Author Topic: Taking Down Bombers (Read 1732 times)

Tumor · « **Reply #45 on:** April 25, 2007, 07:07:44 PM »

Bombers? I fly the "away" plane 9 of 10 times. D'ruther not encourage the supercomputed lazer-sited gunners from hell.

Tumor

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #46 on:** April 25, 2007, 07:48:41 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
Planes with 6x50cal *can* attack bombers, but I've had a P51D put his ENTIRE ammo load into my B-17 and made it home (and have the screenshot to show all the bullet holes!!!).

P47s with 8x50cal actually do very well at bomber killing, if they com in high and fast. If they're below and slow they won't get a good solid hit.

Planes with 4x .50 cals can kill bombers quite easily as well. When I'm engaging a formation, I only use my machine guns as I'd rather save my 20mm cannon for fighters.

ack-ack

Krusty · « **Reply #47 on:** April 25, 2007, 08:12:09 PM »

Yes... they can.... and a hurricane MK.I can kill bombers too... But it's not the best tool for the job.

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #48 on:** April 25, 2007, 08:18:48 PM »

P-38 is a very good plane for shooting down bombers without having to resort to using the 20mm cannon. YMMV though.

ack-ack

halcyon · « **Reply #49 on:** April 25, 2007, 08:20:04 PM »

I use the Yak9T.

Superior climb rate and good speed once you get it up (not a viagra joke).
37mm cannon does the rest baby!

One shot from that thing and....

....as the buff goes

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Krusty · « **Reply #50 on:** April 25, 2007, 08:31:47 PM »

Ah, ack-ack, you're quite right! The MGs in the P-38s are a good bomber killing weaping because there is no convergence issues. Thanks for pointing that out.

999000 · « **Reply #51 on:** April 25, 2007, 08:36:16 PM »

Vanscrew..if I remember correctly ..you basically own me!!
friend 999000
Btw anybody see the history channel dogfight where 17 enemy fighters attacked a single B17 it made it back! cool stuff

Mr No Name · « **Reply #52 on:** April 25, 2007, 08:38:25 PM »

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Originally posted by 999000
Vanscrew..if I remember correctly ..you basically own me!!
friend 999000
Btw anybody see the history channel dogfight where 17 enemy fighters attacked a single B17 it made it back! cool stuff

~~Rumor Has it that 999000 and tater were aboard!~~

simshell · « **Reply #53 on:** April 25, 2007, 08:56:32 PM »

Intercept 109k

bomber patrol Mossie:D

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #54 on:** April 26, 2007, 02:28:46 AM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
Ah, ack-ack, you're quite right! The MGs in the P-38s are a good bomber killing weaping because there is no convergence issues. Thanks for pointing that out.

It would be the same for planes like the P-51B. The problem is that a lot don't take the convergence into account and think since I'm seeing hit all over the plane, I must be doing damage. I'm sure the P-51B driver hits the bomber at the gun convergence point, it could easily cause catastrophic damage to the bomber.

ack-ack

cpxxx · « **Reply #55 on:** April 26, 2007, 03:03:25 PM »

I'd use a fully cannoned 110. You can just hose down bombers with it from long way out. Head on if you can. But you have to be careful with friendly fighters around. I hit a B17 which was being tailed by a gaggle of fighters. The cannon rounds must have hit a friendly too and I killshootered myself straight back into the tower.

I also like the Yak 9 with the big cannon.

My favourite fantasy is to get the drop on a buff mission in a 110, just as they are about to drop their bombs and kill 9 or 10 of them at once. One day, one day