Tanks blah

[Raphael]

If it can be done, it will be done.

Why are you even flying that close to the ground anyway? Even the planes with antitank guns can't even penetrate most of them without attacking from the top at a steep angle.

what? you don't need a steep angle for that...

About the main topic: well if ur tank busting you will get the stardard move of those who want to kill ya with their main gun. Then you must simply avoid it. staying low after the pass is a good Idea until you get to a safe distance. If the guy is aiming at you before you do the pass... well THEN you will have to do a steep angle dive. no biggie, just delay your dive a few secs.

[Butcher]

To add on what Raph said, Best way to combat a tank when using tank busting guns is to zoom in on the tank, if its turrets aimed at ya probably not a good idea to come in low and level, I usually line up and zoom then jerk away real quick.

If you are diving straight down on a tank, 99% of the time its not going to shoot back unless its an M4, or unless its angled on a hill, which in any case (and rarely it happens) I've shot down a 47 diving straight down on me.

Even when zooming it doesn't always work, sometimes I get to close before I see the turret then *poof*

[Raphael]

 yep but in case ur using a big plane like the IL-2 you won't have the option to jerk the plane real quick, and I do not recommend doing all the vertical moves on it because that makes you a really easy target to flakk fire...

 So basically keep the speed way up, point your nose down, rise later on at a safe distance and try again from the best aproach, be patient, all the times I get killed on those cases are because I'm not patient enough and do some stupid move

[SmokinLoon]

In AH, it is no doubt too way too easy for a tank to shoot down aircraft with its main gun.  Period.  But, just how would HTC code it to make such things harder to do? 

So instead those of us who use the Hurricane IID, Mossi FB Mk IV, or other such viable tank killer in the game, are forced to take higher than typical dive angles to avoid the main gun.  Not a big deal, really. 

[715]

In AH, it is no doubt too way too easy for a tank to shoot down aircraft with its main gun.

Why?  If the elevation range is prototypical, the traverse rate, the round ballistic flight, the gunsight view are all right, what exactly are you going to change?  Why is it easier?  (And don't say icon range info because you can judge range from the gunsight graphics.)  If there's a 3 inch shell flying through the air and your plane runs into it, shouldn't bad things happen?

[Rino]

     You guys ever listen to yourselves?  It took rapid-fire purpose built guns with sights designed for AAA  hundreds and thousands of rounds to
score a hit on an airborne target.  Yet apparently Annie Freaking Oakley with her single shot contact fused miracle tank gun can do it
regularly??  I'm not saying it can't be done, but it should be ALOT harder.  

[flatiron1]

If the cannon in a B25H can kill a tank, a tank should be able to do the same to the B25. I do it a lot just a matter of timing.

[Raphael]

 It's a community gameplay problem, if people brought friendly flakkers with them they wouldn't perfect this "timing" and make it all arcadey, but really the community sees no reason to call a flak buddy when they get rid of the plane that easly.

 But my point up there was that the plane should not make it easier... My opinion is that if you pay attention and calculate ur moves you will have no problem with main gunners, you will see how quick they quit trying to hit ya when they see that you know what you're doing

[Butcher]

Not even sure why this is being debated, for every 1 aircraft I shoot down with a main gun I get bombed 9 times.

[VonMessa]

Not even sure why this is being debated, for every 1 aircraft I shoot down with a main gun I get bombed 9 times.

^^^^^   This 

It's still fun to hear them whine about being blown out of the sky though, especially with a crossing shot 

[surfinn]

I kill ac all the time with main gun and its fun to do, but honestly the only ones I get are the ones not smart enough to attack at a angle I cant get my main gun on and half of those hit the trees before I shot them. Some never seem to get it because the get shot down over and over again at the same attack angle

[Slate]

  I like the trees for my air defense buddy. The same ones that come under main gun fire will often auger and that makes me smile. 

Not even sure why this is being debated, for every 1 aircraft I shoot down with a main gun I get bombed 9 times.

   This also, It's not that easy to defend yourself with a main gun don't whine until you try it.

[oakranger]

First GV people whine about being bombed. Then, they got a break from HiTech lowering the GV icon (which did nothing to help the GVs) to make it harder for air cons to spot them. Now both sides are whining about how easy it is to kill each other. Is there something I am missing hear? 

[VonMessa]

First GV people whine about being bombed. Then, they got a break from HiTech lowering the GV icon (which did nothing to help the GVs) to make it harder for air cons to spot them. Now both sides are whining about how easy it is to kill each other. Is there something I am missing hear?  

Yes.

The difference between hear and here  

But, otherwise, nothing poignant.   

[Rich52]

Even In IL2s Ive been shot down by tanks only a couple of times. If you fly flat you deserve to get whacked but if you come in vertical, and go out vertical, you not only make it almost impossible for them to shoot you down you also get preferred angles on their thin top armor.