Are 30mms working correctly on the K4

[DmonSlyr]

Ive been flying the K4 a bunch more than usual this tour. I cant help but notice that I cannot believe some of these bullets are missing. Ill have a guy flying 200 infront of me, aiming all around him and no hits. Then ill have a guy cross right infront of me. Im timing the shot, put 2 seconds of rounds in the plane as hes passing by and it does no damage.. Im like how are these 30s not connecting. I had a nik that I could have sworn took a 30 to the face in a crossing shot and I saw a couple sprites but did no damage. Its like the bullet didn't register or something. I dont understand how I can expense more than five 30s in a crossing shot, from 200 or less yards away and not one 30 connects. I am just so surprised when im lined up in a guy putting spurts of rounds on him, aiming high and low, and nothing connects. Im curious if this is some kind of internal lag issue? Im also curious if bullets arent registering because my front end isnt seeing the shot when Im lead shooting? Its a head scratcher when over ten 30s are expenses and not one connects on shots I think they should connect on. Then I hit a perfectly good plane finally with the 30s and get the assist...

Anyone else having issues with 109K 30s? I cant for the life of me understand how these bullets are missing. I like to say the 30 has a mind of its own, but good greif...

[Eagler]

The various results from the k4 seem to be more connection variables as sometimes one hit and they go boom while other times multiple hits don't seem to have much if any affect..

G2 with gonds are a more consistent result for me..

Eagler

[icepac]

I have a short video from AH2 showing a N1K2 HOing a ME163, receiving at least 4X30mm to the nose front.   He collides and continues to fly with smoke.

[Frodo]

I used to fly the K a lot. Some nights they worked fine. Other nights I could kill nothing and seeing the hit sprites on occasion also.

[LCADolby]

I've been complaining for years about the 30mm, and arguing up to the point of near PNG.

It was changed and nerfed way back when and hasn't ever been reliable against other fighters ever since.

[Lazerr]

Gotta agree, i spend a decent amount of time in the k4 and say this to myself quite often when I do.

[hazmatt]

In my experience it wasn't just the k4. I think it was 30mm in general has issues. I recall times in the 262 where I would look at film and see multiple hits with the 30mm on a enemy fighter I was attacking. The enemy fighter would appear to take damage, smoked engine or something, but continue flying. I even went as far as posting a video a while back of 30mm testing the brits did showing the damage and illustrating that a 30 mm hit on a fighter aircraft was not survivable.

I've heard some say that the variable is your connection, however, my connection was pretty consistent while the 30mm's were not in my experience.

[800nate800]

as of lately when i decide to pop in, i've def been complaining about 30mms connecting and not doing anything...

[save]

In the A8 with 2x30mm's they are inferior to the 4 20mm's unless you fly crazy close to the enemy.

[DmonSlyr]

Its sometimes hard for me to believe how im 200-300 away off a guy's six, putting a 1-2 second burst on the guy and not a single connection with over 9-15 30s shot. I see a ping that should be a 30mm hit right on the cockpit but apparenrly its not a 30, but does 0 damage to the enemy plane and they fly off.

[Dadtallica]

Its sometimes hard for me to believe how im 200-300 away off a guy's six, putting a 1-2 second burst on the guy and not a single connection with over 9-15 30s shot. I see a ping that should be a 30mm hit right on the cockpit but apparenrly its not a 30, but does 0 damage to the enemy plane and they fly off.

I had a frustrating moment a couple times in the G-14 last night with this similar problem but I also shoot like Mr. Magoo.   

[Eagler]

Problem is 60 rounds go quick...

If you don't get results you expect you get into other difficulties as you either run out of ammo or your targets buddies show up or both...

Which then sends you back to boring b&z if you want to live..

G2 with gonds is better but then you sacrifice speed and some maneuverability..

Eagler

[Wiley]

Its sometimes hard for me to believe how im 200-300 away off a guy's six, putting a 1-2 second burst on the guy and not a single connection with over 9-15 30s shot. I see a ping that should be a 30mm hit right on the cockpit but apparenrly its not a 30, but does 0 damage to the enemy plane and they fly off.

IMO tailchasing from that distance is the worst possible scenario for a K4 with 30mm, other than being even further away.  Dispersion is like silly-string.  Setting up crossing shots and shooting unloaded from close is by far the best way to use them.

Wiley.

[icepac]

Has anybody taken the ME410 up with the MK103 30mm to compare?     

[JimmyD3]

I fly it a lot here lately, and I use the "big gun". It takes down Lanc's with one hit. I start shooting about 1.8k out lobbing them in. I have also had it up to 31K and it seems fairly stable at that altitude, problem is, its not that fast. It certainly could not catch any B29's.