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Offline DREDger

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Astounding Feat
« on: June 29, 2008, 11:17:47 PM »
On Sunday night I saw a player named Hapstr land an astounding 60 kills as a 5" gunner.  I know this because about 8 of them were from me.  This wasn't of the ilk where a thousand PT boats pop up and get blasted, this was shooting down bombers and planes against a CV with no cruiser escort over a long period of time.

I would come in with bombers at 7k, and as soon as I was in auto ack range I would see those vapor trails homing right in.  POW!  POW! one bomber left..POW.

I've been playing this game for about 5 years now, never could hit bombers with a 5" gun when they have any altitude.  Not sure how some guys do that, or how you accurately lead planes like that.

I think it would be great if the training arena had that piper sight for 5" practice, so you could see how to lead a set of bombers with alt (as opposed to them flying right at you, which is easy)

Anyway, well done.   That was an epic AH moment imo.
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Offline angelsandair

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Re: Astounding Feat
« Reply #1 on: June 29, 2008, 11:20:21 PM »
You gotta know how to range the bombers. Sometimes, I'll shoot, then zoom in as far as I can, take a look at where I'm at, then repeat till I get it right.  :aok
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Offline Motherland

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Re: Astounding Feat
« Reply #2 on: June 29, 2008, 11:23:23 PM »
I once hit an F6F crossing at high speed about 4k out with the 5". That's my best feat. I've come close to hitting low level B25's and such out of icon range as well.
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Re: Astounding Feat
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2008, 12:01:14 AM »
I've lost 2 262's to Auto puffy ack in the last 6 months.  I'm not one to spend time in 262's in general (probably flown 5 times in those 6 months).  Both times I was high alt doing at least 450.  I try to avoid fleet battles if I'm in a perk plane.

But I know some guys are premo with their 5 inchers.  I don't doubt their skill.
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Offline choker41

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Re: Astounding Feat
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2008, 12:06:24 AM »
Best shot ever seen was when I was 5k from fleet and squaddie was shooting at a con and asked me how far from me he was.  I responded 6K.  Guess what he did next shot? He hit that poor feller 11K out. Couldn't believe it.  Wished I recorded it.  We laughed our freakin heads off the next couple of sorties.  His name was Stroker1 in the 5in.  This is no bull.  I swear on this one.  :aok
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Re: Astounding Feat
« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2008, 12:53:13 AM »
I just fire randomly into a furball close to the cv and hope I hit someone  ;)
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Re: Astounding Feat
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2008, 12:55:04 AM »
Frankly a blind, deaf man with parkinsons could get kills with a 5 inch gun.
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Re: Astounding Feat
« Reply #7 on: June 30, 2008, 01:53:45 AM »
Hitting anything below about 10k is pretty easy on the 5' guns I will only attack a CV at 10.5k or better . I have found that is about as low as you want to take bombers to a CV if you want to survive on your pass. For the LanStuka types anything goes for those guys.
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Re: Astounding Feat
« Reply #8 on: June 30, 2008, 03:19:30 AM »
No not altitude near the edge of the dar ring
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Offline angelsandair

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Re: Astounding Feat
« Reply #9 on: June 30, 2008, 04:07:01 AM »
Quote from: Delirium on June 30, 2008, 12:55:04 AM
Frankly a blind, deaf man with parkinsons could get kills with a 5 inch gun.
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Re: Astounding Feat
« Reply #10 on: June 30, 2008, 05:13:10 AM »
The trick is... watch the puffs the 5"AA is proximity fuzed :aok
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Re: Astounding Feat
« Reply #11 on: June 30, 2008, 06:15:22 AM »
Quote from: SD67 on June 30, 2008, 05:13:10 AM
The trick is... watch the puffs the 5"AA is proximity fuzed :aok
In RL yes, but HOW do they instantly follow you as you change alt/direction/speed?
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Re: Astounding Feat
« Reply #12 on: June 30, 2008, 06:20:00 AM »
I figured you for a bad speller and let you stir my hopes. I have a secret foot fetish, you see. What a letdown :cry
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Offline SD67

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Re: Astounding Feat
« Reply #13 on: June 30, 2008, 06:32:22 AM »
Quote from: bj229r on June 30, 2008, 06:15:22 AM
In RL yes, but HOW do they instantly follow you as you change alt/direction/speed?
weell the 5"ers are player controlled. once you start to see puffs you know you're getting close. try it out you will see fast results ;)
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Re: Astounding Feat
« Reply #14 on: June 30, 2008, 08:26:44 AM »
Quote from: SD67 on June 30, 2008, 05:13:10 AM
The trick is... watch the puffs the 5"AA is proximity fuzed :aok

But how do you switch the 5" from HE to AA?
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