Author Topic: Me-163s! (Read 563 times)

Chairboy · « **on:** August 03, 2002, 09:56:11 PM »

Saturday Night, around 7:00 PST, a massive wave of rocket planes attacked from Knightland!

Anyone who wasn't there, you missed quite a show. They relaxed the fuel requirements so the Me-163s could apparently fly forever (so they could be used as active defense, I guess), so they attacked en-masse.

Sadly, there were a handful of people whining about the Me-163s ruining their game, and they went home crying into their skirts because they couldn't understand that this is the kind of thing that happens once a year. Boo hoo hoo!

Hitech said something about adding the Me-163 to the game for 25perks in the future. Of course, I may have misheard and he might have said you GET 25 perks for shooting one down tonight, so...

Anyhow, lots of fun! I think I'll go and do something more gentle for an hour or so, like let myself get raped by a pack of gorrillas.

Vipermann · « **Reply #1 on:** August 03, 2002, 10:02:19 PM »

Yea they were everywhere. I killed 3 in one mission and got 25 perks, I think though that 2 of those were crashes so I may have only gotten perk credit for the one.

Creamo · « **Reply #2 on:** August 03, 2002, 10:26:49 PM »

As i Ms. Cleo'd awhile back, noting late war will dominate plane additions, this is a gimme. Stuka next release for sure, but SWOTL planes will fill the set.

A savy AH user would do a easy comparison.

Someone list what we DON't have from SWOTL, you will be surprised. More so after the next release.

Just saying, and like the bomber strat idea thread asking for royalties, Funky's silence is pure joy.

Animal · « **Reply #3 on:** August 03, 2002, 11:01:03 PM »

Screenshots please

brendo · « **Reply #4 on:** August 03, 2002, 11:03:54 PM »

Its true!

I captured many on film. However, I though that this one is the most approprate to post

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Five minutes ago in the MA.

Someone needs to post this on AGW. The Warbirds guys will piss there pants

I might post a 'proper' film later

funkedup · « **Reply #5 on:** August 03, 2002, 11:04:41 PM »

blah blah blah boozeonics blah blah blah

Creamo · « **Reply #6 on:** August 03, 2002, 11:33:35 PM »

Silence is joy, a pitiful reponce isn't any fun.

Now I'm going to open another PBR, come on Funky. Get a group reponce, something viable.

ramzey · « **Reply #7 on:** August 03, 2002, 11:38:53 PM »

Sad

arena have bug

dont see earth and stars from that alt;)
HT fix that pls

and altimetr end scale over 100kft;)

ty HTC

ramzey

Roscoroo · « **Reply #8 on:** August 03, 2002, 11:41:07 PM »

what Perks !!!!!! i wasted a 262 killing 2 of those natly type super uber speed of sound dweebs and didnt get a single perk!!!! note at 550mph them silly things pulled away . they cant be that fast ???? can they ?????

OK now Wheres My Stuka and my B-29 ???????

Gator · « **Reply #9 on:** August 03, 2002, 11:46:36 PM »

Ahhh, that was cool!

Thanx, Brendo, for the film.

Karnak · « **Reply #10 on:** August 03, 2002, 11:46:40 PM »

That was a lot of fun. Trashed my K/D, but what the hell, it was a lot of fun.

I got one in a Spitfire Mk IX, got 10 perkies for it. Seems the Me163 ENY was set to 0.

Roscoroo,

Me163 had a top speed of 596mph. It was the fastest manned vehicle in WWII.

funkedup · « **Reply #11 on:** August 03, 2002, 11:51:18 PM »

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Originally posted by Creamo
Silence is joy, a pitiful reponce isn't any fun.

Now I'm going to open another PBR, come on Funky. Get a group reponce, something viable.

What am I responding to or being silent about again? I forgot.

Edbert · « **Reply #12 on:** August 04, 2002, 12:10:04 AM »

The 163 will be out for general use soon (2weeks?) but (hang on to your panties...) WILL NOT BE PERKED!

It will only be availbale at fields next to the HQ. The final decision about the burn-time has not been determined but should be 4 or 5 minutes.

If you plan on using it to vulch...that MIGHT get you to within sight of an enemy base...have fun.

AKWeav · « **Reply #13 on:** August 04, 2002, 12:15:07 AM »

I'm hoping that when they are out for general use, they won't have what seems to be unlimited fuel. Tonight they seemed to have more range than a P-51 with drop tanks.

Anyways, have fun at the con folks, didn't mind dying all night for yas:D

Edbert · « **Reply #14 on:** August 04, 2002, 12:24:53 AM »

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Me163 had a top speed of 596mph. It was the fastest manned vehicle in WWII.

Cursory flight report:
The AH-163 seemed about that speed in sustained full WEP (just kidding) burn on level flight. But I got one up to well over 650 before the shudder and compression became too severe. Most of the 163 deaths were due to pilot error. Once you are over 500MPH any sudden back pressure on the stick caused an instant trip to the tower. BREATHING on the stick with a negative-g move did the same. I asked HT about it, curious as to what I was seeing since it did not seem to be wing failure (although others around said it looked like that) and he responded that I had over-stresed the human unit. Guess that means I broke my neck

This plane actually handles quite well, in fact at speed it is almost twitchy. Rudder authority is good at all speeds. I am not accustomed to the ballistics of the 30mm but they seemed to fall a lot. I also noted more than once an enemy plane taking more than one ping. B26s were 30mm sponges, B17s much less so, and Ju88s were like a spit.