Bomber Crew Guide: 10 Helpful Tips to Keep Your Crew Alive!

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  • @brandonliao408
    @brandonliao408 6 лет назад +357

    WHEN LANDING WITH ONE LANDING GEAR, always always always transfer all your fuel to the side that has the functioning landing gear. This saves your plane from exploding and killing a crew member in the process.

    • @scopezplayz1121
      @scopezplayz1121 5 лет назад +1

      I tried this and it didn’t work

    • @scopezplayz1121
      @scopezplayz1121 5 лет назад +1

      Someone died

    • @scopezplayz1121
      @scopezplayz1121 5 лет назад +11

      Wait nevermind my plane returned safely and the person only got downed so thanks

    • @finnishwehraboo8377
      @finnishwehraboo8377 5 лет назад +9

      USE LEAN EVERY TIME WHEN THAT HAPPENS

    • @finnishwehraboo8377
      @finnishwehraboo8377 5 лет назад +2

      It makes so ur going a lil slower so ypu wont take so much damage when i used lean when landing whit 1 gear my plane got repaired and everyone lived yes they did get downed but eh

  • @Leobb05
    @Leobb05 5 лет назад +140

    I remember having an engineer called Jeanette who never died. I crashed, sank got her shot several times, landed without landing gear but she still never died. At one point she was the only original crew member with the rest being newbies

    • @frednet1232
      @frednet1232 4 года назад +10

      I had a radio operator who survived crash landing and recovery twice. they were like level 8 when all the others were newbies

    • @KoishiVibin
      @KoishiVibin 3 года назад +18

      Jeanette would later go on to earn several medals, repair multiple engines midcombat, survive multiple hits from enemy fire, fly a plane home after the pilot was shot dead and successfully shoot down three enemy bomber busters.

    • @UnkreativTVV
      @UnkreativTVV 3 года назад

      My Radio Operator also survived everything her Name was Kanady

    • @bouncingshot
      @bouncingshot 2 года назад +1

      i had a mechanic named craig who saved my gunners and other crew members during combat, but on one run i sent him out to fix an engine and he got shot off the plane and fell to his death... remember to always grab a parachute before you go outside

    • @Monolith308
      @Monolith308 2 года назад +1

      @@bouncingshot weird how it’s almost always the engineer who survives longest

  • @D3m1se7
    @D3m1se7 7 лет назад +270

    I have a tip. Don't emergency dive while someone is repairing outside (repairing engines).

    • @CarpetStains21
      @CarpetStains21 7 лет назад +22

      hahaha I JUST did this.....

    • @dankninja9434
      @dankninja9434 6 лет назад +22

      Or if you feel like you might have to, equip the engineer outside with a parachute

    • @fejiobbdo
      @fejiobbdo 6 лет назад +11

      I learned this the hard way :’(

    • @snowball8940
      @snowball8940 6 лет назад +12

      Karl Medel Encabo and also don’t send the engineer to repair the engine on landing. Rip Ansel the brave engineer

    • @therealneo1857
      @therealneo1857 6 лет назад +7

      I did this -_- i was trying to go through the game without losing anybody and the damn guy fell off 😭

  • @padfoot1178
    @padfoot1178 5 лет назад +123

    Finished operation chariot
    1 wheel
    2 missing engines
    Fuel tank empty (near empty on Landing)
    Engineer gone (fell of Wing) [had parachute was recovered]
    All crew alive and well
    Plane later renamed to “the lucky landing”

    • @pilothat2914
      @pilothat2914 4 года назад +16

      Just finshed operation overlord (D-day)
      0 plane
      0 crew
      I still completed it though

    • @christianfoley3325
      @christianfoley3325 3 года назад

      Been playing the USAF DLC had completed the graff zeppelin mission with one engine (for the majority of the mission) all rear gunners dead apart from the ball gunner bombider was bleeding out no landing gear so crashed onto the runway apart from the rear gunners everyone else survived and killed the ace Melvin

    • @wellifailed392
      @wellifailed392 3 года назад

      After Operation Chariot: Slight damaged right landing gear, missing left engine, boat survived on a sliver of health, one crew member died due to not enough med kits, plane fully intact and hardly received that bad of damage

    • @electricheisenberg5723
      @electricheisenberg5723 3 года назад

      It would be hard if you HAD fuel.
      Without fuel I’m assuming you dropped your bomb so that should be plenty easy.

    • @Steve-nf4jx
      @Steve-nf4jx 3 года назад

      I finished just yesterday. I was hanging on fuel and praying that my coordinator would hurry up. We barely made it to base when the fuel went red. That was scary man.

  • @d.o.a7552
    @d.o.a7552 7 лет назад +89

    No ones has touched on this but at the start of each mission tell your gunners to grab a 3rd ammo bag you only start with a surplus of 2 so adding that extra bag helps slow down extra tasks in battle.

    • @Flakfire
      @Flakfire  7 лет назад +9

      Awesome!

    • @Quandaleofdingle
      @Quandaleofdingle 6 лет назад +2

      Or get ammo feeds

    • @bertoneill2488
      @bertoneill2488 5 лет назад +2

      I always make all my guns ammo feed except for the middle guns cause the ammo reload is right there.

