[RFE] .50.02 ASF Princess should be able to jettison bombs

[SnyderPhilip]

Enhancement Type *

New Feature

Brief Description of Enhancement *

Had a ground battle with air support on both sides. All princess fighters were loaded out for bombing runs. One fighter was unable to drop its bombs on a target, and took 2 engine hits, reducing its movement profile to 0/0. Rather than dump its bombs so it could withdraw, it stalled out and (four turns later) crashed.

Use Cases or Rationale

I would recommend that Princess should jettison its bombs if its movement profile is reduced below a 2/3.

Attach Files

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MegaMek Suite Version *

.50.02

Final Verification

• I confirm this request hasn't already been submitted (checked the tracker)
• I've discussed or asked about this enhancement on MegaMek Discord
• I’m opening this on the correct repo (MegaMek, MegaMekLab, or MekHQ)

[Sleet01]

I would add that we probably want to make the dumping "stingy", that is, just dump enough bombs to get the ASF up to 2/3 or better:

• Players or MHQ may unintentionally overload the ASF; in this case we still want some bombs to be available to fulfill their expectations while allowing for nominal ASF performance;
• In a situation where dumping plus executing an attack run this turn would provide maximum utility, we'd like to preserve that option rather than dumping all bombs and running away;
• If, in the future, we implement bomber interception missions, we'd like to incentivize players to really deal with enemy bombers rather than just plinking them until a lucky engine hit causes them to dump the full bomb load.

I'm going to start up a Princess Behaviour Improvement project and pull this in.