p38 DM

[killnu]

yet another pilot wound bs story.  sigh  
1k shot by buff, pilot wound, no other damage.  some shot lol

[Overlag]

p38 is really strong for me...i mean yesterday i sunk 2 ships within ack range, sure i died on the 2nd but....

8k
rockets on first cv, kill it

climb to 7k, loose wing tip, stuggle to keep her level and on target for 2nd cv group

notice that i cant get keep her up much longer (ack takes out engine) i do a low level attack on cruiser with bombs of 2nd cv group. BOOOOOm it goes down

with both engines hit, 1 wing missing i slip into the sea and die

hardly weak huh?

[killnu]

what i woundnt do for a death to be due to something other than a pilot wound or tail coming off.  hehe
~S~
oh, and the puffy ack dont count.

[Overlag]

Originally posted by killnu
what i woundnt do for a death to be due to something other than a pilot wound or tail coming off.  hehe
~S~
oh, and the puffy ack dont count.

it was both puffy and "laser" ack

[Murdr]

Originally posted by killnu
no, the 38 does not have an engine up front.  but...it does have 4x50cal MGs and a 20mm cannon.   but i guess that would provide very little if any protection.

~S~

here is that diagram

[Murdr]

Originally posted by Kweassa
Then that'd be a question of machine guns vs armoured glass.

 I'd bet on the machine guns, than trust a thick, hardended glass.

 Especially if the kinetic model of rounds work in the same way as attacking a buff from a fighter.
 

That center section of windscreen is completlely flat, and sloped back at a hard angle.  Having observed M60 tracers at night, Id have to bet on the glass deflecting frontal shots, except those comming from a more perpendicular angle.

I stated elseware, until they upgrade the 38 graphical model, it will be frustrating because you cannot see where the penetration occured.