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Offline SoulzofAW3

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« on: January 05, 2004, 07:26:48 PM »
I've been playing this game for almost a month now.  I got the basic manuevers down, but I just can't get any kills.  If I rope someone, I blow the shot because I can't see what I'm shooting at.  The nose of the aircraft obscures my entire view which leaves me spraying and praying.  Does anyone have any ideas on how to get around that or is this just a part of the game that everyone has to deal with?
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Offline nopoop

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« Reply #1 on: January 05, 2004, 07:32:56 PM »
Use your head position and raise your head until the top half of the gunsight disappears. Then press F10 to save it. That's as high as you wanna go. ( Corsairs go quite a ways up )
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Offline Arlo

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« Reply #2 on: January 05, 2004, 07:33:44 PM »
Line up pipper - pull nose up for a snapshot - if you don't see "x-ray vision" hit sprites scoring through your instument panel, drop the nose, cut back whichever way he did, reaquire and do same.

Or .... use maneuvers that give you a solution that doesn't involve lead turning at close range.
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« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2004, 08:45:50 PM »
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Originally posted by SoulzofAW3
I've been playing this game for almost a month now.  I got the basic manuevers down, but I just can't get any kills.  If I rope someone, I blow the shot because I can't see what I'm shooting at.  The nose of the aircraft obscures my entire view which leaves me spraying and praying.  Does anyone have any ideas on how to get around that or is this just a part of the game that everyone has to deal with?


If the nose of your plane is consistantly obscuring your veiw, then you probably are leading way too much.  When you land kill shots that are burried under your nose, you're either high-gee, long range or making an intersecting paths deflection shot.  You don't want to take these shots until you start landing hits on more basic firing solutions.

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« Reply #4 on: January 05, 2004, 09:01:04 PM »
maybe im misreading the type. but, if your roping them, you should be falling right on top of them and your nose should be on target.

If that IS what your saying then you're at stalling speed and YOU cant get your nose on target? then use flaps to kick your nose into place while giving lil pitch/roll for good guns solution.;)  :aok
« Last Edit: January 05, 2004, 09:04:40 PM by Central »
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Offline TweetyBird

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« Reply #5 on: January 05, 2004, 10:13:02 PM »
here ya go - buy  one of those clear report covers, cut it in half, put a dot in the middle place it in place over the dot of the gunsight, tape it to your monitor and move the head position all the way up - viola.

Will you be able to see those 4-5 g shots - nope. But you will see those 3-4 g shots and have a lot better sense of where he is under your nose on the 4-5 g shots.
« Last Edit: January 05, 2004, 10:48:58 PM by TweetyBird »
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Offline lasersailor184

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« Reply #6 on: January 05, 2004, 10:51:42 PM »
That sounds very cheap...
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« Reply #7 on: January 05, 2004, 11:30:46 PM »
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That sounds very cheap...


Even cheaper -- although you'll need to redo it every time you disturb it -- is to zoom in, place the point of your mouse pointer at the center of your gunsight, zoom back, and then move your head position up. Same effect, at least until you move the mouse, and you don't have to deal with plastic taped over your monitor.
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Offline TweetyBird

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« Reply #8 on: January 05, 2004, 11:43:44 PM »
Well if you just tape the plastic to the top of the monitor, you can flip it back when not in use :)

As far as being "cheap" I'm from the south and a home aint lived in unless at least 2 windows are duct taped :D
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Offline Arlo

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« Reply #9 on: January 06, 2004, 12:23:29 AM »
Hell ... just use the glass cockpit option. ;)
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Offline hogenbor

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« Reply #10 on: January 06, 2004, 02:41:47 AM »
I'm not the hottest pilot, about average I think.

The only advice I have is fly the 30mm on the Messerschmitt Bf-109G's. Once you can get kills with that consistently you are a quite reasonable shot. Shooting with everything else will be easy after that. Only 4 kills this tour so far, but hit rate at 25% :D
« Last Edit: January 06, 2004, 03:58:50 AM by hogenbor »
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Offline MetaTron

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« Reply #11 on: January 06, 2004, 02:46:53 AM »
Find a film that shows good gunnery in use.
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« Reply #12 on: January 06, 2004, 02:55:00 AM »
Leviathn gave me the tip when I first started to turn off my tracers.  This would force me to learn how to lead with my gunsight instead of my tracers.  I also raised my gunsight so the bore sight is right below the top edge of the gunsight reflector.  This puts the boresight at eye level and makes it easier to see over the rather large nose of the P-38.



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« Reply #13 on: January 06, 2004, 03:28:59 AM »
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Find a film that shows good gunnery in use.
Indeed. I'm sure I could find some to post. Even if it doesn't help Soul, it will be fun to piss Nopoop off! ;):aok:aok
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Offline Xjazz

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« Reply #14 on: January 06, 2004, 04:42:32 AM »
Did you fly certain plane only or did you change your plane all the time?

Stay longer period with one plane to learn it inside out or at least stay with same type of weapon set.

My .02
« Last Edit: January 06, 2004, 04:45:42 AM by Xjazz »
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