Re: Bombers

Ok, lets think back to WWII.......................................
1) in WWII the small bombers could carry one or two heavy bomb and they were
SLOW! and big bombers have little or no defenses and they require fighter
escorts.
2) Small bombers could be conceled by spells better then large ships and
teleport spells cant target moving targets can they?
3) And could we all remebmber that we are talking about a 5-10 ton ship not
a  1/2 ton ship!
4) The idea is get in and get out! as quick as possable. Not to hover around
waiting for people to shoot at you.
5) The other idea is to attack at night or in darkness so they (the people
on the reciving end) cant SHOOT you. This is what the brittish did during
thier bombing raides on germany. The US used day bombing, and they suffered
heavy loses. And since u can use magic to help detect your target and for
precise bombing you could devise some type of helm seeker modifcation.
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>
> 	Umm, once a bomb has been dropped, being small won't save you in the
> least.  In fact, it may be a major hindrence because a smaller bomber
> couldn't carry enough crew to ward off attack or even take a hit or
> two.
> 	And by defenseless city, what mean?  No matter what, the
> only defense a
> city has against a bombing attack is mages.  Catapults and ballista are
> useless unless the bomber is just absolutely stupid (flying lower than
> several hundred feet up).  Of course, spelljammers have the advantage of
> hovering, so they don't need complecated math & devices to account for
> the momentium of bombs:)  So the only defense is flying/teleporting
> magi, who would overwhelm a fighter-sized spelljammer.
> 	Now don't take this the wrong way.  I like the idea of bomber
> spelljammers.  In fact, there are numerous examples of this in official
> material (example: 3rd book; scro bomb port Walkaway).  I would think,
> however, that larger bombers would be more efficent at mass destruction
> than smaller ones, just as the larger bombers in WW2 were more efficent
> than the smaller ones.  However, the smaller ones would be a better
> choice for precision bombings and hitting minor targets not really
> worthy of being hit by the bigger bombers.
> 	On a different note, I would imagine spelljamming
> aware/active cities
> would have defenses against such attacks.  Good one: magic items that
> obsure the entire city & surrounding area with fog.  You can't hit what
> you can't see.  Another good one: horizontal walls of force put over
> important buildings.  Another good one: require all building be made of
> stone, slate roofs (you can't burn it down).  Just some ideas:)
>
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>
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>
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