It Got Bigggg Guns. Me410 on Front Page.

[Brooke]

If the Me 410 is in the game by October (which sounds like it will be the case), it will be in the next scenario "Der Grosse Schlag II" (a late-war 8th AF vs. Luftwaffe fight).

[Guppy35]

Please fly one as the Mustangs of the 364th Fighter Group really want to shoot them

[Bosco123]

  

[Noir]

I made a rough graph some times ago, showing shell drop over distance. Axis' are not to scale:

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German gun data was taken from original documents, I had a hard time finding any numbers for allied guns. I had to compute the .50 cal trajectory, but take that with a grain of salt...

graph porn  drool

[Butcher]

I made a rough graph some times ago, showing shell drop over distance. Axis' are not to scale:

(Image removed from quote.)

German gun data was taken from original documents, I had a hard time finding any numbers for allied guns. I had to compute the .50 cal trajectory, but take that with a grain of salt...

With this graph if I am correct the Bk5 and Mk103s would be damn well accurate to 1k out with a plane flying straight and level without much adjustment.

Question: where is it posted the gun packages (mk103 for example)

[Debrody]

Whats surprising, according to that graph, the 151/20 isnt much better than the FF or the tater. Its a bit weird couse they "feel" totally different in game.

[Nutzoid]

The BK5 should not get any AP, and with that the 410 should not be much different than the 110 in that role. A20 will still rule

Well that's a little silly. If you don't get any AP ammo for the BK5, then why fly it against GV's? Does it still possess a significant GV threat without 50mm AP ammo?

Nutz

[ozrocker]

Looks nice. A new Ho Lover's delight




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[Nutzoid]

I know.  I was supporting his position.

Humm........ Didn't read like it........just sayin'.

Nutz

[Nutzoid]

Please fly one as the Mustangs of the 364th Fighter Group really want to shoot them

Same with the Mustangs of the 4th FG.

Nutz

[Lusche]

Well that's a little silly. If you don't get any AP ammo for the BK5, then why fly it against GV's?

I have yet to see any reference of 410s being equipped with AP rounds and being used as a tankbuster.

[Big Rat]

With this graph if I am correct the Bk5 and Mk103s would be damn well accurate to 1k out with a plane flying straight and level without much adjustment.

Question: where is it posted the gun packages (mk103 for example)

MK 103 had a particular style muzzle brake, you can see them in one of the pics.  I wouldn't think they would tease us like that and not cough them up, or would they

 
BigRat

[Lusche]

Whats surprising, according to that graph, the 151/20 isnt much better than the FF or the tater. Its a bit weird couse they "feel" totally different in game.

What may distort the perception of the graph by a little is that there are two very different weapon sets in it: One high velocity group (MK 103, 0.50 cal, BK-5) and the rest. If I would take out the HV group and would show only the 'ordinary' guns, the differences between the MG 151/20 and the MG-FF would seem to be somewhat bigger.

But then, according to the data from Erprobungstelle Rechlin, both rounds are't exactly worlds apart.
MG-FFM, 2cm Minen m Zerleger: 695 m/sec muzzle velocity, time to 400m 0.8 seconds
MG 151/20, 2cm Minen m Zerleger: 775 m/sec muzzle velocity, time to 400m 0.7 seconds
(The Mk 103 Minen projectile would take just over 0.5 seconds for the same distance)

[Butcher]

MK 103 had a particular style muzzle brake, you can see them in one of the pics.  I wouldn't think they would tease us like that and not cough them up, or would they

 
BigRat

ahhh ok I could not see the photos that well, on my cell phone

[Karnak]

ahhh ok I could not see the photos that well, on my cell phone

They also mention both the Mk103 and BK5 in the header to the screenshots.


We're actually getting three new guns in the next version.  I don't think we've seen three new gun models added at the same time since v1.00.