    • @webuser2014
      @webuser2014 6 месяцев назад

      Wait they can have 3 reloads?!?! 😂

  • @robynn144
    @robynn144 6 лет назад +86

    "The Wrong Stuff" is a really great autobiographical book written by a former B-17 co-pilot, Truman Smith. A truly funny, exciting, matter-of-fact yet also touching book about overcoming adversity. As a 20-year-old inexperienced US bomber pilot, away from home for the first time, Smith describes all the 1001 things that can go south in a hurry, when ten young men with no experience are put in a worn-out, rusty B-17. Broken hydraulic and electrical systems, insufficient heating in the extreme cold of 10,000 feet, and ten scared big boys in uniform - a potentially deadly mix, even without the enemy flak and fighters. Despite all this "wrong stuff, 2nd Lt. Truman Smith manages not only to stay alive and sane. He also retain his sense of humor, comradeship and to focus on his real mission: to lose his virginity! A mission that may prove even more daunting than 35 combat mission in the skies over Europe!?

    • @providertheoneonyoutube
      @providertheoneonyoutube 4 года назад +9

      Bruh I Cant Stop Laughing Over The Fact That His 1 And Only Mission Is To Lose His Viginity XD

  • @SAarumDoK
    @SAarumDoK 7 лет назад +126

    Tips :
    - When engaging approaching fighters, select Focus and / or Incendiary.
    - Before taking off, take some time whit your engi to supply once the below gun station and then take 3 ammo boxes for the frontal gun. (Take the ammo -> go to the engi station -> repeat).
    - When facing Ju 88 use A.P rounds.
    - If you can, try to bomb targets from the HIGH level, Bf 109 and Fw 190 can't reach you here.
    - Use Lean as mutch as you can.
    - Heal your gunners when out of action, from the resting bed or whit a first aid guy.
    - If you want to dive bomb, you can ! Try to stay at HIGH altitude and near your objective IF you can't see it, do the EMR Dive then set your altitude to medium for a short beriode (3 - 4 seconds) and then set to HIGH. Don't forget to aim a bit ahead of your target.
    - Focus is for fighters who comes in a straight line (at their initial approach) or against jet powered fighters (Me 163 and Me 262).
    - Building your plane is important so choose wisely, for exemple i use this setup : 2 Armored engines at the righ and left inner ports and 2 lightweight at the right and left inner port, that way the landing is somewhat protected and i can setup all my plane in full armored option.
    - The outers ports are cheaper than the inners ports, think about it.
    - Use the EMR dive if you want to dive faster.

    • @Flakfire
      @Flakfire  7 лет назад +8

      Great tips!

    • @ronmr9393
      @ronmr9393 7 лет назад

      What is the best termal protection for high altitude, I realized that having both electrical mittens and boots allows my crew to be at highest but I don't know if it was a bit too much.

    • @GlowingSpamraam
      @GlowingSpamraam 7 лет назад

      The thing is the outer engines get shot the most so those should be armored
      (When planes come from the side the outer engine tanks dmg instead of the inner getting hit

    • @SAarumDoK
      @SAarumDoK 7 лет назад

      @Ronaldo Radonić got electrical boots and heavy gear for almost all of my crew, only the Engi is build on the speed, but he got electrical boot whit mittens (off fingers).

    • @SAarumDoK
      @SAarumDoK 7 лет назад

      @chris plays Yes, that's true, but i prefer to have my landings gears and my inner engines protected. ;)

  • @athcnv
    @athcnv 7 лет назад +93

    Also remember to LOWER landing gear before landing.

    • @JSTRonline2
      @JSTRonline2 6 лет назад +6

      Oh god that sounds like a simple thing to do, but...yeah RIP to 2 different planes.

    • @SMRJ2.0
      @SMRJ2.0 4 года назад +4

      The thing is when I’m missing one landing gear and I try to emergency land my pilot kills the whole crew

    • @Angel_Games09
      @Angel_Games09 4 года назад +4

      Idk if they updated it or it is different on the switch but my pilot always goes around if I forget to put my landing gear down which let me tell you it saved me tons of times

    • @SonsyAnteater78
      @SonsyAnteater78 3 года назад +2

      Well in the game it makes it to where u can't land without the landing gear unless u put it down then put it up but who would do that

    • @athcnv
      @athcnv 3 года назад +2

      @@Angel_Games09 must have been updated. 😅 (old man voice) I remember back in the day, you could emergency dive at low altitude. 😅 Which of course resulting in smacking into the ground.... 😐😑 That got changed. Also locking the pilot in the pilot seat so you couldn't accidentally send them off elsewhere.... 😑

  • @joker_g7337
    @joker_g7337 6 лет назад +40

    Tip: bomb the secondary target after taking a photo, you'll get an additional 1250 xp.

    • @saltbottle7765
      @saltbottle7765 5 лет назад +1

      Ok thanks

    • @LtCmdrGordon
      @LtCmdrGordon 4 года назад +5

      This is my best tip; to bomb everything right after you photograph it, mad points !!!

  • @snowball8940
    @snowball8940 6 лет назад +34

    Already killed a lot of people on the 4th mission. Rip crew of the Flack Target and that one brave engineer that walked out on the wings during landing

  • @LtCWest
    @LtCWest 5 лет назад +18

    Turrets with automatic belt feeding. They are expensive, heavy, generally unlocked long after their non belted counterparts and worth every single penny. Not having to go and grab ammo every now and then means more time is spent shooting, especially if your gunners are heavily geared.

    • @frednet1232
      @frednet1232 4 года назад +5

      I only install the tail and nose turrets with ammo feed.

