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       #Post#: 6093--------------------------------------------------
       Bomb Aiming and Direct Flak
       By: Peter_Wagner Date: June 24, 2020, 9:09 am
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       15.3 states that bomb “Aiming is optional, but failure to
       complete aiming means the attack takes place with the ‘no aim’
       penalty.“
       My question is whether the direct flak attack modifier for
       “aiming” can purposefully be avoided by the raiding player by
       declaring that their bombers ARE NOT aiming. The rules quote
       above seems to assume that NOT aiming is the result of failure
       to complete the requirements rather than purposefully choosing
       not to aim.
       Example, Ju-87s begin a dive bombing profile but do not complete
       the profile that turn. Next turn they will finish the profile
       but they don’t want to be subject to two direct flak attacks
       that benefit from the +1 aiming modifier. So they declare they
       ARE NOT aiming. Is this ligit?
       Pete
       #Post#: 6094--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Bomb Aiming and Direct Flak
       By: pilotofficerprune Date: June 24, 2020, 10:57 am
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       It's the first time it has come up. Can you decouple some aiming
       from the profile so as to avoid a flak mod? <grimaces and
       shrugs> I guess so?
       What would be the problems if we permitted this?
       #Post#: 6097--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Bomb Aiming and Direct Flak
       By: Elias Nordling Date: June 24, 2020, 12:05 pm
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       I don't see much of a problem with it.
       #Post#: 6099--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Bomb Aiming and Direct Flak
       By: Peter_Wagner Date: June 24, 2020, 2:29 pm
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       Nothing the matter. Just want to make sure that was the intent.
       Almost every time I resolve direct flak on bombers, I think of
       it. I’m going to be making some videos soon in bombing and
       strafing and want to make sure I don’t say anything, or
       recommend anything that goes against the spirit of the rules.
       Maybe it would be helpful to mention in a sidebar than bombers
       may purposefully choose not to aim to avoid the flak mod. I can
       see this as helpful when a bomber already has some losses and is
       really trying to avoid a nasty -2/-4 modifier from disruption at
       the expense of -1 to bombing.
       Pete
       #Post#: 6100--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Bomb Aiming and Direct Flak
       By: Elias Nordling Date: June 24, 2020, 2:35 pm
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       It makes sense to me that a bomber is able to mitigate the
       effects of flak to a limited extent at the cost of bombing
       accuracy, even if the actual means are abstract
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