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Title: B24J's
Post by: FL3 on September 05, 2009, 10:57:58 AM
Anyone else notice that in the last week or so, that bombers catch on fire alot easier?  :mad:

If HTC changed lethality, made them easier to kill then change it back the ftr dweebs need bombers harder to kill, not easier.

FL3
Title: Re: B24J's
Post by: waystin2 on September 05, 2009, 11:01:33 AM
All the more reason we need the B-17WW!
(http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm134/waystin2/B17WW.jpg)
On a serious note, I have not noticed any easier kills on B-24's.
Title: Re: B24J's
Post by: Kazaa on September 05, 2009, 11:01:41 AM
Nothing has changed, the B24 in AH2 always gets put on fire!
Title: Re: B24J's
Post by: CAP1 on September 05, 2009, 11:36:36 AM
Anyone else notice that in the last week or so, that bombers catch on fire alot easier?  :mad:

If HTC changed lethality, made them easier to kill then change it back the ftr dweebs need bombers harder to kill, not easier.

FL3

not when i shoot at em
Title: Re: B24J's
Post by: Karnak on September 05, 2009, 11:43:07 AM
Shoot a B-24 between the fuselage and #2 or #3 engine and it catches fire.  It has always been this way.
Title: Re: B24J's
Post by: CAP1 on September 05, 2009, 11:50:14 AM
Shoot a B-24 between the fuselage and #2 or #3 engine and it catches fire.  It has always been this way.

hhmm....i'll have to try that. i always go for the outter wing...i thought someone had said something about there being weakness there.
Title: Re: B24J's
Post by: usvi on September 05, 2009, 11:50:31 AM
Anyone else notice that in the last week or so, that bombers catch on fire alot easier?  :mad:
Been that way ever since they put these damn signs on the 24s.
(http://www.doheth.co.uk/funny/gallery/signs/No_Smoking.jpg)
Title: Re: B24J's
Post by: Getback on September 05, 2009, 11:52:25 AM
Only thing different is they burn from 3 tanks now. Man that's gotta be hot!

Wastin! excellent! I bet they get a free pass from now on.
Title: Re: B24J's
Post by: Karnak on September 05, 2009, 01:24:23 PM
hhmm....i'll have to try that. i always go for the outter wing...i thought someone had said something about there being weakness there.
I killed a formation of B-24s using just the 12.7mm guns on the Ki-84 that way.  I'd make a run, set one alight and then pull off until it had gone down, then come back for the next.
Title: Re: B24J's
Post by: Bear76 on September 05, 2009, 01:34:33 PM
All the more reason we need the B-17WW!
(http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm134/waystin2/B17WW.jpg)
On a serious note, I have not noticed any easier kills on B-24's.

Ah the B-17L(tar) :aok
Title: Re: B24J's
Post by: Rino on September 05, 2009, 05:30:03 PM
Anyone else notice that in the last week or so, that bombers catch on fire alot easier?  :mad:

If HTC changed lethality, made them easier to kill then change it back the ftr dweebs need bombers harder to kill, not easier.

FL3

     Buff dweebs make me smile  :)
Title: Re: B24J's
Post by: usvi on September 07, 2009, 08:05:32 AM
Ah the B-17L(tar) :aok
:rofl
 Now if only one of them could figure out how to fly one. :D
Title: Re: B24J's
Post by: Strip on September 07, 2009, 09:08:03 AM
It takes a surprisingly small amount of fifty cal to light off a supposedly leak resistant tank....

I have lit B-24s up by firing just sixty rounds of .303, then got out ran in my puddle jumper.

:D
Title: Re: B24J's
Post by: Chalenge on September 07, 2009, 09:52:36 AM
B-24s in WWII acted the same way. Stop your whining.
Title: Re: B24J's
Post by: mtnman on September 07, 2009, 03:26:52 PM
hhmm....i'll have to try that. i always go for the outter wing...i thought someone had said something about there being weakness there.

That actually is "a" weak area.  If you take the wingtip off, the bomber is unflyable and it will crash.  I'm not sure whether taking a wingtip off of a drone will cause it to fall out of formation or not (I don't think removing the elevators from a drone effects it enough to fall out of the formation, but if the pilot takes control of it, it's doomed).

Honestly though, shooting from a high position down into the "shoulder" area of the B24 sets it afire easily, and it's a guaranteed kill.  And it's a larger target, and if you screw up your aim you may hit the cockpit for a quick kill too.

Title: Re: B24J's
Post by: Lusche on September 07, 2009, 03:28:34 PM
  I'm not sure whether taking a wingtip off of a drone will cause it to fall out of formation or not (I don't think removing the elevators from a drone effects it enough to fall out of the formation, but if the pilot takes control of it, it's doomed).

Drone will explode instantly.
Title: Re: B24J's
Post by: Shuffler on September 08, 2009, 09:52:56 AM
Only reason to completely destroy a b24 is if it is close to dropping (shoot wingtips)..... otherwise let'er burn out (shoot shoulder)and save your ammo. I usually only throw 50s at them and save my 20mils for others.
Title: Re: B24J's
Post by: LLogann on September 08, 2009, 12:06:59 PM
Agreed!  She's my bird and she always gets flamed.  Always has, always will.

Shoot a B-24 between the fuselage and #2 or #3 engine and it catches fire.  It has always been this way.