    • @itsamine4840
      @itsamine4840 3 года назад +1

      That's what I do

    • @electricheisenberg5723
      @electricheisenberg5723 3 года назад

      @@frednet1232 are you early or late game?

    • @frednet1232
      @frednet1232 3 года назад

      @@electricheisenberg5723 I don't really play much anymore so I can't remember what I did.

    • @Steve-nf4jx
      @Steve-nf4jx 3 года назад +1

      Im early game and i installed the belt feed on my tail. Helps a lot so that I don’t need to be going back to the tail to give my gunner some ammo, but when he is only injured. Saves me some time to work on mid to upper part of lancaster

  • @shadowraven8768
    @shadowraven8768 5 лет назад +10

    Tip#1: I highly recommend that you equip your whole crew with electrical gloves and boots so that you can fly at high altitudes, dis means you can avoid all flak and most planes.
    Tip#2: Put the mm cannons in the center of the airplane because they are practically on top of the ammo storage. Also, make sure that the teal gunner has auto reload because that turret is going to be shooting a lot.
    Tip#3: At high altitudes, if you want to bomb, bomb one bomb per bomb pass so that if you miss, you can try again.
    And finally, tip#4: Lean will be your ally, there have been two times in which my plane has been shot up so bad that there has been only two engines working and very low fuel and lean got my crew to England where, on the first time dat it happened, they safely emergency landed on England and all made it, and on the second time it happened, the plane emergency landed next to the airfield and all survived.

  • @cjz5757
    @cjz5757 5 лет назад +26

    Keep in mind that at 40 thermal, your crew won't freeze at all at high altitude. This means that any extra thermal gear that puts you above 40 isn't necessary and won't help you.

  • @fejiobbdo
    @fejiobbdo 6 лет назад +19

    Love this game. It would be cool to see a tank version too.

    • @brysongomes6770
      @brysongomes6770 6 лет назад +1

      IkanaMusicBox that’s a cool idea

    • @zachsteele6964
      @zachsteele6964 6 лет назад +7

      I think a Pacific war addition would be nice, like attacking aircraft carriers or dropping nukes on Hiroshima.

    • @hfdshrimp3973
      @hfdshrimp3973 6 лет назад

      IkanaMusicBox your funny

    • @dizzynoodles1758
      @dizzynoodles1758 5 лет назад

      Not sure if you know this yet but another game company made a tank crew game now, its called: Armored Battle Crew

    • @finnishboo4192
      @finnishboo4192 3 года назад

      @@dizzynoodles1758 the games a cash grab and hasnt been uptade in a year and the devs work for Ubi now

  • @megu2272
    @megu2272 7 лет назад +46

    Perform an upwards arm movement upon the enemy leader

  • @Mr0901
    @Mr0901 6 лет назад +17

    If you have spare bombs you can bomb the photo targets for free xp

  • @KoishiVibin
    @KoishiVibin 3 года назад +3

    Forget about crew survival equipment, the aim is not to have to resort to it. Gunners should be medics as a secondary skill so they can fix eachother up.
    You can just coast at medium altitude after setting a custom marker.
    Bombardier absolutely needs to be gunner secondary. The pilot should never move, make sure someone nearby is a medic so he or she never has to leave their chair.

  • @UnlimitedFlyers
    @UnlimitedFlyers 4 года назад +2

    I'm here, two years later thanks to the Space Crew bundle. Fresh from the streamlined Bomber Crew in Space, it is *infuriating* to have your peeps not running inside the aircraft to do their tasks. LOL

  • @jefffeliciano1285
    @jefffeliciano1285 3 года назад +5

    here a couple tips that mayby importat or common to miss:
    -always remember to lower the landing gear when landing
    -when going on a long mission remember to lean most of the time
    -use defensive ability when there too many enemy figher at your area
    -never use the top gunner on high altidute beacuse enemy mostly will come from below
    -make sure your bomber is a gunner so he can switch to front gun when nessesary
    -always bring 1 parachute for enginner (usefull when he go out to repair one of the engine)
    -blew up a photo opportunity when photo already tanken (give extra money)
    -remember to lock pilot so pilot cant get out of his seat and make the place crash
    -have engineer as backup pilot just in case the main pilot go down
    -make sure you have the right set of armour for diferent type of mission
    -remember to lower landing gear when emergency dive
    -call in the spitfire if you are getting overwhelm and defensive ability is rechargeing
    -use the slow motion ability when nessesary or multiple thing happening at once
    -boost when you have a time limit or at a area effective to a flak gun to evade them
    -make sure engineer is fast and atlesat lightly armoured to repair broken engine or broken system
    -make heavy gunner heavy armoured so it can survive a lot of hit before dying
    -never go high on the sky without oxygen and themperature on a high level
    -make sure your crew can survive landing on water and land so they can be recovered better
    -sometime ammo feed is better than ammo belt in some way
    -never leave a crew hanging around idle doing nothing
    -never leave engineer on wings idle
    -make sure to leave the captain medium armoured so he can still bail and survive hits
    -radio for recon if you sure there a lot of flack up ahead
    -use custom heading when nessesary
    -try to evade effective flak (the one that explode directly at you when you enter the area)
    -remember to mark enemy figher and ace before prioritizing orange waypoint
    -dont use emergency landing when landing on the airfield (trust me dont)
    -use the pilot ability when in danger or something dangerous happening
    -diferent time and weather effect area recon so dont be affraid to cancel the mission if the weather is bad
    -use the medic ability on one gunner (preferably the mid)
    -make sure to bail at the moment all engine is lost
    -dont use boost when landing (bad idea it gona make the plane crash)
    -try and call spitfire when nessesary like a ace at your location
    -dont be affraid to land with a empty fuel tank useing emergency landing
    -dont try to speedrun milkrun make sure you dont miss the photo opportunity when you are not in a big danger or critical condition

