I've never really liked bombers. They struck me as unnecessary for my doctrine. Not that I thought they were useless (they're certainly not. They decimate infantry and buildings, and have super long range), I just never personally had any use for them. I've always either played alone, or in a coalition/military pact with someone. Because of this, I've always had my targets in range of strike jets. Because range was not an issue, I preferred strike jets for their versatility. Easy to use, fast, can launch missiles but are also a perfectly viable weapon without missiles. Get in and out of range of AA faster. Harder to shoot down. Better AA damage against other strike jets or fighters (when compared to the I think non-existent damage that bombers do in air to air combat). So until now I've never used bombers too much. They've been very low on my list of things to research. But I'm in a middle east crisis map, rn, and I'm about to start projecting force out past my immediate borders. I've got an immediate neighbor who is not a threat, so I'm trying to get past them to deal with the people past them. To do that, I'm projecting long-range firepower. At first, I was just going to use navy and strike jets if I could. But then I realized that I need something for far inland attacks. And I realized that bombers are perfect for this role. Additionally, they're absolutely perfect for the role I need right now: Something to fly deep into enemy territory, destroy the enemy's buildings, and decimate their troops (at least their infantry. Armor I can handle. Or I can use the bombers' missiles for armor). Bombers are amazing for that role. Now my only worry is how to project air superiority. Not sure how to best do that. I have a pact with the person next to me, I'll see how far that gives me for range for air superiority fighters and strike jets. We'll see! ANd, of course, I could just soften up my enemy's cities with some missiles first...
So TLDR: I like bombers now, kinda! Still not happy about how they're useless in air to air combat.... (I mean, it's to be expected. They're bombers, not fighter jets. I just don't know how to solve that problem now)
So TLDR: I like bombers now, kinda! Still not happy about how they're useless in air to air combat.... (I mean, it's to be expected. They're bombers, not fighter jets. I just don't know how to solve that problem now)