Is interception still Whack a Mole?

[PanzerMan7]

The 2nd dev diary mentioned interception enroute. Was this implemented?

 

[Descolata]

It was. How effective it is has yet to be seen.

 

[STABBY5]

It was. How effective it is has yet to be seen.

Oh I've seen it and it wasn't great. You get bombed to bits compared to actually being in the zone and it doesn't count the air zone they start in so fighters do not defend their airbase

 

[Beagá]

Uh... so the new system is WORSE?

 

[Sbrubbles]

I've tested it some, and en-route interception is way too low. Not only does it shoot down way less than intercepting in the right zone, but it offers no disruption.

So yes, interception is still what-a-mole.

Uh... so the new system is WORSE?

Intercepting en-route is worse than intercepting in the right air zone, yes. But you can still intercept in the right air zone, and that will sometimes help out an adjacent air zone if you're lucky.

 

[mursolini]

If you spread out your fighters, will they "pile up" to the air zone attacked from neighboring air zones?

 

[Bambilambi]

On the same topic: How do you disrupt now?
I remade the base 36 light fighter with dual HMG and double engine. And still around 800 fighters deal almost no damage to 500 ish bombers over western Germany (the air doctrine is fully researched). like 1-2 % disruption and maybe 1-2 killed planes a day.
Any tips?

 

[Sbrubbles]

On the same topic: How do you disrupt now?
I remade the base 36 light fighter with dual HMG and double engine. And still around 800 fighters deal almost no damage to 500 ish bombers over western Germany (the air doctrine is fully researched). like 1-2 % disruption and maybe 1-2 killed planes a day.
Any tips?

I'm not sure, but I agree interception and damage to bombers seem lower than before, and I don't even have dlc. Were the air combat formulas changed?

 

[hjh]

On the same topic: How do you disrupt now?
I remade the base 36 light fighter with dual HMG and double engine. And still around 800 fighters deal almost no damage to 500 ish bombers over western Germany (the air doctrine is fully researched). like 1-2 % disruption and maybe 1-2 killed planes a day.
Any tips?

I ran tests the other day on this patch (then the beta) and found disruption of strats went higher as air attack increased. If you aren't doing enough damage then you won't disrupt many.

I also found it was night impossible to kill strats with 1940 single engine fighters with HMGs. You need something with more punch, heavies and cannons I guess.

 

[Beagá]

Well kinda makes sense. Anti-bomber duty by the germans was always done with cannon armed aircraft, even with tiny craft like the Komet.

 

[Bambilambi]

perhaps but this is in oktober 1939 so a bunch of medium is also bombing... are the strats covering for them or something?