This isn't much of an issue when you're just starting a mission, but in the middle of a bombing run with enemy fighters surrounding you, parts of your bomber on fire, and the target rapidly approaching below, losing time fumbling with the interface can cost you precious moments and put the mission in jeopardy.
#Bomber crew best setup portable
This issue could have been alleviated somewhat by supporting the Switch's touchscreen in portable mode, but the game doesn't support touch commands. The menus are set up for mouse control and are awkward to navigate with the controllers. This is where Bomber Crew's origin as a PC game becomes very obvious. You'll select a crew member and a context-sensitive menu will appear with the commands available for that crew member. Most of this is accomplished using a cutaway side view of the bomber. You'll also be in charge of in-flight maintenance and logistics, directing gunners to restock their ammunition from the plane's ammo locker, directing a crewman to leave their station to provide medical aid to an injured crewmate, and sending the mechanic to deal with battle damage and try to keep the plane aloft. You direct gunners to fire by tagging enemy fighters, and you'll need to command the bombardier to open the bay doors, select a rack of bombs, and then drop the payload when you sight the target below. For example, you'll tell the pilot to take-off and then to retract the landing gear once in flight, and you'll use the navigator to set the plane's heading to a waypoint. While you won't actively fly the bomber, you will direct the various specialists on your crew to do so. You'll micro-manage the flight crew of a World War II British bomber throughout its mission from takeoff to landing. Bomber Crew is not so much a bomber sim as it is a management sim.
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