Author Topic: 30cal bounce off Typh? (Read 674 times)

Weavling · « **on:** October 06, 2003, 09:52:30 PM »

I was flying my good and trusty Spitfire MK Ia (Yeah, the one with the eight spit-wads), and was shooting up a Typhoon. I'm not sure if I saw it right, but I thought I saw one of my rounds bounce off the typhoon. The tracer might have been from someone else, but, I'm just wondering, can 30cals bounce off planes?

Kweassa · « **Reply #1 on:** October 06, 2003, 10:23:28 PM »

I don't think bounce is modelled in planes.

Dead Man Flying · « **Reply #2 on:** October 06, 2003, 10:25:24 PM »

I can assure you that .303s do not bounce off of Typhoons. Or any other planes for that matter.

-- Todd/Leviathn

Weavling · « **Reply #3 on:** October 06, 2003, 10:37:42 PM »

Ok, just me then. Thx!

Gunslinger · « **Reply #4 on:** October 06, 2003, 11:12:58 PM »

I"ve never actually seen bullets bounce (cept for tank rounds,

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But I have HEARD rounds bouncing off my hull w/o actually hitting the plane...usually this was when planes were shooting at me from far distances

Karnak · « **Reply #5 on:** October 07, 2003, 12:22:43 AM »

The only aircraft I have ever shot down with the four .303s on the Spitfire Mk IX was a Typhoon.

I was out of cannon ammo.

Yes, it took a long time.

Hooligan · « **Reply #6 on:** October 07, 2003, 01:27:53 AM »

I pay the extra $2.50 a month for the "rifle caliber bullets bounce harmlessly off my aircraft" feature. I thought everybody did. I thought about paying an extra $2.50 so that I had the "even the paint job doesn't get ruined" feature, but that seemed excessive.

Hooligan

YUCCA · « **Reply #7 on:** October 07, 2003, 04:11:32 AM »

Well i was straffing a tiger with a mossy and my bullets bounched off the tiger and hit my plane and send me to tower lol.

Pooh21 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 07, 2003, 07:31:09 AM »

I killed a running typh with a val, got it on film too. Took forever.

Dead Man Flying · « **Reply #9 on:** October 07, 2003, 09:41:27 AM »

.303s kill planes dead. Once the cannons run out, the real fun begins.

-- Todd/Leviathn

Karnak · « **Reply #10 on:** October 07, 2003, 09:44:31 AM »

I've killed an La-7 with the .303s on my Mossie as well. That was a hard fight.

It seems that a Mossie on fumes with no ordinance or cannon can turn with the La-7. He seemed quite surprised.

Dead Man Flying · « **Reply #11 on:** October 07, 2003, 09:56:58 AM »

It's not difficult to obtain kills with .303s... when the 20mm cannons run out on the Spit V, I always figure that the .303s provide another two to four kills. People run into problems when they use the .303s to minimum effect; these are not snapshot guns. You need to obtain a tracking solution, get in as close as possible, and then let them have it with a sustained burst. Two or three seconds is usually more than enough to bring any fighter down.

-- Todd/Leviathn

gofaster · « **Reply #12 on:** October 07, 2003, 10:05:47 AM »

I use the .303s for the "he's running away from me and I'm not going to catch him, but maybe if I ping him enough he'll panic and turn back around for me" shots.

Seems to work best against P-51Ds.

Swager · « **Reply #13 on:** October 07, 2003, 11:02:09 AM »

I swear the 303s are absorbed by JU88s!!

joeblogs · « **Reply #14 on:** October 07, 2003, 11:17:47 AM »

The trick to shooting down a plane with .303 ammunition is that it must be done manually. First get out of your plane and walk to your target. Next push the bullets into the plane with your thumb. Repeat 750 times and your done.

-Blogs

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Originally posted by Weavling
I was flying my good and trusty Spitfire MK Ia (Yeah, the one with the eight spit-wads), and was shooting up a Typhoon. I'm not sure if I saw it right, but I thought I saw one of my rounds bounce off the typhoon. The tracer might have been from someone else, but, I'm just wondering, can 30cals bounce off planes?