Author Topic: Bombers Lazers!  (Read 2236 times)

Offline Furball

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« Reply #15 on: August 14, 2005, 11:10:12 AM »
for a good read which completely opened my eyes on how vunerable bombers were, and how many were actually lost.. check this book out: -

http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0NXL/is_3_16/ai_94269873

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Originally posted by Kev367th
Could counter with how ridiculously easy it is to kill buffs -

a) short burst in wingtip, off it comes.
b) B24 a few hits at wingroot sets it alight.


Read again what you have written, you are describing two weak points on bombers.  For someone that does not know how to kill bombers, they may seem ridiculously hard to kill.

Bombers had very vunerable area's in RL, they do in game.  In the book i linked above, a 109 pilot describes how he shoots down a B-17 after his cannon, and one machine gun on his 109 jam.  He downed a 17 with one pass from one machine gun.
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Offline Suave

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« Reply #16 on: August 21, 2005, 05:25:44 AM »
Add better recoil effects to pintle mounted mgs. There's a reason machine gunners in real life fire in short bursts.

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« Reply #17 on: February 19, 2006, 03:30:30 AM »
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Change those guns around, make it all of them aren't shooting at the same time.  It turns .303's into 20mm!  If you have set of Buffs up and didn't bring a gunner, that is your fault.  If not, the gun they are in should be the only one firing so it doesn't turn a 2x 50cal into a 6x with the top 6 firing away also!  Next thing you know you have 12-18 guns all shooting at you......


If you learned how to kill bombers the proper way, this would not be an issue for you.

Of course you could always desire bombers guns be reduced in effectiveness, limit the damage their bombs can do and harden structures such as HQ's.  In other words turn them into ineffectual targets requiring large amounts of time to get into the air and to the target.  Oh....wait.  Some of that's already been done.

Offline ThunderEGG

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« Reply #18 on: February 19, 2006, 07:30:49 AM »
This topic will never  die. (sigh)

Offline Rino

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« Reply #19 on: February 19, 2006, 10:38:58 AM »
Not as long as Chopsaw keeps bringing back dead threads anyway.
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« Reply #20 on: February 19, 2006, 10:45:46 AM »
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Not as long as Chopsaw keeps bringing back dead threads anyway.


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« Reply #21 on: February 19, 2006, 12:25:22 PM »
*Running from the last zombie thread on Aircraft/Vehicles*

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!

*Cartoon skidding stop as the second risen from the grave thread shambles towards him*

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!

*Runs off in another direction*

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« Reply #22 on: February 19, 2006, 02:06:50 PM »
Nope.  Topic won't die even if the thread does.  I picked up this thread by using search.

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Offline parin

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« Reply #23 on: February 19, 2006, 02:25:21 PM »
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To "stand" in the fuselage of a B-17 as it is being pummeled by German 20 mm shells as your best friend's body is reduced to some unrecognizable goo...
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That would suck.
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