Corellian YT transport against TIE fighters?

[Luke Skywalker]

Before anyone starts to think about doing it, please keep the flames out of this thread. I want to share one thing that happened today and after watching the general mood in this forum I dont want this thread to end like a flame fest.

Today I was on A35, with a 109F4 doing base defence duties. I was doing quite well, having a nice time flying one of those sorties that makes you love a simulator. Then I noticed the bombers. There were two bombers over A35, a B-17 and a B-26. they clearly had launched all their load so I didnt try to intercept them, as I was sure that they were about to return to base.

After avoiding a couple of bounces from a P51 and trying to get into a 190's six I noticed the B17 10K lower than before, firing to two knight fighters. I thought "it may be another bomber" but then I saw it making a break turn that got both fighters out of position and kept on firing on them. Such a turn (I think) its not possible in a heavy loaded bomber. This was prolly the same bomber as before, who had dived 10K to engage enemy fighters. "thats kinda weird" I thought to myself. But as the bomber was well covered (and the P51 seemed to like me     ) I let it aside as a strange happening.

The 190 had dived to the deck and was followed by a knight. A yak was a bit higher about to get the Knight's six, so I dived from my 10K to help and to drag the P51 low. The P51 didnt follow, and the 190 was killed by the knight. I got the yak's six and was about to get it...

when I see tracers over me. I look behind...and what do I see?.

You guess it, the B17 had dived again, this time right to the deck, and was on my six. I couldnt believe it. I tried to follow the Yak's evasives, knowing the B17 couldnt follow.

But indeed it could. He got me with gunfire from its turrets. Later the guy confirmed me that he was on autopilot, on the turrets, and steering the plane through rudders.

And now my question is why do we have bombers able to do that?. I see it as a highly unrealistic feature on aces high, I was really amazed seeing how that B17 got two fighters,on its own, turnfighting with them.

When I flew with Han, he always said that, while the Millenium Falcon was the best blockade runner in the galaxy, he rather wanted to face an Imperial Lancer Frigate than two TIE fighters.

I bet that he will love this simulation     .

now, seriously, opinions?.

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[This message has been edited by Luke Skywalker (edited 01-02-2001).]

[Gary Coleman]

What You talkin bout luke???!!

[Darth Vader]

Don't feel bad Luke, I had the same thing happen to me about a week ago. A B-17 was diving over the top of a furball, hitting auto, and spraying into the mess. Ended up getting 2 kills out of it. I watched this from my Lancaster, while I was trying to sneak away from the fight. About 2 minutes later, I hear a few pings, and look back in time to see a B-17 diving full speed at me, guns blazing.

You can't stop all the dweebery, you just have to take comfort in the fact that they must surely realize that they are a dweeb.

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[Wingnut_0]

I do think it's necessary that bombers be able to do some sort of evasives while the pilot/gunner is out of the cockpit.  BUT....

I agree heavily with you Luke that the rudder turns of bombers are slightly on the unbelievable side.  A bomber can turn tighter with just rudder alone with no..stall..no buffeting (don't know if that's the word I should use) than doing a hard pull from the cockpit.

I've encoutered numerous occasions where nearing the underside of a Lanc, it does a sharp rudder turn and a 90 degree angle in a mere second with no apparent cost to it's E, etc.  

I can't shoot at all like that but some ppl are gaming the game on this one.  It's definately something I'd like looked into by the HTC team.

Wingnut

[SKurj]

I've stalled all buffs at one time or another from the gunner position, by givin it too much rudder.  The heavier the load the more likely to stall/spin.

One more thing, you guys have no excuse for talking in third person here, take up a buff on or offline and try to do some of the things these buffs did. (not a slam or anything, u just do have the opportunity to check it out from the "other" side.


AKskurj

[LJK Raubvogel]

 

Originally posted by SKurj:

One more thing, you guys have no excuse for talking in third person here, take up a buff on or offline and try to do some of the things these buffs did. (not a slam or anything, u just do have the opportunity to check it out from the "other" side.


AKskurj

Skurj, why are you so quick to turn this back on these guys? I have flown bombers quite a bit before this tour. I've seen it from the "other" side. Watching a B-17 used as an air-superiority platform is just annoying, third person or not. Personally, I just hope to make it home without having to engage any enemy fighters. But, there are those who will dive a bomber into a crowd on purpose to use it as mobile ack.

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[This message has been edited by LJK Raubvogel (edited 01-02-2001).]

[funked]

Sounds like an outstanding flying and shooting job by the B-17.  If you can't evade a B-17 in a 109, you might need some time in the training arena.  

[Wingnut_0]

I don't use rudder when in the gunner positions cause I wouldnt' be able to hit anything but yes I've tried it in the Junkers and I'm still amazed at it's ability.

