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Offline SectorNine50

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Cool Ground Strafing Video
« on: September 16, 2008, 05:43:47 AM »
Title says all really.  It's cool to see videos with rockets in use, they do some serious damage!  It'd be cool if we could get some similer effects in AH when you hit a hanger... :P

Anyway, here's the vid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkTOfH3ngLU
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Re: Cool Ground Strafing Video
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2008, 07:43:03 AM »
Try saddling up behind a bomber in this game like that footage & you wont last long.
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Re: Cool Ground Strafing Video
« Reply #2 on: September 16, 2008, 10:41:47 AM »
You know what I find interesting about that and all of the other gun cam footage I've seen as compared to AH...

You never see a 17 or 24 lose a wing or a tail. Granted, all kinds of stuff falls off, and engines catch fire but they never lose entire control surfaces.
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Re: Cool Ground Strafing Video
« Reply #3 on: September 16, 2008, 10:49:31 AM »
There's a picture in a book I have of a B-17 that was hit by 88mm flak.  It looks like the entire fuselage is missing behind the wings, but it's true that I haven't seen that happen from cannon fire.

As for attacking bombers from the 6 o'clock position, WW2 bomber gunners couldn't aim all their guns together by pressing the 'n' key. :P
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Re: Cool Ground Strafing Video
« Reply #4 on: September 16, 2008, 10:50:09 AM »
WHAT THE HELL IS SO COOL ABOUT GERMANS SHOOTING OUR B-17'S DOWN. :mad:
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Re: Cool Ground Strafing Video
« Reply #5 on: September 16, 2008, 10:55:49 AM »
Quote from: lunatic1 on September 16, 2008, 10:50:09 AM
WHAT THE HELL IS SO COOL ABOUT GERMANS SHOOTING OUR B-17'S DOWN. :mad:

Welcome to the bbs. :rolleyes:
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Re: Cool Ground Strafing Video
« Reply #6 on: September 16, 2008, 11:08:35 AM »
Quote from: lunatic1 on September 16, 2008, 10:50:09 AM
WHAT THE HELL IS SO COOL ABOUT GERMANS SHOOTING OUR B-17'S DOWN. :mad:

That is an exceptionally good question.  For that matter, what is so cool about anything shooting any plane down in real life?
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Re: Cool Ground Strafing Video
« Reply #7 on: September 16, 2008, 11:20:19 AM »
Thats funny according to that video them bombers can take alot of damage before they go down My bomber gets 1 .50 cal round and my tail comes off or im lit like a flare. HTC needs to watch that vid and redo the damage model for bombers.IMHO
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Re: Cool Ground Strafing Video
« Reply #8 on: September 16, 2008, 11:23:47 AM »
Quote from: smokey23 on September 16, 2008, 11:20:19 AM
Thats funny according to that video them bombers can take alot of damage before they go down My bomber gets 1 .50 cal round and my tail comes off or im lit like a flare. HTC needs to watch that vid and redo the damage model for bombers.IMHO

Luftwaffe tests showed that 2-3 30mm shell hits were all it took (usually) to bring down a B-17.  You really want to make bomber damage realistic? :t
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Re: Cool Ground Strafing Video
« Reply #9 on: September 16, 2008, 11:30:09 AM »
Quote from: lunatic1 on September 16, 2008, 10:50:09 AM
WHAT THE HELL IS SO COOL ABOUT GERMANS SHOOTING OUR B-17'S DOWN. :mad:

Wow. :huh
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Re: Cool Ground Strafing Video
« Reply #10 on: September 16, 2008, 11:48:05 AM »
Quote from: lyric1 on September 16, 2008, 07:43:03 AM
Try saddling up behind a bomber in this game like that footage & you wont last long.
I think they might be in slow motion :P
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Re: Cool Ground Strafing Video
« Reply #11 on: September 16, 2008, 01:15:38 PM »
Quote from: Anaxogoras on September 16, 2008, 11:23:47 AM
Luftwaffe tests showed that 2-3 30mm shell hits were all it took (usually) to bring down a B-17.  You really want to make bomber damage realistic? :t
B-17 With a hole from 1 round out of a 262.
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Re: Cool Ground Strafing Video
« Reply #12 on: September 16, 2008, 01:21:39 PM »
Quote from: LilMak on September 16, 2008, 10:41:47 AM
You know what I find interesting about that and all of the other gun cam footage I've seen as compared to AH...

You never see a 17 or 24 lose a wing or a tail. Granted, all kinds of stuff falls off, and engines catch fire but they never lose entire control surfaces.
Granted this plane was taken out by 262 rockets it was sliced & diced though.  http://flickr.com/photos/21734563@N04/2113721262/in/pool-usaaf/ You can click on the photo for more detail as to what damage the rockets did or scroll through other photos of the same plane.
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Re: Cool Ground Strafing Video
« Reply #13 on: September 16, 2008, 01:49:57 PM »
Quote from: lyric1 on September 16, 2008, 01:15:38 PM
B-17 With a hole from 1 round out of a 262.

Good pic lyric1.  Against bombers I thought the Mk108 was nerfed in WB and I think the same of AH.
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Re: Cool Ground Strafing Video
« Reply #14 on: September 16, 2008, 07:48:18 PM »
poor b-17 :cry :cry :cry
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