Author Topic: WG 21 Rockets: ????????? (Read 526 times)

Ash · « **on:** July 19, 2000, 07:43:00 AM »

Experten,

BigJoe and I spent an hour in the TA last night trying to figure out how to use these rockets. I had always assumed that the WG 21s were mortars that were "launched" at a buff box and then would explode at the end of there flight path < I think this does occurs in brand WB?>. Our experimentation last night shows that all you are doing is lobbing large chunks of metal down range. This doesn't seem correct
Is there a known bug with the WG 21s that I am not aware of, or am I totally off base here? I think these "missles" are going to be extremely important when the Historical Scenarios begin to arrive!
Any help or information would be appreciated!

Horrido!
Old Ash
III./JG2

RAM · « **Reply #1 on:** July 19, 2000, 09:02:00 AM »

Ash those rockets were in fact rocket-powered howitzer rounds, with a time fuse that made them explode after a given amount of time.

I never load them ,tho, because they, as the real ones, are hoppelessy unnacurate. Last time I loaded them was in the Training Arena, back in the 1.01 version and they had no time fuse on.Seems that it isnt modelled still.

Anyway I dont see the point in loading them...those things were used aimed at a big box of bombers to scare them and made them open the formation, to aim at a single B17 was simply impossible.

Of course in big scenarios it would be nice

BTW if Me262 comes someday we could see the R4M (heheh remmembers me the handle of someone here

) rockets used by them...THOSE were REAL A2A rockets...and quite accurate ones

Ash · « **Reply #2 on:** July 19, 2000, 09:30:00 AM »

RAM,

BigJoe and I were getting pretty damn good at shooting those things last night :-). If we had them exploding there would have been some AMI iron on the ground. We'll definitely need them future in the Historical Arenas :-)! And what better way to practice with them but on single buffs! I am very impressed by the way HTC has dealt with all bugs in the past and am a little surprised they have let this known issue go uncorrected for so long.

<Salute>
Ash
III./JG2

<< Just more proof of the Allied Conspiracy :-)>>

Westy · « **Reply #3 on:** July 19, 2000, 10:39:00 AM »

I shot down an enemy fighter that tried to "HO" me one day when I took off in an anti-B17 ME-109 from a filed under attack. So they do work

-Westy

BigJoe · « **Reply #4 on:** July 21, 2000, 06:51:00 PM »

Agree, if the timed fuse was modeled I think we could've produced a few kills we were getting mighty close to the mark. I learned from a former WB squadie "geirjo" that they make for some great ack busters and it still holds true here in the AH arena. So load'em up they do have a use just not what they were intended for.