I write this as constructive critisism to help improve the S3s.
The reason is because the ship ack from the allied CV group in frame 4 was close to useless. The ack is not to decimate anyone who gets close, but it should at least be a real threat to enemy squads deciding to fight right in the thick of it, and I hope it will be tuned up a little bit in the future.
This was what I saw in frame 4, trying to protect the CV group:1) The whole IJN fighter armada was crusing in circles right on top of the CV formation for 5-10 minutes. They did this at 5k-15k altitude without taking a single loss from what I could see. We are talking 5-10 minutes right on top of ack with no losses, while in europe series the buffs planned their routes to avoid even a quick pass directly over flak positions at 25k.
2) Once the fight started, 5+ full steps of enemy fighters swarmed the 4th, literally turning circles for several minutes among USN-destroyers at 500ft alt, without losing almost a single plane to ack. There was no short range flak fired, just long range ack missing everything. The IJN should have won the fight as they did, but not without taking many losses. I personally was turning for quite a while with 5 Zeros almost at collision range of a destroyer, without it even oiling the cons.
Luckily for the 4th FG at the CVs the Betties came in a few seconds before the IJN fighters attacked, as the Zeros were afraid of ack. This allowed us to down a few of them before getting swarmed. Given the ack conditions that unfolded, the IJN fighters could have just dispatched us way before.
Otherwise thanks -Jabo- and CO for the job you do with the S3s, I really love and enjoy flying them
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/Robert
4th FG
CO 336th FG