  • @CloudsWolf
    @CloudsWolf 4 года назад +5

    My best tip and a bit of a cheat. If you happen to lose your crew or a crew member or if you happen to crash, bail or anything that ends in losing crew or a plane. Immediately exit the game. Just exit the game. Don't give it a chance to autosave.
    You're welcome

  • @DiegoDIOBrando12473
    @DiegoDIOBrando12473 3 года назад +1

    i have an tip too:
    when you put your engineer in a wing for repair it (example: Loosing fuel or engine damaged)
    before giving him the order to repair the wing, don't forget to give him a a parachute.

  • @firestorm8432
    @firestorm8432 3 года назад +1

    I find that adding a ventral turret so you don't get bullied by the Shrage Musik cannons, the ones that go underneath you and shoot at the belly of your aircraft. Also fly at Medium altitude whenever you can to avoid as much flak as you can

  • @BeesKneezs
    @BeesKneezs 5 лет назад +2

    Just getting back into this game, thanks for the video!

    • @BeesKneezs
      @BeesKneezs 5 лет назад

      (really enjoyed it by the way)

  • @abrr2000
    @abrr2000 4 года назад +2

    my top tip. You can make your crew drop ammo they are carrying by telling them to move to a non gun position while there carrying the ammo. Use this to move ammo close to the tail and front gunner during quiet sessions so during combat they don't have to run all the way to the ammo crate.

  • @finnishwehraboo8377
    @finnishwehraboo8377 5 лет назад +2

    Im late but i have a goooood tip if you have only 1 landing gear left use lean when landing so you wont lose ur plane and crew

  • @lemonandgaming6013
    @lemonandgaming6013 6 лет назад +5

    my tip : be really careful in the secret weapons dlc second mission, because if u are too close to the fuel tanks when you bomb them, your plane explodes c;

    • @itsamine4840
      @itsamine4840 3 года назад +1

      Did you not read what the commander said.

  • @krupin12
    @krupin12 7 лет назад +13

    It's all about levelled up crew - you can't allow them to die during the mission.
    Therefore:
    - Set up at least 6 spots for equipment, 4 x first aid kit and 2 x fire extinguisher (it can be 3 x double rack or 2 x triple reck). Don't bother with parachutes - you don't want to lose the plane you invested that much money as well
    - If things going bad and you know you won't make it safe home, just hit esc key and leave to main menu. Then, you can load last game state, right before unlucky mission. If you crash the plane and see the summary, it's too late, save is owerwritten. You have to abort game either until plane lands with dead crewmen or until it hit the ground.
    - Use auto tag often, but watch the radar first. If only one enemy group is incoming, don't waste cooldown
    - Tail turret should always have belt feed
    - Electric and hydraulic systems should be at least 3-rd grade to avoid malfunctions
    - You can approximate your location on map using radio call for recon - even with clouds, you will see where you are approximately. It's better to be on mid alt and go past flak/radar sites, than be down between flak fire and hordes of enemy. Than take low alt right after you pass radar sites.
    Game is amazing - they should do 2nd with B-17 bomber and 3rd with B-29 on Pacific. Or better - game on Pacific Ocean with bomber planes progression, including Doolitle Raid in Mitchells and ending with Tokyo napalm madness and Hiroshima genocide in B-29

    • @LotusVette84
      @LotusVette84 7 лет назад +1

      I like the idea of B-17/B-29 games. I also think it would be cool to stray from bombers, and being the allies, with a
      "U-Boat" version. Commanding a crew of German submariners would be cool, and a very easy cross-over I would think.

    • @kamacazi8
      @kamacazi8 7 лет назад

      I wish I would have known that you can just leave game without saving, when you are mid mission.. if you know you won't make it. I have switched crews and planes so many times, it's harder now and I got a crappy crew and new plane lol

    • @TrashPandaSews
      @TrashPandaSews 7 лет назад

      This is awesome information Aleksander. The only thing I would add is this: Upon take off, as soon as you raise the landing gear, click on your mechanic and go to a "LEAN" mixture right off. You will get to your destination eventually, so why not add more time in the air for your mission. If you're an impatient type of player just click on the fast forward button while LEAN is in progress. Play On!!!

    • @krupin12
      @krupin12 7 лет назад

      Yes - the LEAN is very important. There are some missions, that bombing from high altitude is difficult due to clouds. Player should use lean at least twice before reaching the target. Then, you can hover over target few minutes to find hole in clouds to hit the target. The mid gunner don't have to man upper mid turret, because most of enemy planes can't reach high altitude. Heavy fighters usually come after bomb hit the target. Therefore when bombs gone, player can order mechanic to man upper turret and when the bomber heads base, navigator can man mech. panel and use lean until enemy is fended off. When the sky is clear of enemy, navigator back to the map, correct heading and mechanic again in his station with lean button pressed.

