Author Topic: Have You Killed A Plane With Rockets? (Read 274 times)

Turbot · « **on:** August 01, 2002, 11:24:47 AM »

Have you killed a plane with the air to air rockets?

BigGun · « **Reply #1 on:** August 01, 2002, 11:42:38 AM »

Yes...last time Island map was in rotation...all the action between A1 & A4....

La7 was messing with me....and was trying to pull away on the deck. I was in a Tiffie w/ rockets. Figured I better be getting rid of rockets to fight. LA7 was 800 out & extending. Fired rockets & BOOM!!!!!!

Also have hit planes while in vulch mode.

Kweassa · « **Reply #2 on:** August 01, 2002, 11:54:26 AM »

Funny how when you really aim for it, you can never hit one

WldThing · « **Reply #3 on:** August 01, 2002, 12:06:16 PM »

Killed a B26, few weeks ago. Didnt aim for it just shot 2 rockets and 1 rocket hit and he went BOOM. Looked cool, wish i had taken a screenshot.

Soulyss · « **Reply #4 on:** August 01, 2002, 12:08:31 PM »

I nailed a 190 in a Head On with rockets once. I had slung them under my wing in my F6F and when this 190 came at me, I was in a goofy mood so I figured what the hell, worth a shot right? even up the firepower a little

so I fired 'em off and one of them hit his wing.

Midnight · « **Reply #5 on:** August 01, 2002, 12:10:53 PM »

My standard bomber hunting loadout is P-51D with 6x HVARs

Set Salvo 2 or 3 with .25 delay

Find B17 or LANC formation

Dive in on a standard rocket attack approach <-- lead bombers and figure for speed.

Press thumb trigger and Rockets away...

I haven't hit all that many, but it's real cool when I do hit. Better than 30mm on a 262

Mickey1992 · « **Reply #6 on:** August 01, 2002, 12:12:06 PM »

I would be more curious how often someone has hit a plane with the Air to Air rockets (which is what I think Turbot was asking?).

A2G rockets seem to kill planes instantly, but A2A rockets don't seem to do much damage.

DblTrubl · « **Reply #7 on:** August 01, 2002, 12:15:16 PM »

I've killed B-17s with HVARs before, but I think he was talking about the Luftwaffe Wgr 21 rockets.

Nifty · « **Reply #8 on:** August 01, 2002, 12:19:08 PM »

That would require me to willingly fly a LW plane, right?

Seriously, I've never used the AA rockets.

I've hit planes using the HVARs though. Was just trying to scare the daylights out of someone that wanted to HO me.

Got lucky and a couple hit him and he went BOOOOM!

Innominate · « **Reply #9 on:** August 01, 2002, 12:20:13 PM »

Never intentionally.

I DID once kill a low flying spit with a 1000lb bomb though. He was flying right on the deck, as i was coming in, nothing better to try and bomb so I tossed my bomb towards him, to my surprise it hit close enough to kill him

popeye · « **Reply #10 on:** August 01, 2002, 12:33:23 PM »

I've gotten a couple of A-A rocket kills.

Dago regularly gets rocket Killshooter deaths.

CMC Airboss · « **Reply #11 on:** August 01, 2002, 01:14:37 PM »

I find them effective when attacking ground hugging buffs. If the rockets don't hit the airplane directly, the explosion upon ground impact will usually do major damage.

MiG

Animal · « **Reply #12 on:** August 01, 2002, 01:17:09 PM »

Rockets are the ultimate way to nail a chute.

Turbot · « **Reply #13 on:** August 01, 2002, 01:24:49 PM »

Is there a way to set the offline game to unlmited ammo? I was thinking to practice shooting rockets and this would speed along that exercise.

SKurj · « **Reply #14 on:** August 01, 2002, 01:40:42 PM »

only unlimited guns ammo Turbot as far as i know

i've killed a p38 HO with rockets, not A-A rockets tho

SKurj