I agree with you squid 3 pilots fulltime is too many resources being commited. That's why I was saying that the Axis can make it across the bridge in the opening move before the B17 can reach it, pretty much making the B17 non effective as an opening move, my statement about the B17 is if one of our pilots get shot down or if we are getting pounded then one of our ground guys or a downed pilot can respawn and make a quick run with b17 and then chute in where needed. This will also destroy the B17 preventing the Axis from using it should they manage to make it to our base.

The other thing to consider is that if we don't want to use the B17 then maybe in the beginning we should destroy it so that it doesn't get used against us.