Author Topic: Whats the weirdest thing you have seen in Aces High? (Read 4178 times)

davidpt40 · « **on:** October 25, 2003, 03:55:59 AM »

(1) I was flying a P47D-30 on Mindano chasing a bandit. This plane is climbing north towards the ocean, and I am in a full power climb. We go from 10,000, to 20,000, to 30,000, up to almost 40,000 feet. Finally I get within visual range and the enemy a/c is an N1K2-George (off topic but calling it a niki makes it sound girlish). So I close to gun range (400yrds) but decide to get closer. Then I see the planes prop is stopped. Must have ran out of fuel. I back off to 200 yards and blast him. I think we were at 37,000 when I got the kill.

(2) Some friendlies and I were on the coast strafing a town. Everyone had expended ordinance and the goon was inbound. So this Newfie B26 pilot comes in and says "I am on bomb run to the town". So we are all orbiting and this B26 dives from about 3500 to 25 feet, flying about 400mph, and drops his entire load. I don't even think the bombs armed and even if they had it wouldn't have hit the target. So the newfie gets on the radio and says "Did I hit the town, did I hit the town?". To which I responded "That was the funniest bomb run I've ever seen".

(3) One time an IL2 shot my 262 down. I was sad.

Kweassa · « **Reply #1 on:** October 25, 2003, 03:59:30 AM »

The weirdest thing.. let's see..

Oh yes.

Those times when I get shot down at 600~800 yards while extending - sometimes even during slight jinks.

But then I got used to that, so I guess it ain't really 'weird' anymore.

Xjazz · « **Reply #2 on:** October 25, 2003, 04:20:49 AM »

Hi,

In my early AH days, when my pingtime was about 800-900ms, I see lots of "strange" stuff

Nowdays its better.

BTW is that pesky F4U still there in MA which could instantly change the flight vector 180 degree after merge? Boy, THAT was strange to see several times!

Ahwell, maybe it was just regular netfart

Blooz · « **Reply #3 on:** October 25, 2003, 09:25:19 AM »

Was manning an AA gun at a airbase and this enemy plane comes in on his attack run. Just as he hit 2000 yards for range I pull the trigger and he zig zags three times about 1000 yards. Somehow I managed to hit him anyway and he plowed into the ground. Dang near broke my joystick trying to follow that plane and got in an amazing shot.

Curval · « **Reply #4 on:** October 25, 2003, 09:43:46 AM »

Weirdest...

Probably the time when Midnight and Hitech were having a fight and I dropped in to spoil their party.

Suddenly I CTD'd for no apparent reason.

Weird.

udet · « **Reply #5 on:** October 25, 2003, 10:21:30 AM »

A balanced fight?
oh wait I've never seen one of those

jodgi · « **Reply #6 on:** October 25, 2003, 10:40:51 AM »

I decided to gun for a squaddie in his lanc formation doing a run on a CV. After a succesful bombing run, nmy fighters shot down 2 of the lancs and soon I was in the tail of the last and it started tumbling.... tumbling... tumbling.... Noone was piloting, I couldn't take control, I couldn't bail, I didn't lose any alt, didn't lose any speed. I pinged a F4U that was chasing me, but he gave up, probably because he was a little uneasy about this lanc barrelrolling into eternety without ever augering.

Eventually I Alt-F4'd my way out.

It was probably a net burp, a pretty strange one...

Pollock · « **Reply #7 on:** October 25, 2003, 12:13:11 PM »

BTW is that pesky F4U still there in MA which could instantly change the flight vector 180 degree after merge? Boy, THAT was strange to see several times! Ahwell, maybe it was just regular netfart.

Was the F4U driver Torque?
If yes then it was a very frequent occurance

loser · « **Reply #8 on:** October 25, 2003, 12:15:14 PM »

Flying Ostwind. I actually engaged the osti in the air. I was flying an a6m and actually damaged the panzer. This was witnesed from the ground as well by a friendly GV.

Even the guy "flying" the Ostwind didnt know how the heck he was able to pilot the tank through the air.

I have pictures too.

Bonden · « **Reply #9 on:** October 25, 2003, 12:24:48 PM »

Taking off in a typh, I brushed the control tower enough to make the plane veer off course a bit - no damage, kept going.....

AKIron · « **Reply #10 on:** October 25, 2003, 12:30:44 PM »

Film - 380K

Check out the external view.

Pooh21 · « **Reply #11 on:** October 25, 2003, 12:50:31 PM »

I got a film on one of my cds somewhere. Of a lanc that just bombed the western HQ on Mindinao. I caught up to him at 30k in my 262 as he was passing that port and heading for 22. He proceeded to dive and out accelerate me as I was trying for a pass from his low 3, his speed was about 540 I had to chase him for 2 sectors before finally on the deck I got a a few kilometers space for a reversal and shot him down.

Then there was the B-17 that outran my 234.

jodgi · « **Reply #12 on:** October 25, 2003, 12:58:28 PM »

I once saw a bogey that was about to get me zoom like a ufo, higher, higher, higher and higher until he was gone. I suspect he stole the RATO packs off a 234 and mounted them a wee bit out of alignement.

I landed my kills

Rutilant · « **Reply #13 on:** October 25, 2003, 01:30:41 PM »

Look out below!

All countries are even.. this HAS to be a bug.

Oooooops.

Tigers dieing to single near-miss rockets in the front armor..

Panzers and Osties taking direct hits (hit sprite) from rockets and not losing anything..

Bombs that don't detonate when dropped from 600 feet AGl, adn bombs that explode from 300 feet dropped out of lancs..

Shells and bullets going through GVs at all ranges...

I'm done.

vorticon · « **Reply #14 on:** October 25, 2003, 01:40:27 PM »

would have to be roscoroo...oh wait thats not what you meant...would have to be upside down backwards flying buffs...or that one time we spawned gvs at 100k and fought each other all the way down...