HiTech: PLEASE change the total BS 5" puffy rubbish

[FiLtH]

When I get hit by someone kickin back in a 5", I go try and bomb them. Then.. if they kill me before I drop, I go back with divebombing B24s. That always riles them up. One good turn deserves another and all Id like the ack to hit everyone...but then you'd have friendlies dyin non-stop to the special needs kids in the 5 inch anyways.

[Lye-El]

Originally posted by FiLtH
Id like the ack to hit everyone...but then you'd have friendlies dyin non-stop to the special needs kids in the 5 inch anyways.

I would imagine they would only up if no enema was around. If the enemy comes while they are up, they die by fight or friendly fire but they won' t up again until the enemy goes away. The fleet uses the great fighter pilots as target practice until it is sunk or the fighters go away.

If the ack is going to damage friendlies, then too should the 20s and 40s as they hit friendlies also. If the 5 inch is neutered then the battle will only move closer to the carrier.

If the 20s and 40 don't kill friendlies then the whine will be "I had a F4U between me and the 40s and the 40s killed me and didn't kill him. That isn't right! I was havin a good battle and the guy in the 40 runied it. The guy in the 40 should come out in a plane and fight me Mano y Mano as I am a great fighter pilot"

Just sayin'

[Edbert1]

Originally posted by Lye-El
If the ack is going to damage friendlies, then too should the 20s and 40s as they hit friendlies also.  

It does already. I've been hit by friendly ack while rolling on the deck many times.

[dedalos]

Originally posted by Edbert
It does already. I've been hit by friendly ack while rolling on the deck many times.

Only the random non maned puff does.

[dedalos]

Last night again, twice.  Some dweeb, I think his name was JollyDweeb or JollyISuckToMachToBeInAPlane got his arce handed to him by a P40 while he was in A6M.  What does he do?  Jumps in the 5", fires 6 shots and boom the p40 goes.  Funny think is I was afraid he would do that so I was flying with my feet in the water turning left and right like a mad man.

Sorry I got within range of the CV but thats where all the good fights were last night.

[Lye-El]

Originally posted by dedalos
 Funny think is I was afraid he would do that so I was flying with my feet in the water turning left and right like a mad man.

 

I don't know why but I had this vision pop into my head of a P-40 heading away from a carrier with the pilot jinking, his feet jammed through the floorboard dragging in the sea with water flying everywhere!

[hubsonfire]

The thing Dedalos failed to mention is that his squaddies were running suicide ops against that same cv for nearly an hour, while he flew as an escort/distraction. If you don't like ack, get the hell away from the CV.

[FBRaptor]

Originally posted by Dead Man Flying
Someone blasted me with a five inch gun the other night while I had 17 kills in a Tempest.  It happens.  I don't get too worked up about it.  Next time I won't furball so closely to the enemy carrier.

-- Todd/Leviathn

LOL levi, I was there and you could hardly call what you were doing furballing

More like you were cherry picking the furballers

Not that theres anything wrong with that but, just gettin the story straight

>>S<< Levi

[dedalos]

Originally posted by hubsonfire
The thing Dedalos failed to mention is that his squaddies were running suicide ops against that same cv for nearly an hour, while he flew as an escort/distraction. If you don't like ack, get the hell away from the CV.

HUB,

I have shown nothing but respect for you in the past.  I am begining to wonder why.  Do you really think I was running interfirance with a p40 on the deck?  Ask the guys I fought against.  I think they were fun fights.  I got killed, they got killed, and we had fun fighting with airplains.

Now, do you really think the USMC needs an hour to sink a CV?  In the words of the creator I say: "I CALL BS ON THAT"  I was not escorting anyone man.  I really don't know what your problem is

[hubsonfire]

You were flying a light fighter over the same fleet under attack by your squaddies. When someone took off to intercept those attackers, you would engage the would-be interceptors. Is that not escorting or running interference?

The problem isn't how the ack is modelled, or how its put to use.
The problem is that you keep flying into it, and its shoots you down. That is, as far as I know, exactly how it's supposed to work.

I'm not trying to be disrespectful, but the easiest way to avoid the 5" fire is to stay away from it. Flying within 4k of a cv group with all defensive guns manned, you will eventually get snuffed.

Sorry if my post was abrasive, but I was in a fairly bad mood, and having seen all the ack whines, then seeing you flying 3.5-4k out from a CV with all guns blazing, I thought I'd call BS as well.

[SirLoin]

at least it's not ai that shot you..it's the puffy ack i detest

[mechanic]

Originally posted by mechanic


How about if the 5" gunner was not awarded the kill if the friendly envolved is damaged by the burst. The kill would go to the friendly plane who was 'damged'. Although no structural damage would be sustained, a few little holes would appear to let the friendly know what happened.

An over zealous gunner might be forced to understand when to hold back if he kept putting holes in his countrymen's wings everytime he got a kill.


come on HT, at least lock the thread if you wont reply.

[SuperDud]

Sorry Bat, you created a monster on this one. It got loose and you just can't cut the head off it:eek:

[edit] i'd try sending an email to get an answer. The thread has been beat to death.

[hubsonfire]

Forgive us bat, for we know not what we do...

[mechanic]

hehe...


no point emailing, they never reply to mine.