BEst Flight Group Formations for Dive and Torpedo Bomber Attacks?

[Markus1987]

Can anyone tell me the best tactics for torpedo bombers and dive bombers to attack larger ships (from cruisers upwards) well?

Or what is the best formation, this $ formation is ideal for torpedo attacks, I have found.

[Czar Salad]

For me the formation spacing depends on the speed of the target, most importantly.

If you've got another ship ahead of it you could probably best do Echelon Right or left depending on which way the target is going relative to your approach, that way you don't waste any fish shooting behind the target and can even hit the ship ahead of it if you're lucky. I wouldn't risk that on a lone ship however, as I've found that they can slow down pretty quickly and I actually overshot some of them that way.

For lone ships Best is either line abreast or Vic formation.

[ShepherdOfCats]

Hmm. I seem to have best results breaking them off in quick succession and assigning targets individually. Even though they aren't in formation they will stay relatively close together if going after the same targets. I've noticed sometimes if you leave them in formation they will sometimes not drop their bombs. Only one or two out of 12 maybe, will fly off with bombs still attached to the wings. it is as if someone didn't get the orders. (which is probably my fault, I still haven't learned the ins-and-outs of the U.I. but in either case that's why I click each plane and give an attack order). If there's not a gold star next to them, I don't trust them.

[hansolosdog]

For dive bombers, I put them into a Vic or line astern. Then select all the bombers and tell them to attack. They still maintain the formation to an extent but with far better accuracy.

[Czar Salad]

Publicado originalmente por hansolosdog:

For dive bombers, I put them into a Vic or line astern. Then select all the bombers and tell them to attack. They still maintain the formation to an extent but with far better accuracy.

Funnily enough I've found them to be more accurate when keeping them in formation, at least in smaller groups of 3-4.