    • @hfdshrimp3973
      @hfdshrimp3973 6 лет назад

      Aleksander K if you spend a lot of time and money in your crew i suggest getting big gear racks for more parachutes, and medical kits

  • @noekahn2073
    @noekahn2073 7 лет назад +3

    I swear if androids exist they would have your voice. Its so calm and straight. A perfect english and male accent

  • @yourmum8537
    @yourmum8537 4 года назад +1

    Tip: Buy your tail gunner belt fed ammo before the top gunner, the top gunner is right next to the ammo box

  • @birdoverbird
    @birdoverbird 2 года назад +1

    Some tips of my own, a bit late I suppose.
    1. The engineer is the only crew member that can cross-train as a pilot. Due to how much of a lifesaver the pilot's skills can be, I like to train the engi as a backup pilot.
    2. In my opinion, the optimal cross-trains are:
    Bombardier: Engineer or Medic- Bombi works well as a second engineer, although they do have to work a turret. In my opinion, having a second engineer to lean fuel while the other repairs something is more important than having another gunner.
    Engineer: Pilot- Engi is the only member of the crew that can crosstrain into pilot, and it's nice to have someone in the cockpit with abilities if your pilot needs to take a breather.
    Pilot: Engineer- Your pilot's rarely going to be out of his seat, but when he is, the engineer should be replacing him. By crosstraining pilot into engi, you avoid having to swap the two out in a high-stress situation.
    Navigator: Medic- In the more intense bit of BC, the navigator doesn't do much. You can tag targets and photo opportunities without his help, and on the to and from you can just point the plane vaguely in the direction of the airfield. Therefore, the nav is a good candidate to learn first aid.
    Radio op: Navigator- If the navigator goes down or is busy doing something else, the radio operator can pop over to his seat to set a custom waypoint and steer the plane. I like to keep the radio op on station most of the time because it's hard to spot fighters without the radar active.
    Primary gunners: Engineer
    Secondary gunners (anyone working a non-essential gun, like the waist gunner on the b-17): Medic
    3. Emergency dive can put out engine fires and, if you're lucky, keep the engine running. Consider using it instead of your extinguishers if you can do so safely.
    4. Emergency dive is also very useful if you need to quickly drop altitude, most often to take a photo. It also can dodge me. 262 rocket strikes if you time it well.
    5. If emergency dive and corkscrew are on cooldown, there is another way you can avoid a me.262 rocket strike. Simply point your plane up by telling the pilot to go to high altitude, then, right as the rockets are about to fire, switch to low altitude. The rockets should fly harmlessly overhead.

  • @goneham4015
    @goneham4015 7 лет назад +2

    I love the game, it is very in-depth, but it’s very difficult

  • @Keefan1978
    @Keefan1978 2 года назад +1

    Always lock your pilot. Most of my crashes have happened not due to the enemy action but due to the player's (meaning: my own) action when trying to move the engineer I have accidentally sent the pilot to repair something. Also, related to that: select the crew from the left side menu, not from inside the plane to prevent that stupid error from happening.

    • @hawkeye7527
      @hawkeye7527 2 года назад +1

      Selecting from the left menu sounds like the simplest thing that will save me from now on! Lol

  • @providertheoneonyoutube
    @providertheoneonyoutube 4 года назад +1

    Here's A Good Tip That Most People Might Already Know
    1:Always Run The British
    2:Use Lightweight Mk-1 Engines for inner and Mk-4 engines for outer
    3:Also Use 20-MM Cannons For All Turrets
    4:Use Mk-3 Armoured Fuselage Or Mk-4 Armoured Fuselage
    5:Crew Members Should Use The List Here-V
    Thermal Mittens And Boots[Cheap And Useful]
    Mk-2 Leather flying cap
    Mk-2/3 Thermal Flight suit
    Advanced-02 Bottle
    Combined survival vest[The Original Not The Toughened One,Due to It Being Expensive And Less Reliable]
    [This Will Also Make Your Crew Look Cool]
    Anyway These Are My Tips

  • @blackjack5167
    @blackjack5167 7 лет назад +1

    Great vid flack

  • @reallynobody2462
    @reallynobody2462 4 года назад +1

    fun fact: some recon photos can be bombed for even more xp, but not all so *only do it if you have spare bombs*

  • @verymelee9115
    @verymelee9115 5 лет назад +1

    I just lost 5 people on a run and lost the plane on landing. This helps

  • @TheGeocacheHunter
    @TheGeocacheHunter 7 лет назад +6

    Load your guns before taking off. you can have 3 magazines in spare plus the one in the gun. you start with only 2.

    • @hfdshrimp3973
      @hfdshrimp3973 6 лет назад

      TheGeocacheHunter they aren’t magazines, it’s not a rifle or hand gun

    • @Bullet_Tooth84
      @Bullet_Tooth84 5 лет назад

      They patched that. Its not possible anymore

  • @notyourbusiness2335
    @notyourbusiness2335 5 лет назад +1

    Another tip: take more ammo during the early stages of the flight, so the gunner won’t need to reload as often

  • @jasonck9635
    @jasonck9635 Год назад

    I love this game , Although I play on a PlayStation it’s a bit hard keeping up with all the controller commands and tasks at once , but the challenge is fun !

  • @afatcatfromsweden
    @afatcatfromsweden 7 лет назад +1

    ❤️ this game and ur vids!

