Author Topic: Rockets-vs-VH's (Read 229 times)

meddog · « **on:** August 08, 2002, 07:29:13 PM »

What's the story With airfield vehicle hangers. People have dumped over 20 rockets to destroy a vehicle hanger to no avail but a spity can knock it down in 2 passes with it's 20mm cannons.

Packy · « **Reply #1 on:** August 08, 2002, 07:45:16 PM »

howdy meddog,

I think it is possible to take down VHs with rockets.
I've been able to take down VHs with rockets and one pass of cannon fire with a typhoon. (I'm such a lame pilot that I'm sure not all 8 rockets hit the hanger!)

(hmmm...come to think of it...how do i know it was actually my rockets that helped damaged the VH or if it was just the cannon fire?
On second thought I have no direct evidence that rockets alone can destroy a VH!! duh-oh!

anyone?

Kweassa · « **Reply #2 on:** August 09, 2002, 12:57:58 AM »

I'm not sure how it is with the English ones, or the German WGr21s, but each American HVAR rocket is equivalent to 250lbs of bombs. 10 rockets knock out a VH at airfields, and 8 rockets knock out the VH at vehicle fields.

If "people have dumped over 20 rockets to destroy a vehicle hanger to no avail but a spity can knock it down in 2 passes with it's 20mm cannons", that means probably about 8~9 of those 20 rockets hit, and the VH was very weak, and the Spitfire comes in and filled the required amount for destruction with strafing.

Karnak · « **Reply #3 on:** August 09, 2002, 03:43:36 AM »

VHs at V fields only require 1,000lbs of bombs. 7 Allied rockets will also do it.

VHs at airfields require 2,500llbs to destroy. 20 rockets will not be enough, nor will a Spit's 20mm load.

Wotan · « **Reply #4 on:** August 09, 2002, 04:45:06 AM »

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spity can knock it down in 2 passes with it's 20mm cannons

bs I dont fly spits and dont care to much about how many hispanos it takes to kill a hanger but heres what it takes to strafe one flying lw planes

Wotan · « **Reply #5 on:** August 09, 2002, 04:46:05 AM »

heres an accurate chart showing what ord it takes to kill structures

Hortlund · « **Reply #6 on:** August 09, 2002, 04:57:17 AM »

Wotan is that first picture from morris tests? Can you ask him if I can have a copy?

I'd ask him myself, but Ive changed OS from win98 to winME and I lost all my email adresses in the process, can you ask him to mail me?

ccvi · « **Reply #7 on:** August 09, 2002, 11:29:17 AM »

CVs are missing on that list. Add them please.

Wotan · « **Reply #8 on:** August 09, 2002, 11:41:58 AM »

i dont care about cvs

if ya look though "primary ship" may help ya.

Heinkel · « **Reply #9 on:** August 09, 2002, 01:35:08 PM »

I made the first pic steve, what ya need?

ccvi · « **Reply #10 on:** August 10, 2002, 05:43:43 AM »

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Originally posted by Wotan
i dont care about cvs

if ya look though "primary ship" may help ya.

I know it's 8klbs. But I'd like to know the number of 30mm shells