@a44bigdog:
All that aside does everyone still think with nerfed heavies that going back to each bomber being capped by the territory as opposed to all is such a deal breaker? Or say each bomber is capped by the territory limit with a limit on bombers that can be employed per attack.
When it comes to comparing SBRs in LHTR vs. OOB, IMHO the difference is small. Assuming cap limits per LHTR at PER COUNTRY(JEN), the most the allies can take is $10 for Germany (most likely bombing target).
If US brings in one HB bomber per OOB rules, their average is 7 (2 dice)… could get up to 10, as little as 2. Using LHTR, new max is 7 (best die +1). Max difference is $3, not that significant. You will generally not throw as low as OOB HB’s cause you take the better of both dice +1. Even at a (1, 4), you’re still getting $5, not bad. It’s the cap limits that restraint bomber SBRs, not SO much the mechanism of the taking (2 dice vs. best of 2 dice +1).
Note this difference is more appearent on SBRs over Berlin; Over SEU, it’s even less of a difference.
This leads to the major nerfing of LHTR of HB’s. Only 1 military hit in other ‘combats’. This went too far, IMHO, as to make them an undesirable tech to go for. I’d rather go for rockets.
I guess we would discuss this in theory back and forth all day. We’ll have to agree to disagree as I do not think OOB rules with 2D6 dice are too powerful. Perhaps putting SBR cap rules per territory per round would help that even more, but then I fear no one would buy bombers.
Larry Harris’s preferences be damned, SBRs and bombers were a big part of the war, especially for the allies. Remember the Axis could employ these HB’s too if they wanted.
@a44bigdog:
Again my thoughts are a way to make SBRs more palpatible against placed ICs that are in lower limit TTs.
Not sure what you are trying to get at with this statement. I think you meant:
“SBRs more palatable against placed ICs in lower TTs”
Are you suggesting that India should be bombed for MORE than $3 IPCs?