  • @theno9407
    @theno9407 2 года назад +1

    Bro I can Do all of these things but I hate when the enemy planes follow you all the way back to your base

  • @itsklibit4035
    @itsklibit4035 6 лет назад +1

    Love the game, ironically already did half of these tips before looking this up but I appreciate the reinforcement to my strategy

  • @cosmicwolf5575
    @cosmicwolf5575 2 года назад

    Always use the ammo feeding guns when you get them frees your crew up so you don’t have to worry about getting ammo for them

  • @matthewredacted2072
    @matthewredacted2072 2 года назад

    Most of my sorties consist of me flying at mid altitude until I get close to the target. Then I emergency dive, set the flight altitude to low, switch my bombardier from the nose gun to the bomb sights, open the bomb bay doors, and drop the load giggity.
    Oh and don't get too attached to your crew. When they die for one reason or another you'll get kinda sad especially when they've been with you for a while. RIP bombardier Kerr

  • @Pantimoto
    @Pantimoto 7 лет назад +2

    I noticed when you have planes targeted, and your radio op moves away from his station, you lose lock... why

  • @uninterruptedrhythm4104
    @uninterruptedrhythm4104 7 лет назад +3

    you should do a playthrough

  • @mirceababtan4893
    @mirceababtan4893 7 лет назад

    Very useful tutorial!Thanks!

  • @cupcakesprinkles25
    @cupcakesprinkles25 7 лет назад +13

    Still got better graphics than CoD.

  • @andyhutchings6607
    @andyhutchings6607 5 лет назад

    When your crashing, put your crew in the seats, exept for the back gunner as the back of the plane may fall off, the rule buckle up does apply to planes too.

  • @janis317
    @janis317 6 лет назад +1

    Don't ever move the pilot unless its to bail out or heal. If its to heal make sure you put someone in the pilot seat asap.

  • @jakewilkins611
    @jakewilkins611 5 лет назад

    Another tip get ammo feed it’s so much better so your crew doesn’t have to get up and get ammo. I’ve got 20mm cannon with ammo feed at rear same with dorsal turret, middle and front 303x4 with ammo feed

  • @guy-be-man6908
    @guy-be-man6908 6 лет назад +4

    one tip:
    Name your engineer Scotty

  • @RedRevolver-ce2zx
    @RedRevolver-ce2zx 5 лет назад +2

    When I was playing this I landed with my engineer on the left wing and the WHOLE left side of the plane exploded and killed my engineer and someone else

  • @electricheisenberg5723
    @electricheisenberg5723 3 года назад

    Tip:
    You should start flying high altitude as soon as you have electric gloves and boots.
    Give everyone electric gloves and boots, and thermal flight suits of varying quality depending on speed. The engineer should have thermal boots. you don’t want them on the wing too long. Also tip: lightweight engines are better. Full stop. 3 lightweight mk3s and an armoured mark 5 is enough to keep you in the air with the maximum weight possible.
    Third tip: armor your wings. As much as you can. No matter what.

  • @frednet1232
    @frednet1232 4 года назад

    I always install the ventral turret in and assign my engineer with gunner a second. Then, whenever things are going bad, I raise my altitude to medium. Then use autotag and have my engineer shoot all the fighters under me.

  • @Rik_NL
    @Rik_NL 3 года назад

    thnx for the tips!

  • @angryduck553
    @angryduck553 6 лет назад +5

    Here's a good tip: Bail out automatically wins the mission
    (joke)

  • @klauss.2696
    @klauss.2696 3 года назад

    this game stresses me out so much. the permadeath haunts me

  • @Sarahbryson321
    @Sarahbryson321 3 года назад

    Tip: if returning from dangerous mission, have all crew except navigator and pilot leave, so if the plane gets destroyed, you have most of your crew

  • @gusyeet1273
    @gusyeet1273 3 года назад

    Always try to get the flak vest's for the crew, it saved my ass a lot of times

  • @ISawABear
    @ISawABear 7 лет назад

    I desperately needed this thank you.

  • @pidan011
    @pidan011 Год назад

    1: when missing 1 gear bailout most crew (not pilot and enginer) at low altitude before landing and transfer all fuel to side that has working gear
    2: dont forget to use crew abilities like focus, auto tag, lean etc.
    3: dont use all bombs on one target because if u miss u cant try again
    4: when bombing with big bombs dont bomb at low altitude like how the guy did in this vid cuz it will blow u up
    5: use emergency dive to put out fires but careful because crew cant move while diving and if anyone is on wing they will fall off

