the HO

[texasmom]

Originally posted by Nilsen
Sometimes i fire on the HO, and sometimes i don't. If the force tells me that FTDEEP is in that mossie i see then i will go for the HO because i know ch200 will be a blast the following hours

[CarlsBee]

A --------> <----------- D
Plane A Plane D.  Plane A(ttacker) has lead turn in mind. Plane D(efender) is a dweeb.


A----\...................<-----------D
........\
..........--------->
Plane A dives, to get separation Plane Dweeb keep flying straight.


......................<-----\
............................. ...\
A-----\...........<--------)------------D
.............\................./
.................----------/
Plane A pulls up before bogie passes, and is over as bogie passes under.


(BD note, before is when you see him in forward/up view, or even the top of forward view)

......../-----\
... _/.........\
<-----------)------------B
................/
A\---------/
.Plane A Pulls in behind plane B, who gets shot down. Very Simple! See! Of course it's not that simple.

[Blooz]

A --------> <----------- D
Plane A Plane D. Plane A(ttacker) has lead turn in mind. Plane D(efender) is a killer.


A----\    ..............                             /D
........\                               /
..........--------->     <......./
Plane A dives, to get separation Plane D rolls and gets his guns pointed into plane A's fight path.




A-----\          ...........                   ----D
.............\      ............           *< /
.................----------/
Plane A pulls up before bogie passes, and is directly ahead as the killer pulls the trigger.


(BD note, before is when you see him in forward/up view, or even the top of forward view)



A --> ((BOOM))<--------D.

Plane A not getting a chance to do his vertical move flies straight into a hail of bullets fired just ahead of his flight path. Pilot A is shocked as he eats many rounds in his engine, canopy and face.

Plane A explodes in a fireball and D, who lands the kill later chuckles. "That was very simple! See! That is simple.

[CarlsBee]

Lead Turn sucks, HO rules.  Pilot of plane D (killer) comes to BBG whining about HO.

[theNewB]

There are many more options regarding the ho situation other than going for it...I have my own little trick i use to gain 100 percent advantage in a ho situation...but this move is dependant on opponent speed and type of aircraft they fly...

I agree there are plenty of options of getting a "skilled" kill rather then the good old "HO" shot. I wouldnt mind learning that trick minus the ones i already know. But back to the topic as for the HO shots i generally have my set rule 1st pass i dont 2nd pass well the fights been initiated so might aswell, normally i just try to avoid the HO and hope for a good shot on his 6 when hes extending or going back up, but most of the aircraft i fly dont have cannons so i just try to avoid it the best i can and if i die to a HO well 90% of everyone does it, but it does get really annyoing getting HOd from a LA to see another one IB to do the same thing. just avoid or HO i dont care i know who the good pilots are to fight

[texasmom]

Originally posted by CarlsBee
so I dont assume you take my view as ex catedra but...
 

I don't ever take anyone else's view as 'etc.'

But I don't see how it takes 2 to ho?  It just takes 2 to merge, right?

[CarlsBee]

Originally posted by texasmom
I don't ever take anyone else's view as 'etc.'

But I don't see how it takes 2 to ho?  It just takes 2 to merge, right?

You dont see how it takes 2 to HO?

                                         

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by CarlsBee
You dont see how it takes 2 to HO?

                                         

Not all of the time.   Sometimes, absolutely; most of the time, no it doesn't take two to ho.

I agree with SkyRock's summarization.

[CarlsBee]

Originally posted by Masherbrum
Not all of the time.   Sometimes, absolutely; most of the time, no it doesn't take two to ho.

I agree with SkyRock's summarization.

care explain?
I dont see how two planes meet head on if one choses not to.  Not counting chance of couse.

[texasmom]

Originally posted by CarlsBee
You dont see how it takes 2 to HO?

                                         

Nope ~ I don't see.  The HO refers to the head on shot ~ meaning the firing of the weapons from the head on position.  Or am I wrong? Does the HO refer to the head on flight (= the merging of the acft in head on directions)?

So you can have two planes merging head on without a HO... you can have two planes merging head on with one doing the HO... or you can have two planes merging head on with both doing the HO...  correct?

[cerberos]

It does take two to HO, as avoiding a HO is probably one of the easiest maneuvers in the game.