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Help and Support Forums => Help and Training => Topic started by: Platano on August 01, 2006, 06:51:18 PM
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I there anything I can do to im prove my deflection shooting? The reason I ask is because I've only been playin this game for about 6 months and for these 6 months my aircraft of choice has been a 109 (any 109)... Recently I have gotten into flying P-47's and for the past 4 nights or so been flying nothing but D-40's....
Now because of me being used to saddle up on someone in a 109 my delfection shooting and snapshots abilities are awful... Since flying the jugs I have noticed that they are far heavier and less manueverable than the 109's and also the probability of me being able to sadlle up on someone is very slim, so I have to rely on deflection/snap shots to get my kills....
If anyone has any adive on my situation it would be greatly appreciated..
And BTW I HAVE been flying with some guys from the 56th FG to see if they can help me out with this issue..
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My advice? Pick a point where you think you're ready to fire, then move the target WAY the heck further out. Whatever you estimate, multiply by 5.
THEN fire.
Oh, and also you don't have to worry about firing too far out in most angles shots, just hold the trigger down until he flies through the rounds.
That works best on 50-cal planes (more rounds in the air to hit)
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I tried that but the damn plane always flies just under or just over my hail of Lead...
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Don't forget rudder kicks to get your nose under in certain situations. If you're banked one way and it looks like he's going to sail right past you, full rudder can bring the nose down fast (but then you're firing blind under the nose -- sometimes works for me sometimes not).
If you're working on deflection/snapshots it all depends on relative speed of the enemy, relative angle to their path, and all that jazz. If you can, try practicing on bombers. If you make slashing attacks from the front quarter (45 degrees or so) you'll really learn when and where to shoot, and you'll find you usually don't open up soon enough. for snapshots don't be afraid to spray early.
Others, better skilled than I, could probably help more.
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One way to practice deflection shooting is going offline and kill the drones. But fly in a circle *clockwise*, opposite direction of the drones, and with a bit of alt "advantage". If you have trouble hitting them at all, use the Lead Computed Gunsight to give you an idea of where to aim.
Also, do you have a forward view set up? Look forward (KP 8 or hat up) - i have the head set all the way up and to one side, to get a better view over the nose.
The trick for deflection shooting is SA - anticipation. *Know* where the opponent is without seeing him. Estimate his position fro his last vector, angle and speed. Now, this sounds very complicated but it in fact really isnt that much. Its a mix of practice, experience and intuition. Practice it with the drones, they are not exactly know for their erratic maneuvering ;) - that helps a lot at first.
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Platan0, get ahold of me and we will work out those issues you type of.
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Deflection Shooting Practice (http://www.widro.com/throwpaper.html)
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I got 10
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Originally posted by WMLute
Deflection Shooting Practice (http://www.widro.com/throwpaper.html)
Damm that game.
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6, but iwas on the phone with a customer.
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Wow, that is addictive.
Only got to 9.
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11
But dont let that fool you, im still a crappy shot ;).
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you didnt get 11
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Originally posted by WMLute
Deflection Shooting Practice (http://www.widro.com/throwpaper.html)
got 16.
Lambo
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16??
do me a favor and stay out of ostwinds m16s and ground guns when your not on knights, far to dangerous !
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18
it's pretty simple when you figure out the "ballistics" of the paper ball
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This is interesting....I start a thread about need ing help and it magically becomes the "0o0o lets see who gets the highest score by throwing the tard ball in the basket" thread.. :noid :mad: :rolleyes:
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23
Oh what a 15 yr old can do in his free time:D
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Got 21 :cool:
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Originally posted by Platano
If anyone has any adive on my situation it would be greatly appreciated..
My suggestion is to pull your sight through the target and not guess where it'll be. By pulling the sight through (from behind the tail, through beyond the nose) it places you much closer to the enemy aircraft's line of flight. Remember to ease off the back pressure (unload G) when you shoot.
Practice offline on the drones, then practice in the TA a bit too.
My regards,
Widewing
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best is 31 now lol im going outside wasted an hr playing this game :lol:lol
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I got 2 as my best told you guys my aim sucks :D :p