@SS:
Thats why they housed rule for this SBR plus In one of my 39 games the 2 D6 die roll per H Bomber is way to strong even for up to double the territory value. Ain’t right just having 1 H Bomber cripple a capital IC.
R&D is a big investment - the prize needs to reflect that.
eg, if you spend 36 IPCs on 6 research tokens, that could have been three extra bombers instead. And 6 tokens is a long shot for HBs!
Regular Bomber:
Average hits in combat - .67
Average damage vs IC (ignoring AA) - 3.5
“Nerfed” HBs:
Average hits in combat - .89
Average damage to IC (ignoring AA) - 4.47
Would you spend good money on R&D for that kind of increase? I know I wouldn’t! This is a garbage upgrade IMO.
I can only assume whoever came up with this house rule didn’t want R&D to actually be good.
2 Die HBs:
Average hits in combat - 1.33
Average damage to IC (ignoring AA) - 7
If you factor in AAs, the increase is even less significant (Bombers are all equal when they’re hit by flak)!
If you think the HB SBRs are too much, AA50 includes an optional rule for Fighter defense here. Should solve any issues.
And of course you can also develop Radar! :evil: