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Offline VGhost

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Common Bomber Hits?
« on: July 04, 2002, 09:38:01 AM »
When flying in a B-17 formation (one pilot) when I was attacked by a fighter, it appeared some damage taken to one bomber actually replicated. I ended up with multiple aircraft with identical damage. Coincidence or bug?

Offline Electroman

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Common Bomber Hits?
« Reply #1 on: July 04, 2002, 09:45:12 AM »
I think coincedence as I too was hit that way but only 2 of 3 bombers were damaged when the 109 straffed my formation. 2 of them had identical damage....

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Common Bomber Hits?
« Reply #2 on: July 04, 2002, 10:43:42 PM »
It happened to me tonight while leading a formation of b-17s.  A con 109 hit my lead plane, knocking out 3 engines, ball and tail gun before I killed him.  The lead plane was smoking the way you would expect with that kind of damage.  Neither of the other 2 planes were smoking but each had the exact same damage as the lead plane.  A few minutes later when the 4th engine died on the lead b17, the 4th engines died on the other 2 planes also.

While we're on the subject, the 50 cals on the b-17s didn't seem to do nearly as much damage as they would have under v1.09.  I lit up that con like a christmas tree but it survived long enough to put 1 short burst into me.  That burst did a lot more damage than I would have expected also.  (3 engines, cripled the 4th and 2 gun positions)  I'm wondering if buff guns and armor have been tuned down in 1.10.  It certainly seems so.