Every single B17 gun can shoot straight down?

[icepac]

Is this possible?

I have a film of a b17 that fired every single gun dead straight down simultaneously as I flew dead center below at 1500 distance.

In the film, I can clearly see each gun position and identify them.........and every single position is firing dead straight down at the same time.

As I crept forward below, the tail gunner was able to fire forward and down as well.

Creeping past below this plane was not easy because the b17 was going 310 TAS at 35,800 feet altitude.

Is this normal for the modeling or am I seeing something that should not happen in game?

Next time I see a b17, I will fly directly above and see if the chin and ball turret are able to fire straight up........through the fuselage.............. as I saw the top gun doing during this mission.

[EskimoJoe]

Send it to HTC. Don't bother posting it on the BBS.

[icepac]

I'm discussing this on a public forum before wasting HTC's time with something that might be operating the way HTC intended it to operate.

It is clear to me you are not the one to answer this question.

[EskimoJoe]

Here's an answer : The film viewer feels incomplete and has many bugs. You may
see one thing in the film, however inside the game it may have happened differently.

Read as : Press fire all button in game, all guns with a line of site will fire, but not ALL guns will.
In film, it may see the 'fire all' input, and fire ALL regardless of which actually fired.

No, not every single gun is supposed to fire in one or every single direction. You really needed
to open a forum to discuss that? I think you lost your common sense at that ridiculous altitude.

[icepac]

You could have offered that information on your first post.

[hitech]

It has nothing to do with the film viewer. You would have seen the same thing watching the person online shooting.

When you see some one else shoot, you simply see bullets being fired from ALL positions in the direction he is shooting.  This is not a bug, but rather a design consideration that encompasses band width usage and CPU cycles.


HiTech

[colmbo]

When you see some one else shoot, you simply see bullets being fired from ALL positions in the direction he is shooting.  This is not a bug, but rather a design consideration that encompasses band width usage and CPU cycles.


HiTech

Ok.  We "see" all the guns firing, but can the masked guns hit us?

[Karnak]

Ok.  We "see" all the guns firing, but can the masked guns hit us?

No.  The only hitting is happening on the front end of the bomber player and on his end only the guns that can fire in the direction he is pointing are firing.  The bandwidth and CPU considerations don't apply to him or her.

[Stoney]

Next on "Icepac's Quest to Prove AH2 Really Sucks", how the canopy jettison handle doesn't really jettison the canopy--bug, or intended game feature?

[B-17]

Nice one, Stoney

[B4Buster]

Next on "Icepac's Quest to Prove AH2 Really Sucks", how the canopy jettison handle doesn't really jettison the canopy--bug, or intended game feature?

 

[icepac]

Apparently, some on this thread climbed bombers over 30k thinking they were safe.....but they fell to Icepac's guns.

Your bomber is not safe at 40k either.

[dtango]

Apparently, some on this thread climbed bombers over 30k thinking they were safe.....but they fell to Icepac's guns.

Referring to yourself in third person is the penultimate sign of awesomness!  It really puts you in elite company!

[Stoney]

Referring to yourself in third person is the penultimate sign of awesomness!  It really puts you in elite company!

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And don't forget...  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Apa0nG1OfUc&feature=related

[dtango]