Japanee B17 ? ;)

[Saintaw]

I meant "Japanese", of course...

Hello,
My 2 Cents here...

Yesterday (my 1st flight Online with AH) I flew the B17 (Desperately on my own) and got shot down ba ONE burst from a P51, that ripped my wing off...

Am I wrong when i expect that the "Super Forteress" would be a little tougher than that ? is it a Japanese "Rice paper" brand of the Buff, or Was I simply totaly out of luck ?

I remember reading somewhere that the B17 was capable of sustaining a HUGE ammount of damage...One burst of .50 is not what I call a Huge ammount of dammage...

Please, answer before you plonk  


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Saint
DCO 186th Wardogs (Falcon4 Squad)
 http://www.wardogs.org/

[This message has been edited by Saintaw (edited 01-18-2000).]

[dolomite]

"Huge amounts" is a relative term.

How much would a contemporary bomber take from sustained .50 fire?

How close did you let him get?

Was he able to concentrate on a wing root?

Yes, history says the B17 could take immense damage. But remember, Memphis Belle was the first B17 and crew to survive 25 missions, and that was what year?

[Saintaw]

Mhhh, indeed, he got in pretty close, as I was fiddling with the Gunner positions (Front or top, I couldn't choose...)

He actualy broke my Left wingtip, right fter tha last Engine...I started spinning down...

I'll try this on th other side tonight and I WILL take off in that F4U now !!!  

BTW, Taking off needs some Trim, right ? Do I need Aileron Trim or the other ?

Oh, well, I'll just have to try it I guess  

Does anyone have "anti-sleeping" pills to share ?



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Saint
DCO 186th Wardogs (Falcon4 Squad)
 http://www.wardogs.org/

[Lephturn]

Saint,

Remember, that single "burst" he hit you with may have been a REALLY long one on his FE, or even a few short ones close together.  Because of lag issues, you can't be sure on your end what actually happened.  Even so, a buff is a big target, and we have some great gunners in this game.  A sustainded 2 second burst into a wingtip from 6x.50 caliber would blast a wing into powder.  We are not talking about a stray round or two here...

As for your question about taking off, I dont use any trim adjustments.  Although it may help, I personally just ease the power on smoothly and use lots of rudder to launch my F4U.  I don't generally trim until airborn and clean, at which point I engage Auto Speed for my climbout.



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Lephturn
The Flying Pigs