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Title: Ack
Post by: dedalos on January 09, 2008, 10:11:18 AM
I was chasing an A20 trying to dive bomb our field and got hit by my own ack twice.  Is this new or have I been so lucky in the past 5 years?
Title: Ack
Post by: croduh on January 09, 2008, 10:20:23 AM
You have been lucky.
Title: Ack
Post by: Treize69 on January 09, 2008, 10:22:36 AM
Yup, lucky. Ive been killed by 5in shells through the canopy several times.

Its rare, but it happens.
Title: Ack
Post by: Balsy on January 09, 2008, 10:42:33 AM
Friendly ack is not so friendly.

Balsy
Title: Ack
Post by: kilz on January 09, 2008, 10:43:11 AM
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Originally posted by Balsy
Friendly ack is not so friendly.

Balsy


PERK the ack
Title: Ack
Post by: dedalos on January 09, 2008, 01:47:05 PM
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Originally posted by Treize69
Yup, lucky. Ive been killed by 5in shells through the canopy several times.

Its rare, but it happens.


Heh, me too.  It was not the 5" ack.  It does not exist 1K over a field.  I got two hits from the field guns.  Second one gave me a PW.
Title: Ack
Post by: Treize69 on January 09, 2008, 01:54:25 PM
Yeah, they've hit me too. Was just giving the worst case scenario.

I've gotten hit a couple of times taking off from a field under attack and crossing the field guns line of fire.
Title: Ack
Post by: Slash27 on January 09, 2008, 05:13:01 PM
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Originally posted by dedalos
Heh, me too.  It was not the 5" ack.  It does not exist 1K over a field.  I got two hits from the field guns.  Second one gave me a PW.


Welcome to the club
Title: Ack
Post by: Adonai on January 09, 2008, 06:01:22 PM
I have one death in my 262 this tour, thanks to friendly field ack shooting me down not the lgay trying to vulch the runway. Thats some good shooting Elmer Fudd.

(http://img235.imageshack.us/img235/1243/elmerfuddfq3.gif)
Title: Ack
Post by: VansCrew1 on January 09, 2008, 06:25:22 PM
Just earlier today i was chasing a N1k and our base ack was shooting at him i rolled in behind him next thing i know the base ack takes off me stab's and wings.
Title: Ack
Post by: Adonai on January 09, 2008, 06:33:44 PM
Yeah but Vans you just suck, WAY TO GO ACK jk! :D
Title: Ack
Post by: Zazen13 on January 09, 2008, 06:46:00 PM
Yup AI AA can hit friendlies..just not player controlled AA. It's rare though, I think I've had it happen to me about 3 times ever...
Title: Ack
Post by: LYNX on January 09, 2008, 11:38:50 PM
Had it happen numerous times.  Lost flaps, rons, ele's and been PW'ed all by machine gun type field or cv ack.  It's usually instigated by some suicide monkey low to the deck drawing all the ack as you attempt to take off.  Only once has puffy ack got me which knocked my engine clean out.  I was about 150 yrs from a con about 6k above the cv :furious
Title: Ack
Post by: Bruv119 on January 10, 2008, 01:44:29 AM
Stop hugging your ack and it might not shoot you  :p

Think i've been killed by CV ack twice and the guns on field have pinged me up a couple.
Title: Ack
Post by: dedalos on January 10, 2008, 08:36:05 AM
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Originally posted by Slash27
Welcome to the club


OK happy people.  5 years not a single ping.  I got hit again last night.  Something has changed?  I am not that lucky, trust me :rofl
Title: Friendly fire
Post by: JB28 on January 10, 2008, 09:00:14 AM
for all you long timers that used to fly in the Air Warrior days, you will remember that you could actually shoot down people on your own country.  I actually shot down my own wingman once (hate to admit that), but hey, you think twice about flying in front of someone that is saddled up on their opponent.