  • @ultrajd
    @ultrajd 7 лет назад +1

    Haven't played the game myself because I don't have a PC powerful enough to do so. In fact technically speaking I don't have a PC at all. My computer consists of a Kindle and a smartphone. So I'm going to have to wait for the console release of this game.
    However here are a few other tips that I discovered. In a lot of the video footage that I've seen in the days since the game's release one thing I've noticed is oftentimes the players will begin to panic when things go crazy. So attempt from me is this. Stay calm.
    Games like this that have you micromanage large amounts of things at once are always very difficult to play when you are put under a high-stress situation and You Begin panicking. You don't tend to think properly when you're in such a mindset and often times are more susceptible to mistakes.
    Here's another tip. Strategically place extra armor on the plane. Well I'm sure it is probably an extremely tempting Thing 2 Armor every single inch of the aircraft from what I saw doing so actually causes the plane to slow down and therefore uses up more fuel. So Place armor in strategic areas. Like for instance as stated in the video put armor in areas where crew members who are slightly less well armored versus armoring every part of the aircraft.
    Another tip. Don't skimp on the emergency dive ability. If you're flying at high or even medium altitude and for some reason you have experienced an engine fire you can use the emergency dive ability to actually caused the fire to get put out on the engine. Now this of course would still require your engineer to go out on the wings and repair the engine if need be. But this allows you to not have to worry about using either the extinguisher system or a hand-held extinguisher.
    Another tip. Cross-train at least one individual on the crew to be a backup pilot. In at least two videos that I've seen the player had the pilot get away from the controls which of course causes the plane to lose control and fall. In another video The Players pilot was wounded. So it would be a good idea to have at least one individual in the crude to be cross trained as a pilot. Ideally either in my mind the radio operator or the Bombadier. Obviously if for some reason or another the primary pilot is incapacitated it's good to have an insurance policy essentially.
    Finally one last tip. Balance your weapons loadout. It may be tempting to outfit every single gun turret on the plane with top-quality Firepower. But this has a trade-off of things like reduced ammo capacity. And of course it can also increase the weight of the weapons. So I would suggest strategically placing various types of weapons around the aircraft. For instance leave a relatively high ammo capacity weapon in the top mounted turret because the top turret is probably going to be getting some of the most use. The tail turret I would suggest when unlocked use the 50 caliber machine guns. The tail turret will also see a great deal of use but with the heavier caliber bullets they will be able to down enemies quicker. And alternative could be leave the tail turret with similar weapons as the top turret and use the heavier weapons on the chin turret because while enemies don't always hit the chin turret very often it's always a good idea to potentially have a heavier caliber weapon to protect the majority of the other crewmen.
    Here's hoping that these and any other tips given will Aid in any future games with anyone who's currently playing.

    • @bass283
      @bass283 7 лет назад +1

      ultrajd
      Tip to show
      ANYONE CAN OPERATE A STATION.
      If the pilot dies, the bomber can take over, you ARE NOT DEAD!!! IT EVEN SAYS IN THE TIPS AT THE TOP
      "Anyone can operate a station at a basic level" OR "if the pilot goes to the bed to heal, don't forget to get someone else in the pilot's seat" ALSO, IF YOU ARE LOW ON FUEL AND ARE ON allied territory, emergency landing

    • @hfdshrimp3973
      @hfdshrimp3973 6 лет назад

      ultrajd just get a simple laptop, I think a Mac could run this

  • @hugoliwegi6732
    @hugoliwegi6732 6 лет назад

    Thanks so much man

  • @munixi9351
    @munixi9351 2 года назад

    When landing with only one landing gear: transfer all fuel to the working side, drop all bombs before landing, slow down with lean

  • @nean8895
    @nean8895 6 лет назад

    Good tip for starter get the Bombadier Gunner as 2nd skill

  • @brysongomes6770
    @brysongomes6770 6 лет назад +1

    I flew 4 perfect missions then I lost two crew members to my electrical system failing and us not shooting the plane underneath us and lack of medkits after that I recovers did a few more missions did my second main mission and died

  • @unionofsouthafricasuperfan6333
    @unionofsouthafricasuperfan6333 2 года назад +1

    You can destroy the recon photo places while you are taking a picture it gives you an extra 1000xp you have to be quick tho on pc

  • @finaladvance5085
    @finaladvance5085 5 лет назад

    If your choices are upgrade the plane or upgrade crew kit, upgrade crew kit. Less likely to be lost no matter what while the plane is more likely to not make it home

  • @playoffrondoW
    @playoffrondoW Год назад

    For the crew members who you never move, always give them the heaviest armor and don’t use the presets

  • @kimrosenqvist4245
    @kimrosenqvist4245 7 лет назад +1

    thanks

  • @SonsyAnteater78
    @SonsyAnteater78 3 года назад

    I got some tips for everyone.1 is that focus on upgrading ur top gun bc that is the main damage dealer to enemys.2 is that i alwase have my bomber and sometimes my engeneer have there 2nt skill a gunner.3 when ur fighting a enemy ace use your focus on ur guns when he's going to shoot at u bc he won't move out of the way when he's gana fire at u but when u use focus on the gunners they will just fire strait at them and it makes it like 10% easyer to kill them.

  • @tinavirt2547
    @tinavirt2547 2 года назад

    I love it its so cool

  • @alexnavarrete3901
    @alexnavarrete3901 7 лет назад

    Nice video

  • @finaladvance5085
    @finaladvance5085 5 лет назад +1

    If you only have 1 wheel heres what you do
    Lower your landing gear
    Send everyone as close to the front as possible (underbelly ball turret is the dead turret)
    Use lean on approach and during landing (bit late is better than too early)
    Pray to your god
    Celebrate your successful return

    • @Durnelis8148
      @Durnelis8148 4 года назад

      or just transfer your fuel to the side of which the landing is still intact

  • @yak3868
    @yak3868 3 года назад

    Another one, once you start see those bastards that go under you, start dropping your left over bombs, or, is you hate them, you can drop the bombs on them, I used this on jager when he was a little to slippery to kill and made it home alive

  • @douglastaylor43
    @douglastaylor43 7 лет назад +1

    Upload gameplay of this game. Plz

  • @AndreBSaba
    @AndreBSaba 2 года назад

    hey, I am losing my plane and crew when I come for landing missing a one landing gear and explode on touchdown, how can I avoid that ?

