round
and for what? I mean, its not like im lvling up USN or IJN fighters, oh no that would
be too easy. :D

In all seriousness though the RN FPs royally suck compared to everything else.
Slowest speed if im not mistaken, and why oh why did I choose the RN line for
everything starting out lol.

Almost forgot, if you look at the torp damage the TBs do then RN has second
highest, but gl getting them to the target unmolested by those IJN and USN fighters.
Seems every round im facing those red wingtipped IJNs or those USN fighters with
insane speed for both sides. Meanwhile my slow RN fighters cant run away from
anything but the skyplanes.

RN torp bombers aren't the best, but they don't stink and they're fun to use. Got to learn
to avoid incoming fighters, try to hit CVs in the middle, etc... Sunk enemy CV1/CV2s with
1 wave lvl 61 torp pilots