Author Topic: Gunnery change? (Read 997 times)

helkos · « **on:** September 08, 2005, 04:27:36 PM »

Wondering if the new version has changed gunnery at all. So far today I have taken about 10 deaths from ranges 600-1000 that cause my plane to explode, whereas my shots I that usually would hit at 200 seem to do nothing. Not sure if I am just having a weird bad day, or if there was a change.

RTR · « **Reply #1 on:** September 08, 2005, 04:30:29 PM »

Something has definetly changed. Was killed by a 20mm from a hurriII at better than 1K.

Don't like it.

RTR

Treize69 · « **Reply #2 on:** September 08, 2005, 04:30:29 PM »

Same here, I got 3 1 Ping PKs in a row, 2 of them from ack before I was even close enough to tell wher they were coming from, 1 from a Spit about 6-800 yards out.

In all 3 cases, "Ping, blood splat, tower"

helkos · « **Reply #3 on:** September 08, 2005, 04:32:47 PM »

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Originally posted by RTR
Something has definetly changed. Was killed by a 20mm from a hurriII at better than 1K.

Don't like it.

RTR

This has happened to me too, as far as 800-1k. About 4 times from a Hurri and 3 or 4 from a typh while manuvering with them that far behind. Glad to see I am not the only person experiencing this.

BlauK · « **Reply #4 on:** September 08, 2005, 04:45:28 PM »

I confirm 1 ping kills and 1 ping deaths. Definitely something wrong

DieAz · « **Reply #5 on:** September 08, 2005, 04:45:31 PM »

seems the bullets power is set too high.

Edbert · « **Reply #6 on:** September 08, 2005, 05:03:43 PM »

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Originally posted by Treize69
Same here, I got 3 1 Ping PKs in a row, 2 of them from ack before I was even close enough to tell wher they were coming from, 1 from a Spit about 6-800 yards out.

In all 3 cases, "Ping, blood splat, tower"

That's nothing new for the puffy-ack. Been 1-pinged to the tower many dozens of times before the base or fleet was within view and I fly with full range settings.

killnu · « **Reply #7 on:** September 08, 2005, 05:16:41 PM »

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That's nothing new for the puffy-ack

wasnt puffy ack...still, field ack are lethal, but 2 in a row from that range is kinda...well weird.

Trikky · « **Reply #8 on:** September 08, 2005, 05:19:41 PM »

About 2 hours online tonight and 90% instant kills/death by snapshots, long range, midrange. Very very unusual.

MadSquirrel · « **Reply #9 on:** September 08, 2005, 07:32:11 PM »

Lots of things wrong in this patch. They do post a note about the fubar lethality. But the new sun roof on the VHs is nice.

LTARsqrl

ghi · « **Reply #10 on:** September 08, 2005, 07:47:38 PM »

With this damage settings looks like one of those "First person shooter" games,
1 ping=====Boom!===> tower:(

Heretic · « **Reply #11 on:** September 08, 2005, 08:06:37 PM »

Have only been downed once by puffy ack. That was back in the days of AH1 though.

I upped a N1K this morning when I got home from work. Saw a strat buster on the map dar. Went after him and after finally catching up I found myself facing a formation of 3 Lancs. Dove down to get some speed and came up just behind and alittle under the Lancs. Lined up on the right drone and let loose a 2 second burst and was rewarded with a kill. Pulled hard left and squeezed a burst off and damaged the center Lanc and pulled more left and hit the left drone. Pilot got in his tail gun and pinged me a few times as I dived away. Zoomed back up and dove down again and shot the left drone down and then lined up for the last Lanc. Dumped a good 2 second burst and got my third kill. All the hit sprites were concentrated on the fuselage and wing root area. Looked at my ammo counter and noticed I shot off 3/4 of my cannon load. I haven't noticed any lethality change unless it occured after 11am?
Then again my accuracy isn't that great either.

Kurt · « **Reply #12 on:** September 08, 2005, 08:45:17 PM »

Yeah, I'll jump on the band wagon here... Ping - blood - tower, thats how it went for me too.... There was a spit 400 off my tail but I'm pretty sure the shot that hit me was from the ground.

helkos · « **Reply #13 on:** September 08, 2005, 08:53:11 PM »

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Originally posted by Kurt
Yeah, I'll jump on the band wagon here... Ping - blood - tower, thats how it went for me too.... There was a spit 400 off my tail but I'm pretty sure the shot that hit me was from the ground.

I did this to someone else. They were vulching a field I was upping from in an LA7, they crossed in front of me at 800 range and I pulled the trigger for about 2 seconds as they passed. Boom dead, points awarded.

edit: I was in the la7 just out of the tower, they passed in front of my plane well above my target sight.

Wolfala · « **Reply #14 on:** September 08, 2005, 09:19:51 PM »

Had a Tempest from A1 - intercepted a Tiffy. Put 100 rds of 20mm into him - knocked his rudder off. THATS IT. He's still ticking.

Upped a P47N - buzz sawed my way through Nik's, Spits, 51s, M16's and Osty's. 10 kills. Passed an M16 at 1.5k - Canopy not toward him - 1 ping gone.

Tried in an A20 - M16 - 1 ping gone - twice.