Author Topic: question about bailing? (Read 424 times)

Voss · « **Reply #15 on:** November 16, 2001, 01:10:00 PM »

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Originally posted by lazs1:
So it really is 'tactics' to shoot the cowardly bailers?
lazs

NO, it's simply a waste of ammo, and depending on how Pyro is timing sorties, you might actually be helping the chuter (heh) by cutting his flight short. Once he bails that's it. You can't give him two deaths for the same mission. So, regarding k/d, or k/s, the determining factor is the first event (death, bail, auger, what-have-you). Shooting his chute does nothing except waste your ammo.

However, bailing can be useful. Say your enemy has come very close to your aircraft in a high E attack, manages to eliminate most of your aircraft's structure, but hasn't yet exploded you. If, you bail, you may be able to force a collision on his FE with your chute. Those chutes are VERY tough. It's happened to me.

[ 11-16-2001: Message edited by: Voss ]

Am0n · « **Reply #16 on:** November 16, 2001, 01:17:00 PM »

In the newest update HTC added in a new perk multiplier.

The higher you are in the air when you open your chute, the more perks you retain. So make sure you open up nice and hi, level with which where you were shot down is best..

This only applies for spitV, N1k2, and LA7 drivers for some reason.

seriously!!

AKSWulfe · « **Reply #17 on:** November 16, 2001, 01:21:00 PM »

NT
-SW

pbirmingham · « **Reply #18 on:** November 16, 2001, 01:28:00 PM »

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Originally posted by Voss:

Shooting his chute does nothing except waste your ammo.

NOT TRUE.

It makes me cackle wildly!

JAGED · « **Reply #19 on:** November 16, 2001, 02:12:00 PM »

I've seen those that deliberately open high in order to survey the area and report on acitivities going on, a spy if you will. I've even seen them land on a mountainside and stay there. I've straffed such spies as of late...

K West · « **Reply #20 on:** November 16, 2001, 02:43:00 PM »

<nods in solidarity with JAGED>

It's what machine guns were made for.

<S>

Westy

BOOT · « **Reply #21 on:** November 16, 2001, 02:52:00 PM »

Did the guys at Hi Tech
design the commission schedule for the company I work for...?

Sure looks like it...

;p

BOOT

Dead Man Flying · « **Reply #22 on:** November 16, 2001, 02:57:00 PM »

Chutes is good eatins!!

Raubvogel · « **Reply #23 on:** November 16, 2001, 03:07:00 PM »

I used to hate chute shooting...but recently something has changed and I take every opportunity to pop a chute. Something makes me feel good imagining the guy sitting in front of his monitor saying to himself..."what's that 190 doing...he's not going to...that bastard!@"

And it stops someone from giving my next victim a check 6.

milnko · « **Reply #24 on:** November 16, 2001, 03:20:00 PM »

I've always been an advocate of giving the bailed pilot a .45cal like in WB so ya can ping away at the chute straffer.

The 'ol one in a million "golden bb" kill!

Plus as HT stated in a recent interview someday we may have infantry troops on the ground, it be kinda nice to protect yourself from em.

Kieran · « **Reply #25 on:** November 16, 2001, 03:45:00 PM »

I strafe every Bish chute for just the possibility it just might be an FDB or 13th TAS.

Am0n · « **Reply #26 on:** November 16, 2001, 03:49:00 PM »

This thread has been hi-jacked buy a bunch-o-chute shooting bastages!!

for shame, for shame...

*looks inocent*

K West · « **Reply #27 on:** November 16, 2001, 03:57:00 PM »

I'm cornfused. Which exact squad would those be? The old, new 13nd TAS, the almost as new but kind of more recent ++--<<13TAS>>>--++ or the old 13 TAS we've all come to love/hate

?

Luckily there's only been one FDB skwadd. So far.

Kieran · « **Reply #28 on:** November 16, 2001, 04:04:00 PM »

Creamo. Fatty. SOB. Hangtime. Rude. Sax...

Sax. Now, I managed to get him last night. I didn't get the chute, but I got him. Unfortunately his buds gangraped me before I could reverse and finish the job properly. All in good fun, of course.

Aiswulf · « **Reply #29 on:** November 16, 2001, 06:06:00 PM »

I've noticed that even the base AI's like to shoot chutes as evidenced by my 20mm riddled corpse lying in the middle of some nme field