The Old Zero Velocity Question

[clerick]

Originally posted by eskimo2

To kill buffs with a fighter, you must get in close, WITHOUT GIVING THE BUFF GUNNER A GOOD SHOT AT YOU, before you have the firepower advantage.
There are many effective ways of doing this, but that is a whole new topic.

eskimo

The math is good, but it aso shows why attacking a buff head on is so affective.  At that point you are only adding velocity to the energy equation.  

(aircraft velocity) + (buff veocity) + (bullet veocity) = BIG energy

Would also be interesting to caculate the difference in bullet energy between a plane at top speed firing head on and a plane in a high speed dive since the veliocity of the round reative to the buff would be lower.....

cos(theta)((bullet velocity)+(aircraft velocity))+(buff velocity)......  maybe i need to break out the old 49G+....

[SirLoin]

Q:In AH does the thinner air up high(say 30k) give a MG round better ballistics?

[moot]

I'm pretty sure Hitech said so a long while back on the blue Q&A channel.

[Curval]

Is the plane in question on a treadmill?

[eskimo2]

Originally posted by SirLoin
Q:In AH does the thinner air up high(say 30k) give a MG round better ballistics?

I'm pretty sure its modeled for bullets the same as it is for planes.

[lukster]

What I get for posting without reading the entire thread.

[lasersailor184]

Originally posted by Curval
Is the plane in question on a treadmill?

That was one of the funniest threads I had ever seen in my life.  It really did make me question if there actually is a god.

[AKIron]

Originally posted by lasersailor184
That was one of the funniest threads I had ever seen in my life.  It really did make me question if there actually is a god.

Questions are harmless, it's the answers that get ya.