B-25J Ground Work One The B-25J was a medium level attack aircraft. The version modeled in AW is the "J" model which was a late variant with more powerful engines and used as a level bomber. Level bombing will not be covered in this section. The B-25H was the low level ground attack variant. It carried an awesome bank of forward-firing .50 Cal MGs and some aircraft were fitted with the T9E1 75mm Cannon. The B-25Hs armed with "skip-bombs" caused havoc across the Pacific, knocking out the Japanese Lines of Supply. Though we don't have the "H" model in AW the current "J" model does a fair job at nailing anything that can be strafed or bombed on the ground. That means all aircraft and vehicles (don't duel with a FlakPanzer though... stay 1,500 yards above them) and all structures. Dive-bombing is the preferred choice. It's very accurate, both sticks will knock out any structure, and you'll give the fighters a nice present by dropping in on them. No sense in staying up high... we want to get down and get a few pings on the figthers. After all they will climb up and catch you on the way home. Might as well cause a bit of havoc before expiring. Neutral field ack in the European arena is fierce. You can shoot and shoot at it and get so many pings it'll look like "local hits' are on... but it's way too tough to be strafed in the short amount of time you have to kill it. It has a high rate of fire too. Drop a stick on it instead.... end of story. Better yet get a fighter jock to go heavy and nail it for you. All other acks should be strafed. Line up as soon as you spot the black dot, full throttle, aim for 250-275KIAS but no faster on the attack run, and start hosing from a good distance away. Try for about 10degrees nose down in the dive. A little rudder goes a long way in helping to correct aim and keep the tracers on the target. Lay the rounds right on top of it and pull up nice and gentle. A sudden jerk away with the elevator will break your wings. With a little patience, a bit of practise (online... we have no acks offline in Mac AW), and a few deaths along the way you'll get the knack of nailing the acks in one pass more often than not. See the B25e.cam for an example of how easy it is to nail acks in the Pacific. You have to hand it to the Air Warrior ack gunners. No way are they going to run for cover as you roll in on them... they keep shooting back