Author Topic: Performance of LW MG's (Read 136 times)

Apar · « **on:** April 18, 2002, 10:53:21 AM »

Does anybody have some good reference to the performance of the MG's used in LW planes and how they compare to .50?

To me the LW MG's seem to be useless, it is like throwing a hand full of popcorn at the enemy plane.

If we would be able to select gun ammo prior to the flight I wouldn't even select them.

I hardly ever get a kill with purely MG rounds (on those occasions where i still fight without cannon rounds).

Furious · « **Reply #1 on:** April 18, 2002, 11:40:58 AM »

Apar,

See this thread: http://www.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=5824

F.

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #2 on:** April 18, 2002, 11:46:33 AM »

This is one of the best ways to say it... without having to say a word:

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #3 on:** April 18, 2002, 11:47:20 AM »

BTW... Fishu... did you render that pic for HTC?

MANDOBLE · « **Reply #4 on:** April 18, 2002, 01:05:50 PM »

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Originally posted by AKDejaVu
This is one of the best ways to say it... without having to say a word

LOL, is the taller the better performer?

Well, Apar, keep in mind that what the picture is showing doesnt seem to be a 13mm AP round.

AKDejaVu · « **Reply #5 on:** April 18, 2002, 01:30:36 PM »

The case will be the same... small.

A smaller load pushing a bigger bullet is not that good of a combination.

Velocity rules supreme.

AKDejaVu

Sikboy · « **Reply #6 on:** April 18, 2002, 01:33:34 PM »

I think you also need to keep in mind that most LW fighters only have 2 MGs. So it's going to take a lot more "time on target" to get it to pop than it would with 6 .50s. Hell, I have a hard time killing with the 4 .50s in the P-38 once my cannon is gone. Mostly when I fly LW, I just use the MGs to help "convince" a running target to turn. Or to de-ack things.

-Sikboy

pimpjoe · « **Reply #7 on:** April 18, 2002, 02:14:27 PM »

LW planes have MG's?

Apar · « **Reply #8 on:** April 19, 2002, 04:55:14 AM »

Thx for that guys.

Furious and Deja, your link and pic was what I was looking for, thx.

After reading this, I really wish we could select what ammo to take along, I would leave the MG ammo in the Hangar!!!

Apar