Dispersion comparison

[Jekyll]

Andy, with all due respect, whatever makes you think that these forums are designed for 'fun'?

Most of the posts I take the time to read are discussions of real-life issues.  There's probably a heap of guys in here who would love to understand the issues involved in bullet dispersion etc.

Being told that these weighty real-life issues are far beyond our capacity to understand as mere mortals is a bit over the top, don't you think?

Or do you think someone should not have an interest in politics unless they hold a Doctorate in Political Science?  

[This message has been edited by Jekyll (edited 12-21-2000).]

[Torque]

I'm with fatty on this (no offense Jiggy) One might as well grab a handful of marbles and throw them in the air and draw a circle.The ROF and gravity play a big part, since the AC are on the ground and are not parallel to the gravitational forces all result will differ. I don't know but do all AC while on ground have the same incline? The distance from center of fuselage to gun placement will change things also. The best I can think of Jiggy is to go to an HQ building have a friend with you, let him park at a distance from HQ to give you a reference point. Land at that point and use HQ building to judge dispersion. Otherwise anyone could draw circles around what they think is dispersion and what is not. Also is it not better to set conv to max distance?

Maybe HTC will give us an aiming mount like the did in real life to set conv. That would stop the ranting anyhow.

<shrug>



[This message has been edited by Torque (edited 12-21-2000).]

[Jigster]

 

Originally posted by Torque:


Maybe HTC will give us an aiming mount like the did in real life to set conv. That would stop the ranting anyhow.


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If they don't, I will. I just haven't had time to measure out a gun range yet.

I was messin with some trail stuff and found out the HVARs have a range @ roughly 8 runway lengths  

[sourkraut]

Wow. I think I've just read one of the most arrogant posts ever on UBB.... <much obnoxious content deleted>... I think someone owes an apology to this community.
Sour

[Andy Bush]

Jekyll

Whoa!! I think I may have said something the wrong way!

I meant the sim was for 'fun'...but there's no reason why contributions here can't be fun too. It is for me. I'm always amazed at the enthusiasm and interest shown in the various threads that come along.

>>Being told that these weighty real-life issues are far beyond our capacity to understand as mere mortals is a bit over the top, don't you think?<<

It is a bit 'over the top' and it was not my intent to say or imply such an opinion. Just the opposite, in fact. I like to join in on discussions of RL topics...I bring my RL experience and hope that some may find it useful. If I said something condescending, I apologize.

Let me try it a different way. Some RL topics don't lend themselves to '25 words or less' answers. Some may even merit a doctoral dissertation! Consequently, coming up with info that is both technically correct and, at the same time, applicable to the game is sometimes tough. Add to this the unfortunate times when well-meaning folks inadvertently murky up the water with less than precise info...we could end up with confusion...and that would not be good!

What I was suggesting was that there may be a point past which the discussion loses much of its value. Perhaps I was wrong.

Andy