Another annoying question

[FLOTSOM]

I was wondering, why when you shoot a ground vehicle,(including wirbles tanks ect) in the open turret when the player is in that section of the vehicle, why doesnt it kill the pilot?

while in an a/c, if i take a direct canopy hit from even the mg's of an enemy a/c or gv, then either i suffer a pilot wound or boom my plane instantly explodes or tumbles to the earth as i die. why does this not happen to gvers that are in the open turret or turret gun of a gv and obviousely physically exsposed to bullets?

if i pound the turret of any gv with cannon fire while the gv is firing the turret machine guns, i may be able to pop the top on the turret and knok out the guns, but the gv isnt destroyed and the pilot still lives, the pilot doesnt even suffer from a pilot wound.

reasonably if you are in the open without the protection of the armor then you should physically be exposed to attack independantly of the vehicle you are in.

a tiger jocky only benefits from the tigers armor if he is inside the tank. he shouldnt become bullet proof because he happens to be on top of the vehicle. if he uses the top gun to fire at a/c's then he should be open to attack with the armor rating of flesh not steel.

well just a wonder

FLOTSOM

[Xasthur]

The tank driver does not move around. At worst there should a gunner pilot wound but that's it. As it is relatively easy to take these guns out I don't see any point in wastinv time on this seconday part or a secodary part of the game. Don't shoot at tigers in your fighter and there won't be a problem.

[Lusche]

I was wondering, why when you shoot a ground vehicle,(including wirbles tanks ect) in the open turret when the player is in that section of the vehicle, why doesnt it kill the pilot?

FLOTSOM

For the very same reason the pilot doesn't get wounded when the player is manning a bomber turret and that turret gets hit. Putting that station out of order may represent hits on the guns, the ammo supply or killing the corresponding crewmember. And same as with bombers, killing the driver (=pilot) terminates that sortie.

[FLOTSOM]

The tank driver does not move around. At worst there should a gunner pilot wound but that's it. As it is relatively easy to take these guns out I don't see any point in wasting time on this seconday part or a secodary part of the game. Don't shoot at tigers in your fighter and there won't be a problem.

first off I'm a DWEEB (check the squad name), not a tard. my reference to the tiger was to serve as an example, so telling me not to shoot at tigers is just an ignorant reply.

second off the driver does obviously move around, or are you implying that he fires the turret mounted mg by telepathy? maybe they all just have really long arms?

you may call it wasting time, but i wanted to understand why they didn't die, and a further understanding of the game constitutes an increased amount of knowledge and wisdom that can be employed in future sorties. so you can stay ignorant, personally ill ask question of those who have an actual answer.

if you have a legitimate answer to a serious question then by all means speak up, but don't just voice an opinion into someones thread because you have nothing better to do with your time than prove how annoying you can be. if this was a goofy or silly thread or if you had something funny to say, well then funny is funny, but condescending for the sake of attempting to make yourself feel superior is just stupid.

p.s. spell checker is free by the way..........


Lushe thank you for your input. <S>

FLOTSOM

[Lusche]

second off the driver does obviously move around, or are you implying that he fires the turret mounted mg by telepathy? maybe they all just have really long arms?

No he doesn't. You (the player) are just assuming the role of the commander when going to the station. The driver is still on his station, regardless where you (the player) are currently at. Else you wouldn't be able to steer the tank while in any other position (or turn the bomber while being in any turret). It's just like a role-playing game, in a way. 

[Wyld45]

             I thought it was really long-arms,but no really, personally I hate attacking without at least
      a 500lb'der on board, but of course I dont always have that pleasure. I would like to think though
      after working my arse off enough to blow his top up, I have the satisfaction of knowing he's
      wounded even if I get shot down in the process. 

[Xasthur]

Hahaha, stop being such a girl, Flotsom. You asked why the driver doesn't get killed when a gunner station is shot at and you got an answer. Tanks were operated by more than one man, fool. By your logic, bombers should be killed by shooting the tail gunner to pieces because the pilot nipped down to the back of a B-17 for a quick spray of the rear guns. Also, don't give me that spell checking nonsense, I am typing on a touch screen phone. If I make a few mistakes.... too bad.