of coarse, if you did this more than once in one day, you were listed as "personna-non-gratta" and you could not load ammo for the remainder of that day.  Kind of a unique twist to the game, but one that I liked.  It spurred some interesting conversations I have to admit.  :lol

after all, real is real! :D

Kinda like "We were who we thought they were!":huh

love that quote, had to throw that in there.  :aok

Title: Ack
Post by: RumbleB on January 10, 2008, 10:27:34 AM
wow that's odd, never been shot by friendly ack. Didn't think it caused damage to friendlies either
Title: Ack
Post by: SlapShot on January 10, 2008, 10:34:27 AM
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Originally posted by RumbleB
wow that's odd, never been shot by friendly ack. Didn't think it caused damage to friendlies either


When does happen to you ... it will be one of those "WTF happened" moments.
Title: Ack
Post by: dedalos on January 10, 2008, 10:47:19 AM
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Originally posted by SlapShot
When does happen to you ... it will be one of those "WTF happened" moments.


Hey old one :D  this new or I have been winning the lotto the past 5 years?
Title: Ack
Post by: SlapShot on January 10, 2008, 11:42:04 AM
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Originally posted by dedalos
Hey old one :D  this new or I have been winning the lotto the past 5 years?


You have been winning the lottery.

In the 6+ years that I have been playing ... I can probably count on 3 or 4 fingers the amount of times it has happened to me.
Title: Ack
Post by: dedalos on January 10, 2008, 12:25:55 PM
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Originally posted by SlapShot
You have been winning the lottery.

In the 6+ years that I have been playing ... I can probably count on 3 or 4 fingers the amount of times it has happened to me.


I go get me a ticket.  I would loved it if it had changed.  No where to hide for the ack hugging aces :rofl
Title: Ack
Post by: Adonai on January 10, 2008, 12:28:03 PM
I the other day tried to shoot down some suicide Lancs trying to bomb my CV, I closed in fast doing well over 450 and Lancs were about 5k from the CV, puffy ack got my wing,  not even single shot from the Lancs gunners.
Title: Ack
Post by: Ghastly on January 10, 2008, 02:01:32 PM
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Originally posted by RumbleB
wow that's odd, never been shot by friendly ack. Didn't think it caused damage to friendlies either


It doesn't shoot at you - it shoots through you to shoot at them.  I've never had it kill me (edit-> not meant to indicate that I don't believe it would, just that it hasn't ever killed me). But it will scare the living jebesu out of you when you aren't expecting it....

Title: Ack
Post by: Nisky on January 10, 2008, 02:12:37 PM
I've been hit on a couple of occasions by friendly ack but its the supply trucks that usually get me!!!
Title: Ack
Post by: SFCHONDO on January 11, 2008, 05:38:55 PM
Been there, had it happen to me also. It's rare, but it has happened
Title: Ack
Post by: Ghastly on January 11, 2008, 07:52:24 PM
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"Semper Volans - Always Flying"


Thankfully not... sometimes you post too.  {grin}

!
Title: Ack
Post by: clerick on January 11, 2008, 09:29:04 PM
I was in a mission once and we took an airfield.  The previous owners had left supplies out and the auto-ack was shooting across he runway.  Shot down most of the people that were trying to re-up.
Title: Ack
Post by: RoGenT on January 12, 2008, 11:38:26 AM
Happen to me few times - First time it happened was actually several weeks ago; I was chasing 190 over what I believe was factory IIRC, and was about ready to fire the 50s o Death then BOOM, was towered. I was filming it so I logged out and checked; sure enough, ''friendly'' ack was the reason. Second time shortly after was when I was taking off to attempt to kill off porking NIK;  AA shot off my rudder as the NIK was diving in but away from me
Title: Ack
Post by: Banshee7 on January 12, 2008, 12:08:36 PM
Glad to know I'm not the only one that has been "owned" by friendly ack
Title: Ack
Post by: Meatwad on January 12, 2008, 12:11:06 PM
Smacked me around also when I was taking off from a field.
Title: Ack
Post by: bparker on January 13, 2008, 12:14:44 PM
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Originally posted by Balsy
Friendly ack is not so friendly.

Balsy


Yes but is this by design?