  • @reapervirus71
    @reapervirus71 Год назад

    I was thinking about outfitting my crew for speed because my plane always goes down and I think it's because of the fact that my crew is always deadly slow can I get help with that

  • @electricheisenberg5723
    @electricheisenberg5723 3 года назад

    Extra fourth tip:
    Radio operator should be a mechanic (in case you forget your engi is on the wing)
    Rear gunner secondary does not matter
    Middle gunner should be medic
    Pilot does not matter and should never move. In the event they die, you should aim to be at the highest altitude possible.
    Engineer should be trained as gunner. As stated, the pilot DOES. NOT. MOVE. The only 2 reasons for pilot removal:
    Impossible landing (both gears are broken, can get over Britain)
    pilot bleed out (navigator should be moved to pilot seat, heal ASAP.)
    Bomber is obvious gunner
    Nav should be an engineer in case 3 engines break and you need more cannon fodder. Really though nav only moves when pilot does.

  • @onoesu3445
    @onoesu3445 4 года назад

    I only kept adapting to new moves and forgetting my bad habits

  • @Roebuck325
    @Roebuck325 2 года назад

    Two misconceptions that I had that have been screwing me over wildly, I never knew Abort meant go home... I thought it was a way of cancelling maneuvers lmfao. I also didn't know first aid did that, I thought that first aid made reviving faster.... I feel really dumb.

  • @gianlucamimo2961
    @gianlucamimo2961 4 года назад +1

    Some times when I bomb the objects it is too stressful

  • @AlphaGator9
    @AlphaGator9 6 лет назад

    I am interested in getting this. The current release date seems to be 3/14/19.

    • @hfdshrimp3973
      @hfdshrimp3973 6 лет назад

      Redleg Gunner Has it was already released, in fact I play it

  • @mario_uzumaki
    @mario_uzumaki Год назад

    Fly in mid altitude, so you lower gun turret can shoot enemy plane too

  • @JenniferSBeach
    @JenniferSBeach 7 лет назад +3

    Flakfire I just played conquest on bf! xbox one with you I think! still am its on nevil nights!

    • @Flakfire
      @Flakfire  7 лет назад +1

      Yup! You were on stream then :)

    • @JenniferSBeach
      @JenniferSBeach 7 лет назад

      then i died in front of loads of people lol. and now i have a story about killing one of the best battlefield players of all time

  • @oofree4013
    @oofree4013 5 лет назад

    My bomber will be thriving with mid fuselage cannons, armored parts, mark 3 engines, good crew, and I honestly feel indestructible, but GOD DAMN Felix the ace goes and destroys one of my landing gear and I have to start over again and I don’t know what to do

    • @alexnapo9912
      @alexnapo9912 3 года назад

      Tip : Duplicate your save before tough mission (C:\Users\\AppData\LocalLow\Runner Duck\Bomber Crew)

  • @gtk7297
    @gtk7297 6 лет назад

    The best thing to do in this is 'When in doubt, get the fuck out'... Just run ir abort if you feel like you can't do the mission

  • @saronakim
    @saronakim Год назад

    Tip dont be afraid to bail out its better too lose a pilot and air plane then the whole crew and the air plane

  • @tinchorb1340
    @tinchorb1340 3 года назад

    it was prob my first 3 (maybe 2) hours of game in the lancaster, lost 3 engines, i think someone was bleeding out, lost 3 engines, only one working, i sent the engineer outside, for at least reapir one.....that plane is now at the bottom of the English Channel

  • @guyfrompoland1358
    @guyfrompoland1358 5 лет назад

    Well am I playing it wrong
    Because I armored my crew to 46% of speed, but now they can fly everywhere and they never freeze at realy high altitudes
    AND I LOVE MY CREW

  • @skrubmcbruh6843
    @skrubmcbruh6843 5 лет назад

    Tip if you have the funds BUY THE AMMO FEED TURRETS! I can not stress this enough, also spam focus when thar be enemies trying to deport your crew into the ground

  • @Thepilot90
    @Thepilot90 2 года назад

    Altitude is your friend unless it to cold for your crew

  • @yoshiinasuit8160
    @yoshiinasuit8160 2 года назад

    Last night my B17 tail came off and crashed into the ocean,only the navigator survive. RIP Flying right

  • @blackhatfreak
    @blackhatfreak 5 лет назад +1

    I've lost 3 bombers and 9 crew so far, but my current bomber, "Wishful Thinking" with crew has been going strong for almost 15 missions so far. This is on Xbox.

  • @SeanWMODonnell
    @SeanWMODonnell 2 года назад

    Tip. Sell first 2 equipment slots for 800 refund. Save and quit. Load, repeat. Infinite money. It always re adds the first 2 slots free of charge, you keep all the money.

    • @glee8135
      @glee8135 2 года назад

      only at beginning ?
      or anytime?

  • @xc_game2707
    @xc_game2707 2 года назад

    When dropping bombs, watch your 6. Seriously, I lost 3 bombers to accidentally bombing the plane below me. I lost 3 engineers, 3 pilots, 2 bomb droppers, 5 gunners and 1 navigator, no radio operators were harmed but still, you feel very stupid and you don’t even destroy the target

  • @gabebachke12
    @gabebachke12 3 года назад

    i know im late to the party, but to enemy aircraft scale?

  • @quanganh3251
    @quanganh3251 3 года назад

    Cant imagine how did the RAF won the Battle of Britain with pilots that needed to be commanded to lower the gear before landing and gunners that just keep reminding you that they are out of ammo with an ammo box 2 feet away ( yes i'm talking about you dorsal gunner)

  • @Wing31z
    @Wing31z 7 лет назад

    I'd say be careful for the rear gunner as in real life and in this game the enemy likes to shoot the rear and a few times I had no medkit left my rear gunner died so watch out for rear gunner