As of AA50 I thought the air units were rather balanced. Fighters were the “baseline” air unit, and if you wanted a bomber you got the following advantages:
6 Range
SBR capability
4 Attack
For the following drawbacks:
2 Extra Cost
1 Defense
That seemed fair. Bombers had some very powerful advantages, especially the 6 range and SBR ability.
Tac bombers though, as compared to fighters, have 1 advantage:
4 Attack, but only when paired with other units
With the following drawbacks:
1 Extra Cost
Can’t escort in SBR
3 Defense
None of those drawbacks are as devastating as the bombers one Defense. However, the advantage just doesn’t seem worth it. 3 Attack is good enough. 4 Attack is nice, but its not worth all of those small disadvantages added together. Am I missing something about why Tac Bombers are worth the cost? I remember reading something about how they choose their casualties on the first round of combat, but I haven’t heard about that for awhile. So what do Tac Bombers do that make them worth the purchase?