CV Ack - Yikes!

[Anaxogoras]

The new gun emplacements on the destroyers (right?) have really made a difference.  I was flying at about 300ias 7k+ ft over an enemy fleet, in a banking turn, and then crack-crack! Pilot wound. @#$$@!#  Crack-ping!  Oil hit! @%@#%  and then my wing was blown off.  I'm not going to complain because low flying B-24's trying to kamikazi the fleets are never going to get close.

[stephen]

cv ack is nutz,,,, you guys have really done it this time.....
though I think a direct hit like I ricieved tonight at 4.5 might be a might much, I applaude the way it keeps bombers at hi alt, divebombing is a thingof the past...even in jabo's.

[Xasthur]

This is an excellent improvement. The fighter-targeting aspect of it is still a little over-the-top, in my opinion.

Last night I was banging around with OddCAF on a very long range sortie, I was in a 152 and he was in his 'Mossie of Death'. We were at 20k searching for a lone dar-bar con and I took a slap from the CV puffy ack from half a sector away and extending.

Thankfully it was just a slap and no damage was taken but it does seem odd that a fighter travelling at 400 mph on a highly variable course (I was not on auto-level, I was altering my heading and altitude significantly) would take hits like that and remain firmly 'boxed' by ack through these evasive maneuvers.

Perhaps the CV gunners were that good.... but I suspect that this is a little too 'super-ack' to be realistic.

Your thoughts, lads?

[moot]

Boxed-in is the right term, that's how flak works in AH.  The ack explosions are generated around you, they have no ballistics between the guns and the target.  That means there's no way to dodge them.

[LYNX]

SNIP
I applaude the way it keeps bombers at hi alt, divebombing is a thingof the past...even in jabo's.

Don't you kid yourself.  Their still at it and getting through.

I am thankful for all the extra 5" guns.  A very welcomed addition I must say but if the guns aren't manned then there not manned.  Even if they all were it's only a matter of time before they whittle away the defences when rinse and repeat suiciding bombers abound.

Mentioning manning all the guns.....who actually is going to take the field, if that's your gig?

Over all the new fleet is groovy

[Spikes]

I love the new fleets. They are much more protected and will due in for longer fun CV battles. Most pilots can't bomb from high alt and get a CV. With the new fleets, NOE buffs = DENIED. Low-alt JABOs = DENIED.

Heck, you can bring in one destroyer to a field and get 2 guys in the 5" and it is a fleet in itself now...

[SkyRock]

SkyRock<---sank two CV's today in level lanc's NP!

[Elfie]

SkyRock<---sank two CV's today in level lanc's NP!

Check your PMs.

Btw...what the heck are you doing in buffs now?     



 

[Strip]

I cant get near puff ack in a fighter. I took 4-5 hits in less than a minute at 13k doing 400 mph while manuevering!

Strip(er)

[IronDog]

I was on a CV that got sunk,so they are still getting thru.However they are paying a high price,as it should be.Very few kamikazes got thru,so it's helping the realism of the game I feel.The Wirbelwind are having the same effect on vultchers and base capture.These new toys have caused changes in the game that are a good thing.Leave them alone,as in no perking.If you want to perk something,go after the ones that need it,Lgay7's,Spixteens,and floating,ufo, niki's, and Hawgs.
IronDog

[xtyger]

New guns are deadly indeed. On a different note, I really like the new tower. It allows you to look all around and see more of what's happening around the fleet before you take off.

[VonMessa]

I'd say maybe a bit over the top for non-manned ack.  Especially over strats.

Twice last night I was in a TA-152 making passes on buffs approx 12-15K (right about cloud deck)  and I was MOOving!  I couldn't recall exact speed but I had the ol' nose shake going.  Made one pass, boom got a buff.  By the time I extended and came back for another pass, we were getting near a strat and the ack was starting to crank up.  Boom, hit the second buff and BOOM, I'm in the tower  one ack hit, it was nuts.

Repeat pretty much the same scenario again (different buffs) but same speed/alt/situation (killed  1 buff)  made second pass BOOM  in the tower from strat ack.         

Like an SOS pad, scouring the skies clean of enemy aircraft.   

[waystin2]

I'd say maybe a bit over the top for non-manned ack.  Especially over strats.

Twice last night I was in a TA-152 making passes on buffs approx 12-15K (right about cloud deck)  and I was MOOving!  I couldn't recall exact speed but I had the ol' nose shake going.  Made one pass, boom got a buff.  By the time I extended and came back for another pass, we were getting near a strat and the ack was starting to crank up.  Boom, hit the second buff and BOOM, I'm in the tower  one ack hit, it was nuts.

Repeat pretty much the same scenario again (different buffs) but same speed/alt/situation (killed  1 buff)  made second pass BOOM  in the tower from strat ack.         

Like an SOS pad, scouring the skies clean of enemy aircraft.   

Hey von,

Everyone knows that puffy Ack only hits Axis Rides!  Should of took a Spitty out!   

<Salute>

[VonMessa]

I'd rather masturbate with a cheese grater, Danke.       

[VansCrew1]

SkyRock<---sank two CV's today in level lanc's NP!

Skyrock can bomb?