I was not saying I would actually do an SBR. So far I’ve lost 100% of my bombers in 2008 on SBR missions. (By contrast, I’ve only shot down like 3% of the ones SBRing me.)
What I was getting at was the potential. Germany will have to take that into consideration every move, every non-combat move and every purchase. “What if America SBRs me? What if America AND England SBR me? Can I recover my position? Can I push forward, or should I hold back more units in reserve just in case so I don’t get over extended.”
Many of the people on this forum have failed to take into consideration the psychological effects of certain purchases and positions on the board. While it’s true you run the risk of losing all 3 bombers on the SBR mission. (Roughly 0.4% but a chance) and while it’s almost certainly wiser to use them to hold Africa, hit Japanese unprotected Industrial Complexes, or threaten Japanese warships forcing them to be more cautious in their advance, that doesn’t mean Germany should discount the potential damage caused by these bombers, nor should America let her bombers just sit there without immediate plans for them if they cannot be used this round, then at least in the next round or the round right after. (Otherwise, if you don’t think they’ll be useful in the next 3 rounds, go for the SBR because you can just save 5 IPC a round for those 3 rounds to rebuild the dang thing if you lose it and need a replacement.)