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Offline Dragon Tamer

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Puffy Ack
« on: April 20, 2011, 04:33:47 PM »
I can't speak for everyone on the forum, but I know that the one thing that anoys me to no end is trying to hit a target with puffy ack. I would like the puffy ack that the player fires to be a distinct color to make it easier to track and kill the target.
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Offline MachFly

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Re: Puffy Ack
« Reply #1 on: April 20, 2011, 05:46:32 PM »
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I don't remember seeing colored ack in WWII.


There are a good number of people who are very good with the puffy ack, perhaps you should just ask for someone to teach you.
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Offline DemonFox

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Re: Puffy Ack
« Reply #2 on: April 21, 2011, 09:35:17 AM »
I have to agree with machfly. Colored puffy didn't exist and would make gunning TO easy. I get killed enought already and don't want CV to be an even bigger death trap.
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Offline waystin2

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Re: Puffy Ack
« Reply #3 on: April 21, 2011, 09:44:49 AM »
I am hoping someone comes along with more knowledge, but I seem to remember colored flak burst being used by some country's navy during the war.  :headscratch:
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Offline redwing7

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Re: Puffy Ack
« Reply #4 on: April 21, 2011, 10:38:12 AM »
I have heard of a certain someone who thinks himself very prolific in the MANed guns....  :0       Maybe he could show you the way.....   :D
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Re: Puffy Ack
« Reply #5 on: April 21, 2011, 10:41:04 AM »
Quote from: waystin2 on April 21, 2011, 09:44:49 AM
I am hoping someone comes along with more knowledge, but I seem to remember colored flak burst being used by some country's navy during the war.  :headscratch:

Not puffy ack.

Different colored splashes for Ship versus ship gunning were used by the Japanese.


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Re: Puffy Ack
« Reply #6 on: April 21, 2011, 11:10:23 AM »
Quote from: AWwrgwy on April 21, 2011, 10:41:04 AM
Not puffy ack.

Different colored splashes for Ship versus ship gunning were used by the Japanese.


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Offline VonMessa

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Re: Puffy Ack
« Reply #7 on: April 21, 2011, 11:19:16 AM »
Quote from: Dragon Tamer on April 20, 2011, 04:33:47 PM
I can't speak for everyone on the forum, but I know that the one thing that anoys me to no end is trying to hit a target with puffy ack. I would like the puffy ack that the player fires to be a distinct color to make it easier to track and kill the target.

It is black against a continually blue sky.

How much more contrast do we need?
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Offline mbailey

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Re: Puffy Ack
« Reply #8 on: April 21, 2011, 11:35:31 AM »
Japan used colored anti ac bursts as well. They were common place. Used so different batteries could identify their bursts and adjust accordingly. I read a story about some CV pilots attacking Kure Harbor and comenting on how it was like flying into Hells rainbow.

Bruce Gamble also writes about it over the harbor at Rabaul in his book Fortress Rabaul.

Also, some of Intrepids airgroup comented on the different colored anti A/C fire being put up by Yamato and her TG (VADM Kuritas)off of Sibuyan Straight.
Colored ack existed.On land and sea.  :aok

Sources...(this is an intresting read) Near bottom, starts off......c. Methods of fire.  
 http://www.lonesentry.com/manuals/handbook-japanese-military/antiaircraft-tactics.html


Quick Source (this is a great book btw)Intrepid: The Epic Story of America's Most Legendary Warship By Robert Gandt, Bill White, John McCain :  2nd Paragraph starts off At Dawn......http://books.google.com/books?id=MY6wjj-c06QC&pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=japan+colored+anti+aircraft+bursts&source=bl&ots=SUFMxv_zMU&sig=bzM_2Fke-Wp0n1wNrNrbB2s6mN8&hl=en&ei=B1-wTceGL8G3twfxhpToCw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCgQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false
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Re: Puffy Ack
« Reply #9 on: April 22, 2011, 07:49:05 PM »
Quote from: waystin2 on April 21, 2011, 09:44:49 AM
I am hoping someone comes along with more knowledge, but I seem to remember colored flak burst being used by some country's navy during the war.  :headscratch:
that was japans navy
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Re: Puffy Ack
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2011, 04:45:50 PM »
Quote from: MachFly on April 20, 2011, 05:46:32 PM
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I don't remember seeing colored ack in WWII.


There are a good number of people who are very good with the puffy ack, perhaps you should just ask for someone to teach you.

The Japanese Navy used colored ack during WWII.
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Offline mbailey

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Re: Puffy Ack
« Reply #11 on: April 23, 2011, 10:04:33 PM »
Japanese Navy and Army. Navy used shells with dye, to mark the splashes, and the Army also did with colored anti A/C ack.
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Re: Puffy Ack
« Reply #12 on: April 25, 2011, 10:52:11 AM »
Um I'm not sure if you guys didn't notice or don't care but um.... All of the ships in the game are the American class ships. So I say -1 for colored ack
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Re: Puffy Ack
« Reply #13 on: April 25, 2011, 11:27:25 AM »
Quote from: DemonFox on April 25, 2011, 10:52:11 AM
Um I'm not sure if you guys didn't notice or don't care but um.... All of the ships in the game are the American class ships. So I say -1 for colored ack

I guess that means no Japanese planes can launch from the ships either.  :headscratch:
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Re: Puffy Ack
« Reply #14 on: April 25, 2011, 12:20:03 PM »
how do you shoot women and children (from a moving chopper)? answer: Easy you just don't lead them to much.

i think your problem is you think shooting at 250 mph+ plane requires the same lead as woman and children...try shooting much further in front of targets flight path
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