Author Topic: Enemy ID (Read 756 times)

Rollins · « **on:** January 13, 2007, 09:24:15 PM »

Hey all, I read the forums a lot and see several entries with someone referencing the fact that they were fighting 'xxxxx' the other night... Other than knowing what someone's flying, how do you ID an enemy plane? i.e. his/her handle before being shot down or shooting them down and getting the system message.

68slayr · « **Reply #1 on:** January 13, 2007, 10:01:58 PM »

i don't think you can ID them other than shooting them down or being shot down or asking who it was over 200.

Murdr · « **Reply #2 on:** January 14, 2007, 01:49:47 AM »

Only other way to know live is by deducing it. Plane type, previous encounters, and flying style can often narrow it down for those with a lot of experience. There are some players in this game that I can ID just from their merge or evasive tactic.

Of course after the fact, if you recorded film, you can ID enemies from the film telemetry.

Lusche · « **Reply #3 on:** January 14, 2007, 02:05:56 AM »

Rule of thumb: If you see a Tempest running from a D3A, it´s me...

Roscoroo · « **Reply #4 on:** January 14, 2007, 03:44:53 AM »

you get to know the guys you fight alot ... what they fly ..how they fly .. where they fly ... after many years playing I can tell some of the guys just by there merge Turn .

Or just ask around and someone will tell ya who's were ...

Photon · « **Reply #5 on:** January 14, 2007, 04:43:21 AM »

Not sure if it works in MA but in H2H if you change icon mode by pressing "alt i" it will show you either plane type or gameid.

Photon

Lusche · « **Reply #6 on:** January 14, 2007, 04:44:51 AM »

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Originally posted by Photon
Not sure if it works in MA but in H2H if you change icon mode by pressing "alt i" it will show you either plane type or gameid.

Photon

Works only for friendly planes & gv.

Schutt · « **Reply #7 on:** January 14, 2007, 06:03:14 AM »

When you see a 109k4 stallfighting trees and crashing then its me. These stupid trees just refuse to crash, i never can get them to auger

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Schatzi · « **Reply #8 on:** January 14, 2007, 07:53:58 AM »

Yeah, those trees are really overmodelled... the overshoots they can pull on you

Oh, and if you see a single HMk1 take on 3 flights of red, thats highly probable me

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DustyR · « **Reply #9 on:** January 14, 2007, 08:20:28 AM »

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Yeah, those trees are really overmodelled... the overshoots they can pull on you

About the time I think I'm safe from a near ground excursion one of those */*/.*........ trees throws a snare around one of my propellors and into the ground I go.

Rollins · « **Reply #10 on:** January 14, 2007, 06:37:47 PM »

Serenity · « **Reply #11 on:** January 14, 2007, 06:55:34 PM »

Look for a Bf-109G6 with a Droptank on and geting PWN3D, thats me. Or a B-17G at 26,000 feet, and 2,100 RPM, that too is me. As would be the Ar-234 formation level-bombing hangars. And the Me-262 SOMEHOW being caught be a Spixteen. Basically anyone getting slaughtered, its a fair bet thats me.

And those trees SUCK! Since when does a tree stand up to a Tiger?

Wes14 · « **Reply #12 on:** January 14, 2007, 07:11:42 PM »

when the tree is the size of the empire state building?

discopants · « **Reply #13 on:** January 14, 2007, 07:25:46 PM »

i thort all the enemy were highlighted in red when in combat???

Schatzi · « **Reply #14 on:** January 14, 2007, 07:32:50 PM »

yes they are discopants.

But when you get shot (or shoot someone down) you get the message with the name.