I've been away from the game for a while and I decided to give it another whirl as Germany. This is my basic long-range tactical bomber (early game) and I've been a bit surprised that I've lost so many of them while sending troops to help Japan against China. Looks like I need to improve the build. Also, it's early game and I'm still replacing the interwar tactical bombers so that could be part of why I'm losing so many. What I mean by that is I'm losing more than I'm producing, which is something that didn't happen when I sent the bombers to help the Spanish. Of course I also had short-ranged fighters in that war, which due to distance is not an option against the Chinese.
Do I need to do something like this and turn it into a flying fortress?
Or do I need to add a bunch of machine guns to increase the air attack? Not really sure what the difference is between air attack and defense. I wouldn't use it as a long-range fighter, only a tactical bomber.
Thanks for the help.
Edit: Here's what I'm talking about when it comes to bomber losses. I don't even know if this means all bomber losses (Japan + mine) or just mine. There are clearly a bunch of Japanese planes in the area as well. It's hard for me to understand how so few enemy planes could shoot down so many bombers.
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