3 sector 163's

[LLogann]

 

for suck a little propeller, that thing can sure go fast 

[SmokinLoon]

Not a thing gamey about it.

Fly slow enough to not rip off the dolly, rearm, rinse & repeat until you are at your destination.

For a little gnat, it has a big stinger   

Milkin' the mileage; keeping the undercarriage while in flight; and re-armin'/re-fuelin' the me162 is in fact gaming the game at its best.  To each his own, no doubt.  but to argue that it "is not" and then to list the items you did seem a bit hypocritical, no?   

[Tec]

If you're climbing, you're doing it wrong.

[waystin2]

Was the actual ME163 capable of taking off and retaining it's dolly?

[Mar]

I remember reading somewhere that the trickiest part of flying the 163 was knowing when to release the gear after takeoff, because it would bounce right back up into the plane. So from this I'm pretty sure that it's a manual release, and that the gear could be kept as long as you didn't let it rip off and take half the rocket with it.

[VonMessa]

Milkin' the mileage; keeping the undercarriage while in flight; and re-armin'/re-fuelin' the me162 is in fact gaming the game at its best.  To each his own, no doubt.  but to argue that it "is not" and then to list the items you did seem a bit hypocritical, no?   

No, not at all.  Flying an aircraft within it's operational limits is not gaming the game.

Komet pilots would take off at about 320kph.  Once climbing speed of 676 kph was reached the dolly would be dropped.  Stay under that speed, and there would be no damage to the carriage.

It is not any more or less gamey than F4U's dropping landing gear or taking 30 seconds to rearm any plane.

If you are really looking for more realism, wear a flight suit whilst playing the game and , instead of going afk, just piss your pants.

[waystin2]

Anybody have an answer on the earlier question that is definitive?

[VonMessa]

Anybody have an answer on the earlier question that is definitive?

Yes, if it wasn't jettisoned, then invariably the dolly was retained 

[waystin2]

Yes, if it wasn't jettisoned, then invariably the dolly was retained 

I love ya you Bastage!

[RoGenT]

I've had the worse luck with those things. I've flown it three times since my first tour in the game. The first time, I hit a tree on takeoff. Second time I collided with 234 (got him at least ) and the third time, I managed to shoot down a NIK on a strat run, but ran out of go-juice and ran into a building.


Offline - I collided with a buff. So yeah, getting home safely isn't my concern, it is just flying in general 

[Imowface]

No, not at all.  Flying an aircraft within it's operational limits is not gaming the game.

Komet pilots would take off at about 320kph.  Once climbing speed of 676 kph was reached the dolly would be dropped.  Stay under that speed, and there would be no damage to the carriage.

It is not any more or less gamey than F4U's dropping landing gear or taking 30 seconds to rearm any plane.

If you are really looking for more realism, wear a flight suit whilst playing the game and , instead of going afk, just piss your pants.

or blow your computer desk up while sitting on the runway in a 163

[Tupac]

Wearing a flight suit? You have never played AH until you have played it nude. Its what we DM's do.

[grizz441]

If you are really looking for more realism, wear a flight suit whilst playing the game and , instead of going afk, just piss your pants

hahahaha sig worthy.

[BaldEagl]

Milkin' the mileage; keeping the undercarriage while in flight; and re-armin'/re-fuelin' the me162 is in fact gaming the game at its best.  To each his own, no doubt.  but to argue that it "is not" and then to list the items you did seem a bit hypocritical, no?   

So cutting throttle to save fuel is gaming the game?  I have news for you.  They could do that IRL too.

With proficient fuel management you can fly out three sectors, fight, climb out, then glide three sectors home.  About the same as IRL except in AH you don't have to firewall it to 20K+ then glide home.  The fighting is generally much lower here.

[LLogann]

The HWK 509A could deliver variable thrust from 330 to 3,750 pounds, you are 100% correct sir!   

So cutting throttle to save fuel is gaming the game?  I have news for you.  They could do that IRL too.

With proficient fuel management you can fly out three sectors, fight, climb out, then glide three sectors home.  About the same as IRL except in AH you don't have to firewall it to 20K+ then glide home.  The fighting is generally much lower here.

If you are going around thinking about the 163's fuel management, remember this one number..............   989

But you all can go figure out what it means.