I've had running battles with bombers that would break turn when I was around D800 away and zoom by like a spit after one of their all too famous break turns.  But I still think it's a quirk.

If the HTC crew checked it out and decided the advantages outway the abuses or decided that it was a perception of a problem and not a problem that's fine.

But especially since others see it often it's something worth a little more study.

Wingnut

[SKurj]

 

Originally posted by LJK Raubvogel:
 Skurj, why are you so quick to turn this back on these guys? I have flown bombers quite a bit before this tour. I've seen it from the "other" side. Watching a B-17 used as an air-superiority platform is just annoying, third person or not. Personally, I just hope to make it home without having to engage any enemy fighters. But, there are those who will dive a bomber into a crowd on purpose to use it as mobile ack.

Raub I fly a buff abit, and the guys that do that stuff in 17's and the like are good at what they do.  All i am suggesting is that you guys try and do what they do, its no simple feat.  Its like comparing me in a fighter vs someone like Hblair, I barely pass for average in a fighter yet hb can do things I can't (yet).  Is he gaming the game?  Well in a way yes (PLEASE READ ON)  he knows his aircraft better than I and its abilities to the limits the game allows him.
These buff pilots are perhaps to bombers, what guys like winqk, hb and cit are to fighters.

Oops one other point, the buff can only manage much of this stuff when empty, its hardly worth the risk going anywhere nearem.

If buffs start clouding the AH skies it will become a problem needed to be addressed, but at present buff survivability is poor enough without makin it worse.  Make the buffs ALOT tougher, then reduce maneuverability maybe.

I rarely rtb a buff, cheers to those that do is all i have left to say  

AKskurj

[Wicked]

A long time ago(actually it's still happening) in an online sim far, far away(it's not rather far at all)...

It is appropriately dubbed as "Ackstaring" and in any galaxy..er sim it is still a dweebish thing to do.

But like the sinister agents of the Dark Side, can the Jedi ever stop them all?  They did?  Oh well, that's just because there was never an episode VII.  

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[Luke Skywalker]

 

Originally posted by funked:
Sounds like an outstanding flying and shooting job by the B-17.  If you can't evade a B-17 in a 109, you might need some time in the training arena.    

Funked, the bomber dived from 10K to the deck, as you may understand it came as a suprise to me. Last time i checked my six there was noone there, and the only one in position to get it was a bomber at 10K. Needless to say that made me feel confident. The next time I looked ,he was there, at 700 yards and closing fast.

I dont intend to bring up the bomber guns' issue here, but I started getting pings from that same distance, and I could do nothing to avoid it. my wing was destroyed and I had to bail.

It was a perfect bounce from his side   you can say that I let myself be caught by surprise. I may agree with you, but I think ANYONE Here would have had been surprised by that move. And that same bomber had shot down 2 fighters on its own by turnfighting its B17.

I know that bombers gunnery and maneouverability is upgraded for improve their playability in BOMBER mission...but if those upgrades let them actually do a better anti fighter role than a fighter, then I think that this needs some work.

PLayable or not, a bomber is a bomber. TO dive 10K to engage two lower bandits, and then again to the deck to engage yet another one in a B17 is not only incredible and unrealistic, it kicks away a lot of immersion feeling on this simulator.

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[This message has been edited by Luke Skywalker (edited 01-03-2001).]

[rickod]

just do like I do and grab a b26 they make great buff killers ,as they are faster and way more agile than the b-17 and the lanc.

two weeks ago I had a day with nuthin but strange kills ,
I spotted a low b17 while rtb from a run in a b26 I dropped my nose on her came screamin up on her six let loose with all the forward facing fifties and scored some great hits but by this time the b17 driver noticed I was there and started firing back so I nosed down even more slid under neath the b-17 and used my top and tail guns to finish it off ,
it was a blast I tell ya ,

so quit yer squeakin shut up and play

[Jimdandy]

This is just a thought so don't everyone freak.

I'll start by saying I've ridden in a B-17. It was empty (no bombs or mg rounds obviously)and there were about 12 people on board. So there was basically no weight. As compared to a twin engined Beechcraft (2 400+ hp eng's) the 17 pulled MUCH harder on take off. They used to dive B17's at fairly high speeds to put out engine fires. I talked to a man that worked on turbo prop design back in the late 40's. They put turbo props on a B-17 and it would out run a F4U on a closed course! The plane is designed to carry 6000lbs of extra weight. Get rid of it and the power to weight ratio goes up big time. B-17's are well known for the strong airframe. I don't know this for sure but given these things maybe an empty B-17 is really a good flying plane. Just something to think about. Don't everyone have a hart attack on me.

[gatt]

Whats wrong with scissoring B17s and Lancasters?

[Frosty1]

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