1. Weapons Range.
I have been getting killed at 800 yards plus as I pull away WITH Good E from a bounce.
2. Equality of Ammunition.
I can hit targets with good solids bursts, mix of cannon and machine gun. They don't die.
I get hit by a con in a similar plane and he kills me? (I have hit the same con up to four times with perhaps six seconds of burst and not killed him?
Example 1: I hit torque the other night in a front quarter pass. I was in a 38 and for about 1 second I lit up his front quarter with MG 151/20 and .50Cal. Torque flew on like he had not been hit (Torque in a F4U and me in a 38.)
Example 2:Later I hit Torque in a HO. I saw my hit sprites all over Torque for two seconds before I heard ping on my Spit (Torque again in F4U) I was again on both triggers. Torque eventually got my wings, then we collided (I got that kill.)
Example 3: Packrat in a P-51 me in Spit. I hit packrat with a front quarter shot (His engine and conopy were lit up with hit sprites) and He flew past me, shot down another rook and then flew back toward me, and shot me down? Later I hit some other Bish P-51 with a very similar shot, he was smoking before he even got past me?
Example 4: I dove on Packrat (Me Spit, Packrat Pony) I hit packrat from Spinner to Tail with about 2 seconds of .303 and 20MM twas a good high angle oblique and he flew through my pattern. I was attempting to clear the six of another Rook. Packrat flew on apparently no damage and made the kill.
Example 5: Earlier tonight I hit a Bish Nick, two seconds of mixed MG151/20 and .50Cal from a P-38. I had a lot of E and I came around and hit him again (Wing root and engine and wing.) Both times good 2 second bursts.
The Bish Nick was still low, and as I went to extend he Accelerated and shot me down (I think it was Jcy19) from about 1.1K
I was starting to think the Bishops had something that made them take less damage?
ACK?
I dragged Torque into the ack on two occasions last night. Apparently the Ack can't hit Torque but can take my engine out in a single high speed?
Bombers?
The BISHOPS are having Great Fun now, flying at 35K and bombing our HQ. We have taken to launching from one and climbing to try and intercept. Weazel (A knight) Easily shot down Pongo (was a trainer) with the .50Cal and Weazle was at like 28K (Something we consider reasonable.) When the Bishop B-17s are at 35K we can't reach them to touch them.
Not whining here, but which fighter can manuver at 35K to make a pass?? Its not the P-38 I have been trying?
Also at about 30K the cons are off of DAR and just the Sector Markers appear, the Bish come over the mountains over 30K so we don't know they are there until the Marker moves into the grid square just before the HQ. No plane will climb fast enough to reach a B-17 at 35K before the B-17 can cover the 40Miles, bomb the HQ and then egress out of the gridsquare.
I have recorded a couple sorties but I can only see my tracers. I will continue to record and try and provide you some examples of what I am seeing. The worst part is that others are killing me easily, and I can put a lot of ammo into them with little or no effect.
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Lincoln "Downtown" Brown.
lkbrown1@tir.com http://www.tir.com/~lkbrown1 Wrecking Crews "Drag and Die Guy"
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