Author Topic: More realism (Read 1684 times)

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #30 on:** December 27, 2007, 06:13:48 PM »

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Originally posted by splitatom
they actualy had winds of like 300 sometimes which ment that the b-29 on some days were going about 600 mph and somedays like about 16 mph thus is why we went to lightiing things on fire which required about no acuracy

No, it is why we started low level bombing runs over Japan. We compensated for the Jet Stream by flying lower during the bombing missions instead of at normal high altitude.

The fire bombings of Tokyo was purely to terrorize the civilian population and destroy light industry, 50% of which was located in populated areas. The resulting fire bombing cut down their input by over half, destroyed 16 square miles of the city and killed over 100,000 civilians, many of them working at light industry factories in their neighborhood.

ack-ack

Devonai · « **Reply #31 on:** December 27, 2007, 06:50:02 PM »

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Originally posted by Gowan
[correct me if wrong]

guns normally jammed from long bursts of fire, in which the barrels would warp and then the round would get jammed...

i like the jamming part, would keep my bombers up longer

Actually warping a MG/cannon barrel would require far more ammunition than any of our birds carry, and after much more sustained fire. In real life the major cause of a jam involved the feeding mechanism.

I am against random weapons failures in this game as it would add a whole new level of whining from sore losers.

aenigma · « **Reply #32 on:** December 28, 2007, 04:34:26 AM »

IF you want more realism like engine control, stalls, take offs, etc...then look into Targetware. Not for the faint of heart.

Saxman · « **Reply #33 on:** December 28, 2007, 07:30:42 AM »

One thing I'd like to see is a MUCH more robust damage model.

IMO, that's one of only two places where Il-2 is undeniably superior to AH: Damage modeling, and the visuals.

Krusty · « **Reply #34 on:** December 28, 2007, 09:12:02 AM »

TW is a joke.

Oh, and FYI: The jetsteam was only a problem over Japan. Over Europe it wasn't an issue. It's a gross exaggeration of the issue to simply state "at 20,000 feet you had 200-300mph winds" because most of the time it just wasn't true.