Best Attack Position to Kill Bombers

[999000]

Actually the only reason I start a burst at 1000 with a head-on attack...is to check the aim.
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[TnDep]

Actually the only reason I start a burst at 1000 with a head-on attack...is to check the aim.
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I try to check the aim at 200 still can't hit crap  can't hit nothing in a wirble either going to have to work on that any tips besides keeping my eyes open

[CAP1]

And neither they do in AH. A gunner that opens fire at "thousands of yards" is just wasting his ammo.

i see it a lot. guys firing at me from 2.5k. i've been hit at 1.5k.

[Lusche]

i see it a lot. guys firing at me from 2.5k.

You see this a lot, and you should rejoice when they are doing that

[CAP1]

You see this a lot, and you should rejoice when they are doing that

i do......'cause i just fly along with them till i think they're out of ammo.

[mechanic]

this is a great way to kill anything without a belly gunner. 

HO'ed the lead bomber then immle round and got under the other two, they didnt last long with that easy a shot.




film: http://www.freeroleentertainment.com/how_to_kill_lancs.ahf

[chewiex]

I prefer the low 6 o'clock position with either the bf-110 w/WrGr rockets or the B-25H w/75mm cannon at a pursuit distance of 1.5k. Though I usually end up in a ball of fire, the rewards of a successful attack and subsequent triple victory are worth the flames.  Mot to mention the PM's of "WTF?...How did you kill me with a bomber?" or "How can you shoot me with rockets so far away?". LOL 

    

[8313jbx]

close eyes and 

[Nemisis]

Depends on what bomber:

Lanc: anywhere below coverage of tail turret
B-17/B-24:strait from the side or HO
B-26: on the side forward of the wings
Ki-67: below the plane, or to the side forward of the 20mm
Ju88: pretty much anywhere but directly astern. The guns have pretty limited arcs of fire.

[CAP1]

this is a great way to kill anything without a belly gunner. 

HO'ed the lead bomber then immle round and got under the other two, they didnt last long with that easy a shot.

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film: http://www.freeroleentertainment.com/how_to_kill_lancs.ahf

dammit!!

why didn't i ever think of that????

[TnDep]

I wonder when you flip back around and try for a belly shot if you pull hard toward there 6 then go inverted in the climb seems like that would make an easy shot 

[mechanic]

For sure! There are many quicker ways but I just wanted to try this method out. The last time we did something like this was flying a 110 and I flew underneath some lancs while my squady Buffer killed them with the tail gun. Sure it would be easier to use the 30mm cannons but this was more fun!

[CAP1]

For sure! There are many quicker ways but I just wanted to try this method out. The last time we did something like this was flying a 110 and I flew underneath some lancs while my squady Buffer killed them with the tail gun. Sure it would be easier to use the 30mm cannons but this was more fun!

and fun is what this is all about. 

i'm gonna up a b26 now, and go huntin for lancs........

[viking73]

Seems to be anywhere in my bombers.   Lately I've been amazed at the quick kills planes with .50 cal have been. They kill me like they're 30mm. Just had an F4U-1A take my wing off with a short head-on burst in my B-26's. I've had some kill my B-24's w/ .50 cal like they were paper. On the other side, I've had to put a load of .50's in the right spots and get nothing. I understand engines, cockpits and plane parts but not whole wings or even blowing up with a quick pass. Like for someone to link a video or story of US buffs losing wings to fighters. As for gunning, sometimes I can get quick kills but mostly the fighter just looks like a Christmas Tree but no damage. German gun cameras never showed taking off wings to my knowledge.