My first rant!!!

[Cremator]

So there I was, 18,000 ft just looking for trouble. See a p47 below at about 13k. I began setting up my prey. Zoom in and he releases his ords and try's to follow me up. Just as he stalls I roll my nose over and there he sits like a wounded duck. One k, 800, 600, 400 and I open up. As we say in Arkansas, "I didn't even cut a feather!" I extend only to repeat my horrible gunnery. Over the course of the night I landed some kills but  on numerous occasions I  had the perfect set up, perfect scenerio, perfect everything except accuracy.

This rant is directed at one person and one person only, myself. I've set stuff up in offline practice and practiced and practiced. I won't give up, I won't be defeated. I'll just be glad when everything comes together.


Rant over!!!

<S> All.  Cremator

[RotBaron]

Even the guys who are great shots complain that they stink, their definition is different than a novice's. They want to get hits/kills with least amount of bullets used.

I'm fine with just seeing the sprites, even if I used 1/4 of my ammo on one guy.

Takes a lot of practice and it's based off of feel in a lot of cases.

GL in your pursuit, be patient, it'll come.

 

[Someguy63]

Let me warn you now of the situation where you think you've improved but then you go back to being horrible. It happened to me a lot.


Also try practicing against real people as well, they fly different than drones.

[The Fugitive]

Keep your eyes open for Ryno's gunnery class. Even with my poor aim through the years a couple hours with him worked wonders.

[Cremator]

Keep your eyes open for Ryno's gunnery class. Even with my poor aim through the years a couple hours with him worked wonders.

Ok thanks..... I'll do that...

[Chanter]

Another plug for Ryno's gunnery session.  Was on it last week (with fugitive) and it is an eye opener for sure. 

[Changeup]

So there I was, 18,000 ft just looking for trouble. See a p47 below at about 13k. I began setting up my prey. Zoom in and he releases his ords and try's to follow me up. Just as he stalls I roll my nose over and there he sits like a wounded duck. One k, 800, 600, 400 and I open up. As we say in Arkansas, "I didn't even cut a feather!" I extend only to repeat my horrible gunnery. Over the course of the night I landed some kills but  on numerous occasions I  had the perfect set up, perfect scenerio, perfect everything except accuracy.

This rant is directed at one person and one person only, myself. I've set stuff up in offline practice and practiced and practiced. I won't give up, I won't be defeated. I'll just be glad when everything comes together.


Rant over!!!

<S> All.  Cremator

Some nights you're the pigeon, some nights you're the statue.

[zack1234]

 

[LCADolby]

A chap with determination. That's the Spirit! 

[shotgunneeley]

How are your cockpit views set? i have mine set so where I thumb the hat switch forward, i can look somewhat over the engine cowling. I find my problem is over leading especially in turn fights. My rant is towards nerfed 20mm cannons. Three times in a row I put 6 shots into fighters at d400 and gave no more than a fuel leak, one even reversed and shot me down.

Also make sure your joystick axis are set to make sure you arent nose bouncing too bad. Got mine tuned in and now i feel much more stable

[SKJohn]

Use the force!

Or, I can't remember which Luftwaffe ace it was, but I seem to recall him saying something to the effect of "I fly so close my windscreen is filled with the enemy, then when I fire - I can't miss!"

[Kingpin]

Cremator,

I think you have the right attitude in that you already want to focus on and practice your gunnery.  If you see me in game, shoot me a PM.  I'll be happy to show you some basics and some practice techniques.

Unless you are just an absolute natural, gunnery is one of the hardest things to learn and the easiest skill to get rusty at, if you don't practice.  Also, every aircraft has it's own nuances to how it shoots, different armament, different ballistics, different effects of your convergence settings, etc.  So, it takes some time to learn to use each aircraft effectively.


RotBaron is right about their being different "levels" (I call them "plateaus") of gunnery.  Last night I was frustrated that I was only landing 2 or 3 kills in a sortie (and 2 or 3 assists), instead of the 4 to 6 kills that I thought I should have.  I like to average 3 or 4 kills per assist, which tells me I'm hitting my targets hard when I set up shots.  That's one of the fun things in the game, as you improve you can raise the bar higher and higher for yourself -- I guess that's the nature of competitive people, too.

There is also a lot of "good flying" that goes hand in hand with "good gunnery".  I see lots of people who fly to get "bad shots" instead of flying to set up "good shots".  That is something better shown, than explained though.

At any rate, I'd be happy to give you some tips at some point if you see me in game [ID: RynoRush]. Or just shoot me a PM here on the forum, and maybe we can schedule a time in the TA.

Keep practicing. And be patient (that goes for practice and when shooting!) - and the kills will come.

<S>
Ryno

[Zoney]

Cremator,   , welcome to the game sir.  I am very glad you are here.  After 20 years of playing from AirWarrior through Warbirds and finally to Aces High, I still have bad days when I struggle with my gunnery.  I try to relax when this happens and be patient, otherwise I end up just emptying my guns into the air.  Also, lead your target more and get closer, are always the 2 things that will help.  It may help if you fly "Cannon Birds" as it takes fewer hits to bring your enemy down, and Luftwaffe planes are the most fun anyway.  If you are not already, I would also suggest you join a squad.  You learn faster and it is more fun.  Squads also participate in the "FSO", "Friday Squad Operations".  This is a 2 hour operation on Friday evenings that hundreds of the best sticks and squads participate in.  It is not a "free for all" like the Main Arena.  You only get one life and one plane, you must follow orders, you must fly the aircraft you are assaigned and do the mission your squad is tasked with.  Please find a squad that will take you immediately so you can fly it tonight.  You must set this up before you go into the arena, do not wait untill the last minute, do it now.

If there is anything I can help you with, just ask.

[LilMak]

My biggest problem lately has been having to hit an enemy 6 or 7 times before a single part falls off. It seems I'll have a our 4 or 5 sorties where no matter how hard or often I hit the enemy little to no damage is done. Then I'll have 1 or 2 sorties where I'm doing normal damage.

[SkyRock]

SkyRock<----owns Cremator and slaps him around with some old LilMak scalps lying around!