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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Charon on September 23, 2004, 11:59:39 AM

Title: Anyone noticing more pilot wounds against .50 planes?
Post by: Charon on September 23, 2004, 11:59:39 AM

Since AH2, I notice that just about any time a .50 armed plane hits me with a burst (and I'm talking a very limited crossing, high deflection type burst, very limited pings, not a sustained burst) it results in a pilot wound. Had that happen about 4 times yesterday, a number of times the day before, and some before that.

A plane covers a pretty good amount of square feet, if you get hit with 6 random rounds is there a new magnet under the pilot's seat that sucks them into the cockpit? It just seems that in AH1 a pilot wound was fairly rare, now it's fairly common and I wonder if there have been any changes or if I'm just really unlucky lately. Which I have been in general this tour, but that's another story.

Charon

Title: Anyone noticing more pilot wounds against .50 planes?
Post by: CMC Airboss on September 23, 2004, 01:31:49 PM

Based on my experience, I would have to disagree.  The majority of my dozen pilot wounds have occured against aircraft and tanks armed with 7.62mm machine guns.  These are nearly always 180degree aspect angle (head-on) shots while attacking German bombers from behind or while strafing Panzers/Tigers.  I've only once received a pilot wound from another weapon in AH2 and that was from a 37mm ack hit.

MiG

Title: Anyone noticing more pilot wounds against .50 planes?
Post by: Charon on September 23, 2004, 01:33:53 PM

I might just be having bad luck. But it's at the point lately where I can almost assume an injury before I see the first fade out.

Charon

Title: Anyone noticing more pilot wounds against .50 planes?
Post by: Overlag on September 24, 2004, 08:16:38 AM

i think the problem is that when a 20mm or 30mm kills you, you never find out if it caused a pilot wound......... ;)

Title: Anyone noticing more pilot wounds against .50 planes?
Post by: Kweassa on September 24, 2004, 03:32:04 PM

I agree with Overlag.

 My personal interpretation of pilot wounds is, "if this was AH1, you'd be dead".

Title: Anyone noticing more pilot wounds against .50 planes?
Post by: Estes on September 25, 2004, 09:40:19 AM

I have only gotten 1 or 2 pilot wounds in AH2 so far.

I seem to get them alot less frequently than in AH1. I would get them all the friggin' time.

One thing is the damn puffy ack has killed me twice though.

Title: Anyone noticing more pilot wounds against .50 planes?
Post by: lasersailor184 on September 25, 2004, 10:31:02 AM

Umm, i know if I can't take off a wing, I'll go for a pilot shot.