Author Topic: 50cals...... (Read 2185 times)

Puck · « **Reply #30 on:** March 17, 2007, 10:01:05 AM »

*SNIF*

Major Biggles · « **Reply #31 on:** March 17, 2007, 10:01:51 AM »

Rule 4

PuckIt · « **Reply #32 on:** March 17, 2007, 10:03:28 AM »

Major Biggles · « **Reply #33 on:** March 17, 2007, 10:04:50 AM »

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Originally posted by Bronk
BS

Bronk

i dunno, storch is right.

personally i prefer to kill buffs with 50's. it takes a bit more patience because you need to climb above them to set up a nice profile shot, but once you're above killing buffs with 50's is quite quick, and you don't need to get so close before you shoot, so there's less risk of getting a magic pilot wound

if you can get a nice shot setup, 50's are more powerful than 20mm, atleast, they are to me

Major Biggles · « **Reply #34 on:** March 17, 2007, 10:06:36 AM »

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Originally posted by Bronk
Your not long for this world.

Bronk

Edit: Lan this the New you? hahhahaha

hmmm, it could very well be. talking about a random threesome in his post puts him in the 11-16 age bracket

Saxman · « **Reply #35 on:** March 17, 2007, 10:18:30 AM »

As has been stated, set you convergence in close (350yds are less). Fire from CLOSER (I set wing-mounted .50s to converge at 300yds, I think, and I sometimes hold fire until the range counter shows 200). A half-second burst concentrated on the wing will rip it right off planes like the Spit and Zeke. A solid hit (about 1/2-1 second of fire) to the tail will rip an N1K apart.

Also keep in mind that some planes are just TOUGHER than others, so while Spits and Zekes may succumb to scattered hits more readily, American and German iron really need concentrated fire to bring down. 190s are quite tough birds, and I regularly need to put a couple good bursts into them to knock one out with .50 cal if he's maneuvering (any plane holding straight and level you should be able to whack with ease).

mQuinn · « **Reply #36 on:** March 17, 2007, 10:32:26 AM »

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K i dont know if anyone else has compalined about this but the 1 thing that is worng with this game is the 50cals. its kinda rediculous. I my grandfathers friend flew a P-51 in WWII and he said 1 accurate burst of it would rip a wing clear off. Tonight i put 200 50cals in a 190D-9 and he lost 1 flap......

This phrase contains "the 1 thing that is worng with this game". I was going to continue, but I think we covered enough there.

redman555 · « **Reply #37 on:** March 17, 2007, 10:47:58 AM »

just seems like the 50s are under powered thats what im trying to say

quintv · « **Reply #38 on:** March 17, 2007, 11:08:01 AM »

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Originally posted by redman555
just seems like the 50s are under powered thats what im trying to say

What is your basis for comparison?

Underpowered compared to what?

If you want frustration try flying around in the Yak-9U. Oi Vey, I'm really trying to like this plane but having to saddle up within 200m and put my cowling over them is just no fun.

Saxman · « **Reply #39 on:** March 17, 2007, 12:12:24 PM »

A challenge for you:

Meet any experienced pilot who knows his stuff with the Ma Deuce in the DA. Both of you fly a fighter with the .50cal 6-pack. THEN come back and say the .50s are underpowered.

TinmanX · « **Reply #40 on:** March 17, 2007, 12:41:22 PM »

I did this with 50's last night in FSO;

.... and certainly less than 200, in fact about 8 (hits).

Speed55 · « **Reply #41 on:** March 17, 2007, 12:55:26 PM »

You know in all honesty sometimes it's lag.
I had a really strange experience the other night, but wasn't rolling film.

Move in on a friendly capped field in a 51D to remove some vulchers.
Find the highest con, which was an unsuspecting 47 and dive in on him.
Blast the hell out of him, seeing sustained hit sprites on his right wing. He turned a bit and I blasted his left wing.

Now i'm thinking to myself, you've got to be kidding me, there's no way he could still fly after all that, and yet he was.

So i follow him down in his dive, and back up in his zoom climb ready to fire again when all of a sudden his right wing disintegrates, then his left, then he explodes, as i must have hit the pilot too on the first attack.

Now that was wierd.

Had a squaddie experience something really similar in a TA152 attacking a set of buffs.

Saxman · « **Reply #42 on:** March 17, 2007, 12:56:58 PM »

Well, since we're showing off...

Did this with maybe a 1-2 second burst.

quintv · « **Reply #43 on:** March 17, 2007, 12:59:39 PM »

Something just wrong about Corsairs shooting eachother down.

68ZooM · « **Reply #44 on:** March 17, 2007, 01:03:35 PM »

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Originally posted by BigR
50CALS SUCK! TEHY CANT KILL NOTHING!
I HATE THSI STOOPID GAME FULL OF LAMERZ WHO THINKS TAHT THE 50CALIBURS ARE GOOD GUNZ.

MY FRIEND TOLD ME THAT HE PLAYED RAINBOW SIX AND TAHT THE 50CALS IN TAHT GMAE WOOD NUKE CITIES BUT HE USED HIS SUPER HAX0RS. YOU CANT HAX0R TIHS GMAE SO THE 50CALS SUCKS