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Offline B-17

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Ship ack
« on: August 14, 2011, 03:08:16 AM »
Anyone out here heard of the Bismarck?

Thought so. :D

Anyways...

I was reading about it earlier this week, and I noticed something about how the torpedo bombers flew. They flew
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less than 10 ft above the waves...

I then caught myself wondering "Why? In AH, its a minimum alt. of 25 ft, I think? So I read on:
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...so that the bombers could avoid some of the anti-aircraft fire from the Bismarck...

WHAT?!?!

Anyways... because the bombers were so low, the guns (or some of them, anyways) couldn't aim that far down, because their mounts wouldn't let them. However, in AH, I've noticed (by turning ack to 0.05) I can literally sit on the water in my wingless B-29 (HUGE target) and still be shot at by each and every gun available.

Thoughts? Concerns on the accuracy of my book?

Thanks!

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Offline kvuo75

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Re: Ship ack
« Reply #1 on: August 14, 2011, 04:18:49 AM »
your book is probably fine, you are probably trying to apply it to this game incorrectly.

1. we don't have the bismarck
2. our TG ships aren't german
3. the 5"/38 guns on our ships can go from -15 to +85 degrees. (LOL 3000 puffy ack)
4. there is no 25 feet anything in this game. torps run or dont run by entry speed only, afaik.
5. I doubt it was every gun, probably only the 20mm's you got shot by, which are quite flexibly mounted from what I've seen in real life.
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Offline Skyguns MKII

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Re: Ship ack
« Reply #2 on: August 14, 2011, 09:13:17 PM »
Quote from: B-17 on August 14, 2011, 03:08:16 AM
Anyone out here heard of the Bismarck?

Thought so. :D

Anyways...

I was reading about it earlier this week, and I noticed something about how the torpedo bombers flew. They flew  
I then caught myself wondering "Why? In AH, its a minimum alt. of 25 ft, I think? So I read on:
WHAT?!?!

Anyways... because the bombers were so low, the guns (or some of them, anyways) couldn't aim that far down, because their mounts wouldn't let them. However, in AH, I've noticed (by turning ack to 0.05) I can literally sit on the water in my wingless B-29 (HUGE target) and still be shot at by each and every gun available.

Thoughts? Concerns on the accuracy of my book?

Thanks!

:salute:

the bismarks AA was so advanced for its time that they didn't anticipate to think that biplanes would take it out.
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Offline guncrasher

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Re: Ship ack
« Reply #3 on: August 15, 2011, 12:01:56 AM »
b17 is there a WISH anywhere on your post, or you want to have a discussion?.  if so then post in the proper forum.

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Offline skorpion

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Re: Ship ack
« Reply #4 on: August 15, 2011, 12:14:20 AM »
i have a screenshot of me turning off damage and landing a rv-8 on a cv and the 40mm's still shot me while i was right below them where they shouldnt reach me.
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Offline 321BAR

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Re: Ship ack
« Reply #5 on: August 15, 2011, 05:34:42 AM »
Quote from: skorpion on August 15, 2011, 12:14:20 AM
i have a screenshot of me turning off damage and landing a rv-8 on a cv and the 40mm's still shot me while i was right below them where they shouldnt reach me.
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thats kinda funny :lol
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Offline Chilli

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Re: Ship ack
« Reply #6 on: August 15, 2011, 01:46:24 PM »
^^^
What's all that crap on the windscreen ...... looks like someone had da squirts when they got shot...

Okay, back to the regular scheduled program........  :bolt:
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