[**CLONE155**]

Picture it like this...

You are a magical wizard, and you have the power to take over people's bodys. So when you go to the driver position, you take over the driver. When you take over the pintle gun, you take over the commander (or who ever has to man it). And i also see this as why when we die, we can respawn, because that poor soul is dead, but we just take over another 

Just my opinion 

[FLOTSOM]

I am typing on a touch screen phone. If I make a few mistakes.... too bad.

your so wrapped up in this game you check the board on your phone?

you really need to get a life!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks for the answers guys

FLOTSOM

[PFactorDave]

You're so wrapped up in this game, you check the board on your phone?

You really need to get a life!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for the answers guys.
FLOTSOM

Just going to take this moment to point out that he who lives in a glass house should not throw stones.

I have corrected your errors in red.  Don't point out the free spell checker if your grammar and punctuation are also weak.

[Anaxogoras]

For the very same reason the pilot doesn't get wounded when the player is manning a bomber turret and that turret gets hit.

[Xasthur]

your so wrapped up in this game you check the board on your phone?

you really need to get a life!!!!!!!!!!!

thanks for the answers guys

FLOTSOM

Ever worked in a liquor store at 10am on a saturday morning? I was getting paid to point out how silly your question was.

Perhaps you should check your stats before you go giving me watermelon about being wrapped up in this game.

You have, so far, over 38 hours logged in the Late War Arena for this month. I have less than 14 hours.

You have played nearly 3 times longer than I have this month. Better luck next time, wise guy.

[FLOTSOM]

Just going to take this moment to point out that he who lives in a glass house should not throw stones.

I have corrected your errors in red.  Don't point out the free spell checker if your grammar and punctuation are also weak.

let us see now, "You're" is short for you are, seems spell checker has no issue with it.

a capital "Y" at the beginning of a sentence.......hhhhmmmmmmmmmm m? seems to me i kinda remember someone once telling me that capital letters are suppose to be used at the beginning of a sentence.

excessive exclamation points? oops guess i fail Aces High Bulletin Board grammar 101.

Capital "T" once again found at the beginning of a sentence, and oh no! yep, your right, there it is. A DAMN PERIOD AT THE END OF A SENTANCE!!! How pathetically heathen of me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!would that be too many?)

I do not see a grammar checker on the screen, but i do see a spell checker.

Maybe you should try taking English as at least a third or fourth language before you take it upon yourself to critique in a conversation that you are not a part of.

Maybe the sentence is not perfect, but at least the words are spelled correctly.

Is it not also proper that when you are quoting the words of another to put those quoted words inside quotation marks? Would it not be plagiarism if you don't give some form of acknowledgement or credit to the original author? Unless that is, you were the originator of the expression "He who lives in a glass house should not throw stones". Confucius. is that you?

Oh, and as a side question. When you are describing an action you are taking within a sentence, is it not proper English to begin that sentence with "I am"? Or are we the reader suppose to guess who was "Just going to take this moment..."

"....are also weak.? hhhmmmmmmmmmmmm, yet again I believe your English may be a little askew. I was pointing out the fault of another not my own. I believe that the definition of "are also" in the text of your sentence as written would be "in addition to". The spelling found within my text is correct, so the reference i made to spell checker obviously could not be "in addition to "issues with my grammar and punctuation. Making your sentence an incorrect an inaccurate observation.

"I" just hope you are not a teacher somewhere.

FLOTSOM

[Xasthur]

Any moron with a dictionary can spell correctly, especially when they have a spell checker.

I did not spell any words incorrectly, I simply did not correctly push the buttons on the touch screen. 

In any case, if all you've got to argue with is the fact that I missed a couple of letters and typed a 'v' instead of a 'g', you're on very weak ground.

I am also surprised that you're arguing that poor grammar is in some way a lesser issue than correct spelling when you get it out of an automatic spell checker.

You're clutching at straws just for the sake of it, stop being such a princess.

[RTGorkle]

Am I allowed to say "Sackmonkey" in here?