Originally posted by bkbandit
some improvements but i noe the coverages will make life easier. I set them all to 300 and i got nothin but problems, every fight i got in he was really close, and snap shots didnt work. If i put all my guns at one point in situation when the target is close im screwed, and it all depends on the situation, ill be chasein a enemy in a straight line and at 600 i can get hits but when im twistin and turnin and im 200 yards behind those 300 yard 50s r real hard tp put on the target. But then set to close its the opposite. I tryed a more spread out coverage and one thats kinda in the middle of the two. I tryed 325 275 225 and 325 300 250. Some times i rip apart some guys and other times i hav to put alot of lead on him. How many hit should it take for ur average 109 spitfire la etc?
I think you're beginning to understand what the weight of impact really means. If you set your guns to 600 yds and the enemy is flying straight away you will get some hits. Not much damage but some hits. This is telling you gun convergence really works. When I suggested you close it up to 300 yards I also stated you need to shoot at that range. The .50's are very flat shooting so closer means the rounds go little higher.
Consistancy is the name of the game. Learn to park at 300 yds on the guys 6. If you can't there 70% of the time then figure out what distance you can saddle up consistantly. Whatever that distance is that's where you set your convergence. You need to understand that 600 yards is a bit of a stretch for .50's now. The guns have been weakened to the point that 500 is about max effective range. Also, as you get better at flying you'll find the distance you can saddle up gets closer.
Ok, there's one more piece of the shooting puzzle. Turn on your tracers. Now get up and roll into a hard right hard turn and start firing. Watch your tracers. If you notice the rounds get real spread out. And the distance between where each one hits get bigger and bigger. This is going to happen every single time you touch the stick. It's called firing under G load. So this is a real secret of effective gunnery. If you want all the bullets to hit at the convergence point then the best shot is what's called an "unloaded shot". Unload means remove all pressure from the stick. Get your nose pointed directly where you want the bullets to go while having no stick pressure. Loosen your grip then "gently" pull the trigger. All the rounds will converge at the convergence setting you set and the weight of impact will knock him out of the air.
My suggestion for easy kills...
1) figure out how close you can "normally" get for a shot. Set convergence at that point.
2) work on getting close for the shot. Don't fire until you know your in the saddle.
3) fly his 6 until you can take an unloaded shot then ease your grip and gently pull the trigger. You'll find the shot while he's moving around in front of you. He'll wiggle but will evenuatlly give you the unloaded shot. Pop him then and move on to your next target.
4) the last thing is continue to practice your dogfighting skills until you can work you way into 200 yards consistantly. Always reset convergence to where you get consistantly saddle up to.
Lastly, if you can only get to 700 yds in a fight. You have a choice to make. Either sign up and get some real lessons from the AH2 training staff. Or,
take up golf and let me say a round of golf is $40. That 2.5 months of flying in AH2.... Get my drift?
Hope this helps.
