Head On Attacks

[Papabear]

All this talk about not taking the HO is getting to me… What’s more American than a good HO?

Mind you, I’m not talking about one of them walking petri dishes that are standing on the corner type HOs…

(Insert a picture here that is certain to have Skuzzy delete this post)…

No, I’m talking about this kind of HO:



What’s with all this braggin about getting behind someone to shoot him? What kind of low-life, yella-bellied, snake-in-the-grass brags about shootin someone in the back?

What happened to ethics and good old manners? What happened to the cry of “Don’t shoot till you see the whites of their eyes”? What happened to “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead”? Did John Wayne sneak around waiting until the other guy couldn’t get the draw on him? Nope! The Duke stood his ground, called the other feller out, and then slapped leather face to face.

If it was good enough for John Wayne… It’s good enough for me!

[SPKmes]

Ya know, on this subject, I wish there was some kind of indicator on the icon to tell you whether or not you are closing nose-to-tail or nose-to-nose. Closure rates can fool you, it is just often too hard for me to see which end is which, even with zoom, until 1K or closer. I've both gotten HOed when I thought the closure indicated a tail chase and I've also pulled off of perfectly good firing to avoid being "HOed" by what turns out to be his rudder-end.

 And some of the planes it is hardest to tell whether its "coming or going" are like P-38s and 110s, exactly the ones you don't want to go head on with.

isn't that what the + & - before distance are ?

[zoozoo]

ZoOzOo T3h L33t H03r

[Barnes828]

[Gixer]

Decision 1: Turn away from the attack.
Decision 2: continue your course until you are closer.

You left out Decision 3.  Roll underneath or above,merge then finish off the attacker. Anything else isn't worth thinking about.


<S>...-Gixer

[Rich46yo]

Ya know, on this subject, I wish there was some kind of indicator on the icon to tell you whether or not you are closing nose-to-tail or nose-to-nose. Closure rates can fool you, it is just often too hard for me to see which end is which, even with zoom, until 1K or closer. I've both gotten HOed when I thought the closure indicated a tail chase and I've also pulled off of perfectly good firing to avoid being "HOed" by what turns out to be his rudder-end.

 And some of the planes it is hardest to tell whether its "coming or going" are like P-38s and 110s, exactly the ones you don't want to go head on with.

                       Yep especially furing low light against a dark background, or, if its a big hairy furball. There have been times I thought a chase was actually a HO merge. It only takes a second or two not knowing its a merge to blow your merge.

[Coshy]

Wait, Wait! I studied for this one, I know the answer!

It takes two to HO.

What did I win?

[ShrkBite]

I dont HO unless im in a La-7 or niki......and im getting gangbanged by jokersjokers 

[Chalenge]

I only read the first post and a few ridiculous replies between here and there. The answer is if you waited to 2.2k distance to think your too late. At 1.5k you should already be turned away from the ho.

[SkyRock]

I think my taking that HO was the correct thing to do.

Nope!

[humble]

The underlying issue here is simple. Your either a fighter or a target. When two pilots elect (and this is the key word) a mutual HO then you simply have two pidgeons in play and no true "fighter" pilot. Now if a pilot meets a pidgeon he has a number of options. For a certain subset of pilots like Mark it will inevitably involve manuevering for a clear 3/9 line advantage. For others it may evovle into anything from simply denying the shot and continuing to an E or angles fight or creating a simple front quarter "fly by" shot. All of those are totally acceptable in my book based on preference, relative positioning, "mission goal" or based on the overall situation. In the end if you simply trade lead then your a random statistic in a game of chance. If instead you manuever and simply give lead instead then your a pilot and he's still a pidgeon, and maybe a stuffed one

[COndor06]

In this game it tends to be Ho or be Hoed. If I am involved with multible bogys I will shoot every time my sight crosses a target. I will divert from a Ho if possible (one-on-one) but with little E and slow moving you don't stand a chance if the Enmy wants that head on shot. Either face the music or expose your full silhouette to the attacker.

I get pissed off when I get Hoed but then again, I've done it.

Theirs nothing more aggravating than flying to altitude, arriving at your killin place to be picked off by a Hoin pos before you can even engage.  

Then Again:

Theirs nothing more satisfying than flying through the wreckage of Hoin dweeb.  

[BaldEagl]

6.818 seconds until mutual destruction
5.113 seconds until mutual destruction
3.409 seconds until mutual destruction
2.045 seconds until mutual destruction
1.363 seconds until mutual destruction

POOF

[sunfan1121]

Every time I see someone HO me, the first thing I think is that guys gunna be a easy kill.

[Yeager]

head on shot is as legitimate as any other shot in the game.  its the ace pilots that piss me off.