Dora damage

[mthrockmor]

I think the Dora needs to be reworked just a bit.

Long discussed is the one hit wonder on the radiator. Look at the bird wrong and it starts leaking radiator fluid. I won't go into this one much but it needs to be reworked a bit.

In general the plane is very damage prone. I fly the A5 almost exclusively and rarely run into the damage I get with the Dora. The Dora loses cannons much faster, seems the oil the same and pilot wounded easier.

Should not some of these have the same damage likelihood as the A5? In any case, the Dora needs to be toughened up a bit. It's ubber-nancy.

[VonMessa]

I think the Dora needs to be reworked just a bit.

Long discussed is the one hit wonder on the radiator. Look at the bird wrong and it starts leaking radiator fluid. I won't go into this one much but it needs to be reworked a bit.

In general the plane is very damage prone. I fly the A5 almost exclusively and rarely run into the damage I get with the Dora. The Dora loses cannons much faster, seems the oil the same and pilot wounded easier.

Should not some of these have the same damage likelihood as the A5? In any case, the Dora needs to be toughened up a bit. It's ubber-nancy.

Glass radiator on a Dora?  Never!   

I can understand it being more vulnerable than an A-5 because of the different engine, but it has always seemed to get coolant leaks if a bomber even looks at it sideways...

[Randy1]

I thought the P38 made a lot of money for Prestone.  The good news is though, we have two radiators.

[GScholz]

The Dora also had two radiators. So did the 109 and Spitfire (Mk IX onwards). However, in this game having more than one radiator is a liability, not a redundancy, since the game only models one cooling circuit.

[save]

The number one reason i do not fly the Dora, or TA152 is the supersized radiator.


even 7.7 mm is effective against their radiators

[MK-84]

The number one reason i do not fly the Dora, or TA152 is the supersized radiator.


even 7.7 mm is effective against their radiators

Slightly off topic save, but what gun package in the A8 do you usually use, and do you bother with burning the aft tank first?

And If I may ask, why?

[Lusche]

The Dora also had two radiators. So did the 109 and Spitfire (Mk IX onwards). However, in this game having more than one radiator is a liability, not a redundancy, since the game only models one cooling circuit.

Anybody ever got an radiator hit in a Spit? 

[Karnak]

Anybody ever got an radiator hit in a Spit? 

Yes. Many times.

[Wolfala]

Annular radiators will tend to do that considering the amount of real estate they take up on the engine.

[GScholz]

You notice the armor in front and aft of it in the first picture? If you look closer you'll also notice that the radiator is in fact several separate radiators with separate coolant lines and shut-off valves. The second picture is of a BMW 802 radial engine. The radiator is the oil cooler.

[kvuo75]

190D is one of the few planes that can take a 37mm from a field gun and not die.. it's usually an engine hit (kills the engine, but the plane still flies)

[GScholz]

In my experience all planes in AH can take whatever round to the engine and not damage anything else.

[Debrody]

Once i was in a hellcat and shot a D9 with the main gun. He was flying away with an oil leak. Other times i got one 7.7mm hit and lost the cooling.

Anyway, anyone have ever got a radiator hit on the pony?

[Noir]

Anyway, anyone have ever got a radiator hit on the pony?

it happens but its rare compared to the 190D9's engine sized radiator

[pervert]

Quick fix first hit a 50 50 random on the hit, 2nd time hit it is a rad hit