Originally Posted by EricIdle
Well, how to put it gently?
Your post, Quenirland, is not a guide, because it is incorrect nearly everywhere. As just one example, the "potential" stat does not work on a pilot. No idea how you got that into your head.
On a fighter classed pilot, the only active pilot stat is "fighter", not "aircraft", not "bomber". The same applies to scouts ("aircraft" stat) and bomber pilots ("bomber" stat).
So please, before writing something that you want to see on this forum, INFORM yourself. It's all there.
You are not doing anyone a favour by doing what you are doing now, least of all yourself.
The POTENTIAL Attribute has no Direct Battlefield Gameplay Mechanic.
POTENTIAL is a Sailor Leveling Game Mechanic Attribute. Something to do with Attribute Boosting during Sailor Leveling and/or Converting Rookies to Veterans to Elites during Sailor Leveling.
I don't know how POTENTIAL works; thus, I ignore it except for taking notice when the Sailor's POTENTIAL is 11- or 13+.
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It has always been my understanding that all Sailors' Attributes contribute to the performance of Ships. However, the Non-Primary Sailors' Attributes are "averaged" and calculated to be "less significant" than the Primary Sailor.
Thus, a R-Mount Gun's Accuracy & Reload Rate is based on the Gunner Assigned to that R-Mount Gun; while, all of the other Sailors assigned to that Ship also contribute to that R-Mount Accuracy & Reload via Average & Ratio Mathematics.
Thus, a Fighter Pilot with POTENTIAL-11 & AIRCRAFT-10 & FIGHTER-11 & BOMBER-10 Fighter Pilot is better contributor to your Scout Pilots and TB & DB Pilots than Fighter Pilot with POTENTIAL-13 & AIRCRAFT-9 & FIGHTER-11 & BOMBER-8.
I do look at the AIRCRAFT Attribute as being solely a Scout Plane Skill; but, I also view it as a Contribution Skill via Average & Ratio Mathematics to the FIGHTER and BOMBER Attributes. Thus, I will always prefer my Fighter & Bomber Pilots to have AIRPLANE-10+ Attribute.
I will accept that I am wrong about AIRCRAFT contributing to the FIGHTER and BOMBER Attributes.
However...
All Fighter Pilots & TB Pilots & DB Pilots begin their Piloting Careers as Scout Pilots; thus, the AIRCRAFT Attribute does contribute to the performance of your Fighter Pilots & TB Pilots & DB Pilots before they become Fighter Pilots & TB Pilots & DB Pilots.
Therefore, it is advisable to have Fighter Pilots and Bomber Pilots to have AIRPLANE-10+; that is, IF you are Leveling your Sailor Pilots from Level-1, and acquiring you Sailor Pilots from the [NEW] Button, like I do.
For those Players who Buy their Sailors from the NF Store; then, this portion of my CV Guide doesn't apply.
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I am not knowledgable in the Actual Mathematic Calculations that the
Navy Field uses; thus, I may be wrong about the Average & Ratio Mathematics.
