Tracers.

[StokesAk]

Do you fly with tracers on or off. Why?

I fly with them off cause all of those streaks confuse me and I aim worse.

[Lusche]

On.

Without tracers I'm gradually losing my aim over time. From no trouble during the first few sorties to not being able to hit anything even at point blank range after a week.

[Spikes]

Sometimes I fly with them off, but for the most part they are on as I can't hit jack.

[pluck]

off for a couple reasons.

most times those tracers streaks confuse the issue for me as well

I find with tracers on, I tend to walk my bullet stream to target, which wastes ammo and sometimes needed time.  With them off, I tend to aim in the right spot more often....then again, I have no choice as I don't have many clues as to how far off I am.

[The Fury]

On.

Im a terrible shot without and not much better with  

[Forker]

I flew with them off for years, hit percentage actually went up, turned them on a few months ago and hit percentage went up even more. Dont know why. With them off its like shooting doves.
They were in fact a distraction to me at first. Now I have a better idea when to start pulling the trigger and the tracers are less of a distraction and more of an aid. I think playing with them off helps in the long run. It made me a better shot.

[Ack-Ack]

Do you fly with tracers on or off. Why?

I fly with them off cause all of those streaks confuse me and I aim worse.

When I first started, had them on.  Then Manx told me to try turning them off to force me to lead with the gunsight instead of tracers.  I did that and watched my Hit % within a week climb from a paltry 5% or so to 10% and then averaged around 15% afterwards.  Kept them off like that for about 7 years and then turned them back on for the last couple of tours I flew and improved my hit % by 2% when I switched them back on. 

Boils down to personal preference after you get the hang of leading with your gunsight instead of the tracers.


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[Fianna]

Off... I'm not a great shot, so I don't want alert the guy I'm trying to kill when my first burst flies past his cockpit.


Also, as others have already said, they distract me.

[Guppy35]

Off... I'm not a great shot, so I don't want alert the guy I'm trying to kill when my first burst flies past his cockpit.


Also, as others have already said, they distract me.

Off, for the same reasons as the above

[AWwrgwy]

On.  So I can see where the bullets are actually going vs. where I want them to go.  I want to see how much I'm missing by.


wrongway

[james]

off, tracers are weaker than normal ball ammo if that is modeled into the game. It also forces me to aim better and gain a better sight picture before pulling the trigger.

[Messiah]

nvm

[Chalenge]

James the tracers in AH are just for visual and do not effect your hit count or effectiveness.

I turn them off because they distract intuitive aim.

[james]

That's why I put I didn't know if it was modeled with less power in the game. I have to use tracers for cannon planes either way. My gunnery with cannons belongs in the outhouse.

[Masherbrum]

Off