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Offline Warspawn

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« Reply #15 on: September 26, 2006, 07:46:14 PM »
Could the round it fired be modeled like the 5" (maybe a less lethal radius because of the size difference...) guns off the CV's?  Don't know if the 88's had  prox fuses, but it would definately be nice to have some sort of defense vs. the Buffs that come in above the 37mm's engagement altitude.
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« Reply #16 on: September 26, 2006, 09:00:04 PM »
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artillery? as in bombardment artillery? surely you jest.
It was actually one of their more effective artillary pieces.  With the fuse, they timed the shell to explode in the air rather than when hitting the ground, spraying leathal shrapnel everywhere.
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« Reply #17 on: September 27, 2006, 02:34:30 PM »
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Originally posted by Warspawn
Could the round it fired be modeled like the 5" (maybe a less lethal radius because of the size difference...) guns off the CV's?  Don't know if the 88's had  prox fuses, but it would definately be nice to have some sort of defense vs. the Buffs that come in above the 37mm's engagement altitude.


Although the original 88s had time/alt fusing (you set detonation alt after determining the enemy altitude with a rangefinder), I'd have to concur that the 88 would have to be modeled as proximity fuse with a smaller radius (maybe 60-67% of the 5" gun radius).

Since we don't have optical rangefinding in AH2 (don't us ship gunners know it!), this would seem to be the only way to model the 88 for game purposes.  I'd suggest 3 types of ammo - AP (normal 88mm tiger AP round), HE (normal 88mm tiger HE round), and AA (prox fuse 60-67% 5" gun radius & damage).  

The 88 was one of those legendary weapons, feared (and rightfully so) for it's lethality and usefulness.  It's a shame we don't have it here.  

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« Reply #18 on: September 27, 2006, 06:23:54 PM »
Couldn't agree more EagleDNY