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Offline Rich46yo

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Re: Simple Moral & Ethical Question
« Reply #60 on: August 04, 2008, 04:07:59 PM »
I cant answer that cause Im never in that situation. Im just not a vulcher, or not much a one. Thats not saying its wrong or anything cause capping a base is a perfectly sound tactic. Its the prolonged vulches for score padding that is kinda lame.

If it was a cripple still in the air that I'd just beaten in ATA and he was pretty helpless??

Yeah, I'd shoot him down. Maybe I wouldnt if I knew him but how do you really know in general combat?
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Re: Simple Moral & Ethical Question
« Reply #61 on: August 04, 2008, 04:15:27 PM »
It worked for Chuck Yeager when he vulched a 262 that was landing :aok

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Re: Simple Moral & Ethical Question
« Reply #62 on: August 04, 2008, 04:22:29 PM »
A crippled plane, wheels down gets a free pass.

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Re: Simple Moral & Ethical Question
« Reply #63 on: August 04, 2008, 04:23:40 PM »
usually I let them land and on 200 if they have kills I say "ur lucky wtg" unless its a 262 :t
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Re: Simple Moral & Ethical Question
« Reply #64 on: August 04, 2008, 05:44:54 PM »
that's because a P-38J will zoom in and steal your kill before you can do any damage.


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Re: Simple Moral & Ethical Question
« Reply #65 on: August 04, 2008, 05:53:10 PM »
As for the orginal question.. Answer is of course "No". I wouldn't vulch someone landing much the same as I wont vuclh someone taking off.


Last week Murdr and I were flying over some enemy base vulching with rockets.  Only managed to get 3 kills that way but it seemed like Murdr was scoring vulch kills with each rocket.  Was funny to watch.


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I guess that pretty much explains Murdr's stance on my 30 second idea..

go figure.
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Re: Simple Moral & Ethical Question
« Reply #66 on: August 04, 2008, 05:58:43 PM »
As for the orginal question.. Answer is of course "No". I wouldn't vulch someone landing much the same as I wont vuclh someone taking off.


I guess that pretty much explains Murdr's stance on my 30 second idea..

go figure.

No, I don't think it does.  It was just a case where two P-38Ls showed up at a base and all viable ground targets were already taken out.  Kind of like being all dressed up and nowhere to go.  Then I heard Murdr cry out on squad channel "Rocket vulch!" and then the fun started.


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Re: Simple Moral & Ethical Question
« Reply #67 on: August 04, 2008, 06:27:25 PM »
No, I don't think it does.  It was just a case where two P-38Ls showed up at a base and all viable ground targets were already taken out.  Kind of like being all dressed up and nowhere to go.  Then I heard Murdr cry out on squad channel "Rocket vulch!" and then the fun started.


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Re: Simple Moral & Ethical Question
« Reply #68 on: August 04, 2008, 06:41:41 PM »
I would come screaming in, shoot at them, miss, and auger.


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Re: Simple Moral & Ethical Question
« Reply #69 on: August 04, 2008, 07:01:47 PM »
I would come screaming in, shoot at them, miss, and auger.


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I was trying to land my P-38 the other night in LW arena, I get a check six just as I'm about to flare for touch down, look behind me and I see a P-51D diving on me.  I raise my gears, firewall the throttle and hit WEP and broke towards the bomber hanger at my 1 oclock and proceed to fly through the hanger then I see a proxy kill credit.  The guy tried to follow me through the hangers and he didn't quite make it.  I then flew around and landed safely.


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Re: Simple Moral & Ethical Question
« Reply #70 on: August 04, 2008, 07:15:28 PM »
I was trying to land my P-38 the other night in LW arena, I get a check six just as I'm about to flare for touch down, look behind me and I see a P-51D diving on me.  I raise my gears, firewall the throttle and hit WEP and broke towards the bomber hanger at my 1 oclock and proceed to fly through the hanger then I see a proxy kill credit.  The guy tried to follow me through the hangers and he didn't quite make it.  I then flew around and landed safely.


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Yea I had almost the same thing happen last night.. I was fighting a lone con on the deck in my K4 but only had only 7 rounds left and had a missing flap from another fight. I then see a Spit on his way to try and pick me, so I took the first opportunity I had to exit the fight and decided to RTB. The con I was fighting didn't give chase and RTBed, however the twit in the spit chased me all the way back to my base and tried to vulch me as I landed. I watched from the tower as the ack tore off his wing and secretly laughed a bit.  :lol
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Re: Simple Moral & Ethical Question
« Reply #71 on: August 04, 2008, 07:27:10 PM »
Vulch any time any place,so yes, sheesh its game not rl no one is really dieng.



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Re: Simple Moral & Ethical Question
« Reply #72 on: August 04, 2008, 07:32:27 PM »
I would vulch his landing prettythang  :D
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Re: Simple Moral & Ethical Question
« Reply #73 on: August 04, 2008, 08:40:13 PM »
Nope
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Re: Simple Moral & Ethical Question
« Reply #74 on: August 04, 2008, 08:51:08 PM »
no.