NO MORE TANK ACK

[Scotty55OEFVet]

I am just as guilty of shooting down Aircraft with my main gun as the next guy, but 98% of the time it is an IL2 on a level pass at like 600m. What I do not agree with is when something like this happens-

Dropped on a Panzer near VH at AF with all Ack down and was roughly 375+ when I dropped so still gainin speed and beginning to pull up another tank about 400m away fired its main gun and killed me. There is NO POSSIBLE WAY that a Tank can hit a plane flyin at that speed with a cannon round. But it does happen and like these guys said...ITS A GAME lol.

[Butcher]

Panzer ack whine seriously? Seriously? It's so easy to kill a tank you really have to be on a 2 week trial to die from a tank gun, sorry you can't buzz an M3 at 50 feet expecting an easy kill, some of us can actually shoot back.

Funny to note I did check on all the aircraft my tanks have shot down, no surprise its mainly La7's and Spit16s. So its probably true those who die trying to strafe a Panther with a Spit16 would probably end up whining here.

[Bruv119]

I killed SFOX flying straight down the barrel of my M4 the other day and he brought back lancs to carpet bomb me.

He flew them at about 1k straight towards me  all  ,  I sniped the first from 3k away then just about reloaded fast enough to kill the other two just as he let go.   

gamey YES but only because SFOX wanted to rush his kill.   There really is no need to get stupid with your attacks.   A well flown  Hurri2D or dive bomb attack would have been more advisable.

I think alot of people try and strafe tanks with MG why waste your time? 

[Volron]

Strafing a tank with MG's with the intent of tracking it, is sound.  Just might take a bit longer with peashooters.

If you keep coming in low, you are ASKING to get knocked down by the main gun.  I've made the impatient mistake of coming in low, and have paid for it a few times.  When I'm patient, I come in high, and to their rear if I can.  Only when you know their turret is out, do ye come in low.  Even then, avoid coming in from the front as even that lil peashooter of a hull MG can kill you, not to mention that's where the bulk of the armor will be.  Rear is best and side is good (more target in cross-hairs).

If you keep ripping the wings off an A-20 or B-25H, practice more with them.  It's quite easy to avoid doing that, and I find the 25H better for me because of the 75mm on it.  Even a high attack angle against a tanks rear can kill with the 75mm.  T-34's are a pain and Tigers are darn hard.  M4's and Panzers I find the easiest with the 25's 75mm.

As for my Primary tank buster, it's the Hurricane IID.

[guncrasher]

a high angle dive on t34 shooting down the hatch will easily kill it with il2.  m4's are the hardest to kill for me in il2 for some reason.  panthers are easier to kill than m3's lol.  tigers are impossible with cannon, but you can track them, smoke them or disable their gun.

[SlapShot]

There is NO POSSIBLE WAY that a Tank can hit a plane flyin at that speed with a cannon round.

Please explain how it is NOT POSSIBLE that a tank round could not hit a plane flying at speed.

Is there something about physics that you know and the rest of the scientific world does not know ?

[Bruv119]

how about SB ack then?

I've managed to hit a plane crossing a vbase whilst aiming for an LVT.   Completely un-intentional,  but if the round travels through the opposing player then he is meant to die right?   

[SlapShot]

how about SB ack then?

I've managed to hit a plane crossing a vbase whilst aiming for an LVT.   Completely un-intentional,  but if the round travels through the opposing player then he is meant to die right?   

Absolutely.

[guncrasher]

Please explain how it is NOT POSSIBLE that a tank round could not hit a plane flying at speed.

Is there something about physics that you know and the rest of the scientific world does not know ?

ever been inside a tank?

semp

[AWwrgwy]

 



 

You need to be on a bridge, however.

 



wrongway

[kvuo75]

a high angle dive on t34 shooting down the hatch will easily kill it with il2.  m4's are the hardest to kill for me in il2 for some reason.  panthers are easier to kill than m3's lol.  tigers are impossible with cannon, but you can track them, smoke them or disable their gun.

IL2 can kill EVERY tank including tigers with cannon only.

[Beefcake]

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You need to be on a bridge, however.

 



wrongway

I look at those pictures and all I can think of is "RAMT-A-R-D".

[SlapShot]

ever been inside a tank?

semp

yup ... it still does not make it IMPOSSIBLE.

[STEELE]

The purple comic book clearly shows a German F6F/C205 hybrid with 10 guns!   We needz it.

[Dichotomy]

The russians did it at least once, I heard somewhere.

Bottom line is it's a game, learn the parts that make you go boom and avoid them

for me that would be getting in a plane and heading towards the red guys ... but I'm still here