Best Attack Position to Kill Bombers

[Steve]

well......some of us aren't good enough at our gunnery yet, to aim for a particular place on the aircraft.

i was being serious when i said i just aim for the big thing with the wings in front of me. 

You can do it... aim small miss small.

[Chalenge]

I prefer to have a lot of alt on the bombers and to attack from high twelve passing over the upper turret of drone #2s center just as I pull lead and begin shooting. Most of the time I am on the verge of black out in the firing stage but the point is to defeat the upper turret as much as possible by crossing the point at which the turret must rotate while also having enough energy to get out of gun range before the gunner can move to the ball and get guns on there. The P-51 is deal for this because even at 25k altitude it can hit and then dive 4500 feet below the bomber and still be above and in front of the bombers very quickly. Most bomber pilots start to get really nervous when this is done well and a nervous target is easier to kill.

[999000]

NO NO YOU GUYS HAVE IT ALL WRONGGGGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Best attack of bombers has always been, will always be, a low slow dead six attack!...don't start shooting till your within 200! and never ever organize two or more fighters attacking out of fear of colliding with friendly  fighters....Also never use those dam rockets!..they are not good for the enviorment.!
999000 <S>
PLEASE PLEASE disregard all previous posts on this subject!!

[mechanic]

   999000!


 

[Chalenge]

I just killed a guy online (x3) with the approach I mentioned... bomber #2 died with just two bullets.

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well......some of us aren't good enough at our gunnery yet, to aim for a particular place on the aircraft.

i was being serious when i said i just aim for the big thing with the wings in front of me. 

   just cuz I aim for pilot don't mean I hit them 

but I have found that by aiming for the pilot you are more apt to at least hit the damn plane

and if by chance you do hit, they explode, which is good no one else can follow them down pumping rounds into a wingless bird and steeling your kill.

[LYNX]

Just curious to see what everybody's views are when attacking bombers.  What position do you to shoot from ect. ?

Death from above.  Watch this old promo film

http://www.filefront.com/14934197/promo1w3drdwn.wmv

[RTHolmes]

If you're flying a 262 or something with serious firepower, the side on angle from slightly below works a treat. Aim ahead of the lead bomber and keep holding the trigger down as the formation flies through your gunsite one by one.

got 3 lancs in one pass in a tempy last night doing this

otherwise high 2/10, or HO from below (great for B17s soft belly if u miss the cockpit)

[Corrs]

 
I usually take 999000's attack method

[999000]

Corrs I love you man! <S>
999000

[CAP1]

Corrs I love you man! <S>
999000

i think you lied to us.

i tried the 6 low approach on a set of ju88's last night.

it netted me a free trip to the tower. 

[Shuffler]

i think you lied to us.

i tried the 6 low approach on a set of ju88's last night.

it netted me a free trip to the tower. 

You can't complain. You got a new plane that did not have all those nasty bullet holes in it like the old one.

[Larry]

I like getting on their six, going about the same speed as they are, then only firing when I'm 1.2k out.

[CAP1]

You can't complain. You got a new plane that did not have all those nasty bullet holes in it like the old one.

ya, but it was heavier. it handled like poop, due to the extra weight. i think they used lead to patch the previous owners bullet holes. 

[gusman]

I like getting on their six, going about the same speed as they are, then only firing when I'm 1.2k out.

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