Author Topic: Bombers invunerable to ramming? (Read 268 times)

g00b · « **on:** June 17, 2005, 04:08:10 PM »

Go ahead and try it. Dive a P-51 or any fighter at maximum speed dead center on any buff and see who lives and who dies everytime. Sorry, even a lanc would not survive such a collision.

g00b

Waffle · « **Reply #1 on:** June 17, 2005, 04:50:23 PM »

do a search for collisions /ramming and or collision detection.

and no bombers aren't invunerale to ramming. The other day I had a spitfire ram into my il2 ,came in fast my low 6- hit the right wing from behind and I lost part of the wing. I jumped back to the tail gunner in time to see him come in then try to avoid collision...there were no guns firing-audible or visually. Watch actually relly cool - wish I had it on film...seemed like the collison was in slow motion. Sometime you get lucky and actually enjoy somehing like that.

of course, he flew off pretty much undamaged...

My query is - If i would've stayed in the pilots seat instead of jumping to the gunner posistion, would I have not "seen" the collision.

To gun or not to gun..that is the question.

OOZ662 · « **Reply #2 on:** June 17, 2005, 05:05:09 PM »

Collisions are on a who-done-it basis. If the game thinks you could have avoided the collision more than the other guy, you take damage. If it was an accident, you'll lose something like an aileron. If it was full blown intentional, you'll lose a wing or the whole aircraft. It's not 100% accurate though.

The bomber is slower and less manueverable while you are speeding in with a fighter. The bomber doesn't know you're there or cannot turn fast enough without losing parts or drones. It is labeled as your fault and you pay the penalty.

Mitchell · « **Reply #3 on:** June 18, 2005, 08:15:06 PM »

OOZ662, That is definetly NOT how collisions work. Do a search on it and read what HTC has explained countless times.

TrueKill · « **Reply #4 on:** June 19, 2005, 07:13:19 AM »

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Originally posted by OOZ662
Collisions are on a who-done-it basis. If the game thinks you could have avoided the collision more than the other guy, you take damage. If it was an accident, you'll lose something like an aileron. If it was full blown intentional, you'll lose a wing or the whole aircraft. It's not 100% accurate though.

The bomber is slower and less manueverable while you are speeding in with a fighter. The bomber doesn't know you're there or cannot turn fast enough without losing parts or drones. It is labeled as your fault and you pay the penalty.

Nope was in some B17s a while back and a la7 comes up on my 6 i get in my tail gun and start shooting he rams me and i die.