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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: sullie363 on August 13, 2004, 03:23:14 PM
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I'm pretty sure this isn't my imagination anymore. I feel like it takes noticeably more hits on a enemy to kill him when you're in the tail of a bomber. Comparing this to the time it takes to kill someone in a vulch or HO. So simple question, does the speed of the aircraft effect the speed of the bullet and therefore effect the impact on the enemy? Like in a bomber, are those bullets out of the tail gun going 200mph slower then if fired from a dead stop? And does this reduce their pounds of damage?
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Originally posted by sullie363
I'm pretty sure this isn't my imagination anymore. I feel like it takes noticeably more hits on a enemy to kill him when you're in the tail of a bomber. Comparing this to the time it takes to kill someone in a vulch or HO. So simple question, does the speed of the aircraft effect the speed of the bullet and therefore effect the impact on the enemy? Like in a bomber, are those bullets out of the tail gun going 200mph slower then if fired from a dead stop? And does this reduce their pounds of damage?
Yes, if you were shooting a still target.
If you're going 200mph and the fighter closing on your 6 is going 300mph that is a 100mph net gain. However, the bullets also incur less drag as they are going 200mph slower through the air. As airspeed increases so does drag.