New guns in Lancs

[Draggon]

The new guns they put in the Lancaster's is a little over the top, I don't believe the lancs gun package was that great, and darn sure didn't look like lasers coming at you..lol. HT needs to fix this I don't know if its a program issue or they intended it to be this way. Whats the rest of your view on this?   

[Fish42]

The new guns they put in the Lancaster's is a little over the top, I don't believe the lancs gun package was that great, and darn sure didn't look like lasers coming at you..lol. HT needs to fix this I don't know if its a program issue or they intended it to be this way. Whats the rest of your view on this?   

The guns are correct, but the way tracers are displayed incorrectly atm. HTC knows about it and it is a fix that is coming, if I remember correct.

[kilz]

Lancs had a gun package that had some punch to it nice to see it on the game now

[redcatcherb412]

They need to article 15 the armorers loading all tracers with no ball ammo.

In my Infantry outfit we had a few FNGs load full tracer clips and there wasn't much left after the 1st Sgt got thru with them.

[Ack-Ack]

Lancs had a gun package that had some punch to it nice to see it on the game now

It was already in the game, the dual .50 caliber tail guns.  Packed a lot more punch than the quad .303 rifle caliber bullets.

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[Fish42]

They need to article 15 the armorers loading all tracers with no ball ammo.

In my Infantry outfit we had a few FNGs load full tracer clips and there wasn't much left after the 1st Sgt got thru with them.

The Lancaster's of 617 sqd, loaded full belts of tracers when they attacked the big dams in the Ruhr. Both front and tail guns spraying thousands of glowing balls of light, would keep the gunners heads down.

you can see these 50cals loaded with standard number of tracers.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOlRKbWwGTo

Think of how that would look with 4 x 303s firing 20 rounds per second each, and every 1 of those rounds glowing as it whipped towards you.

[Karnak]

It was already in the game, the dual .50 caliber tail guns.  Packed a lot more punch than the quad .303 rifle caliber bullets.

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It is true that the .50s pack more punch, but the ammo load calculated to be sufficient for night raids on Germany in 1944 is woefully inadequate for daylight operations in the AH game. The low ammo load of such a critical position causes the Lancaster player to often be cautious with the tail guns, allowing fighters to get in closer and hit harder or to run out of ammo and have no defenses.  The 10,000 rounds of .303 allows the player to be far more aggressive in defense of his aircraft, even if the rounds lack the punch.  I suspect that, in AH, the quad .303 is the superior choice due to ammo load.

[tunnelrat]

It is true that the .50s pack more punch, but the ammo load calculated to be sufficient for night raids on Germany in 1944 is woefully inadequate for daylight operations in the AH game. The low ammo load of such a critical position causes the Lancaster player to often be cautious with the tail guns, allowing fighters to get in closer and hit harder or to run out of ammo and have no defenses.  The 10,000 rounds of .303 allows the player to be far more aggressive in defense of his aircraft, even if the rounds lack the punch.  I suspect that, in AH, the quad .303 is the superior choice due to ammo load.

Agreed... I only take the .303s now... they have something like 2.5 minutes of firing time, and they will pilot wound/oil/radiator a plane with a quickness, not to mention take a wing in short order...  12 .303s firing at 1,000 RPM is nothing to take lightly... especially if you're like me and lack the skill necessary to stay out of the rear arc of a Lancaster 100% of the time.

[redcatcherb412]

Think of how that would look with 4 x 303s firing 20 rounds per second each, and every 1 of those rounds glowing as it whipped towards you.

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[Draggon]

If you put a full belt of tracer rounds in a weapon, it would melt the barrel, that's why the tracer round is ever 5Th shot other wise it gets the barrel to hot and would melt it. 

[MK-84]

If you put a full belt of tracer rounds in a weapon, it would melt the barrel, that's why the tracer round is ever 5Th shot other wise it gets the barrel to hot and would melt it. 

 

[Zacherof]

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I saw the ac47 'spooky' or 'puff the magic dragon' in action a few times and it was surely an awesome sight and sound.
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mini guns are a
tad different than our guns.

[tunnelrat]

mini guns are a
tad different than our guns.

True, but the smaller calibers generally roll up to 6,000 RPM... whereas a formation of our Lancs fire ~12,000RPM out the ass-end....

[LilMak]

I've killed about 30 Lancs since the update without a single loss. Don't even remember getting so much as a PW.

[Zacherof]

I've killed about 30 Lancs since the update without a single loss. Don't even remember getting so much as a PW.