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Offline Muzzy

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Be vewwy vewwy quiet...we're hunting B-29's!
« on: February 20, 2011, 12:02:35 AM »
So who's going SuperBuff hunting when they come out, and what ideas do you have for knocking one down?


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Re: Be vewwy vewwy quiet...we're hunting B-29's!
« Reply #1 on: February 20, 2011, 12:15:42 AM »
I can't wait to kill my 1st 100 B-29's  :devil


As everybody who can afford it will try out the new bird during the first 1-2 weeks, this will be the best time for superhunting.
I will patrol the frontline at very high altitude in a Ta 152, 47M/N or a 262, having a close look at the high altitude fields in the rear area of my enemies.  :airplane:

my K/time will be horrible that tour  :lol
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Re: Be vewwy vewwy quiet...we're hunting B-29's!
« Reply #2 on: February 20, 2011, 02:40:41 AM »
Armed and Ready. Sitting on a 20K mountain so I don't have to climb far.  :aok




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Re: Be vewwy vewwy quiet...we're hunting B-29's!
« Reply #3 on: February 20, 2011, 03:07:58 AM »
I can't wait to kill my 1st 100 B-29's  :devil


As everybody who can afford it will try out the new bird during the first 1-2 weeks, this will be the best time for superhunting.
I will patrol the frontline at very high altitude in a Ta 152, 47M/N or a 262, having a close look at the high altitude fields in the rear area of my enemies.  :airplane:

my K/time will be horrible that tour  :lol

well good luck cuz if they add its fire control system. you'r screwed lol
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Re: Be vewwy vewwy quiet...we're hunting B-29's!
« Reply #4 on: February 20, 2011, 08:12:52 AM »
It's going to be bloody hard work.

I chased a set of Lancs up to 40k in the MA the other night in a 109K4. The guy in the Lancs was brilliant at high alt defense, he was maneuvering hard and I just could not get close enough to him to make a solid guns pass at a high enough speed to really throw his aim off. I got lucky on my first pass and killed a drone but after the second pass (solid hits, but no serious damage) I just couldn't touch him without putting myself in the firing line at an incredibly low closing speed.

I ran out of cannon after getting peppered by .303 repeatedly (I don't know how I didn't lose a radiator or pilot, he was a bloody good shot), so I had to break off and RTB.

That was a chase that covered an entire half of the map and I really struggled to make a solid fight of it.

I'll have to watch the film to have a look at the exact speeds involved and how hard the Lancs were moving around (it's hard to tell without much of a horizon).

I'll take a look and post some screenies later.
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Re: Be vewwy vewwy quiet...we're hunting B-29's!
« Reply #5 on: February 20, 2011, 08:27:04 AM »
I'm just scared of 9990000 and unclkurt owning me from 1k out :uhoh :( it is already hard enough to kill buffs, I lost 3 262's to buffs.      My buff killer is going to be p47n, get perks and can take a punch
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Re: Be vewwy vewwy quiet...we're hunting B-29's!
« Reply #6 on: February 20, 2011, 08:55:31 AM »
Me 110 with Wrgrs
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« Reply #7 on: February 20, 2011, 08:59:11 AM »
Me 110 with Wrgrs
110 can't go 350 at 30k....
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Re: Be vewwy vewwy quiet...we're hunting B-29's!
« Reply #8 on: February 20, 2011, 09:00:29 AM »
Fine their be a hq raid or two Me 163 it cant go 350 at 30k only 500.  :rock
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Re: Be vewwy vewwy quiet...we're hunting B-29's!
« Reply #9 on: February 20, 2011, 09:36:57 AM »
So who's going SuperBuff hunting when they come out, and what ideas do you have for knocking one down?
Tried true & best method always nose on you only need two bullets on the pilot to kill any aircraft in AHII.

Look at the methods the Japanese used on them they may have been suicidal but they were not stupid when they learned how to attack the B-29. Notice the number of attacks that are nose on from mission #17 compared to #24.



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Re: Be vewwy vewwy quiet...we're hunting B-29's!
« Reply #10 on: February 20, 2011, 09:37:57 AM »
Fine their be a hq raid or two Me 163 it cant go 350 at 30k only 500.  :rock
Lol...It would be a bad idea for a b29 to get close to a HQ lol, but there will be poeple who will
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Re: Be vewwy vewwy quiet...we're hunting B-29's!
« Reply #11 on: February 20, 2011, 12:29:16 PM »
well good luck cuz if they add its fire control system. you'r screwed lol

They probably won't add the fire control system.  Some of our fighters in-game have a lead computing gunsight in real life, but we still don't, and probably won't ever, have the sights in-game.
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Re: Be vewwy vewwy quiet...we're hunting B-29's!
« Reply #12 on: February 20, 2011, 01:18:23 PM »
They probably won't add the fire control system.  Some of our fighters in-game have a lead computing gunsight in real life, but we still don't, and probably won't ever, have the sights in-game.

Well we do kinda have the fire control system already. All guns track with the one gun that you are in. The only difference is ours track from a gun and the B29 was from a command spot for the gunner. Right?

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Re: Be vewwy vewwy quiet...we're hunting B-29's!
« Reply #13 on: February 20, 2011, 01:32:03 PM »
I can't wait to kill my 1st 100 B-29's  :devil


As everybody who can afford it will try out the new bird during the first 1-2 weeks, this will be the best time for superhunting.
I will patrol the frontline at very high altitude in a Ta 152, 47M/N or a 262, having a close look at the high altitude fields in the rear area of my enemies.  :airplane:

my K/time will be horrible that tour  :lol
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Re: Be vewwy vewwy quiet...we're hunting B-29's!
« Reply #14 on: February 20, 2011, 01:57:01 PM »
Well we do kinda have the fire control system already. All guns track with the one gun that you are in. The only difference is ours track from a gun and the B29 was from a command spot for the gunner. Right?
Not really, no.  The B-29's guns converged at a designated range, set on the fly by the gunner, and showed the lead that was needed to hit the target based on data entered by the gunner about the target's range and speed.

The guns on the bombers in AH do not converge at all and do not show needed lead.
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