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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: fullmetalbullet on February 22, 2011, 02:42:21 PM
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Yes i want to see how many people lost a B-29 for being stupid or those who got a few B-29 kills, and those who are able to get it up to alt and bomb with it and succesfully land all their buffs. screenshots with your posts please i dont want liars and noobs who think their all that saying they got one, and have no proof.
FYI please watch out for tree and sheep on take offs.
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http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,307192.0.html
does offline count? xD
jk
:rofl
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http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,307192.0.html
does offline count? xD
jk
:rofl
no. they have to be online. and you must have a screenshot of it. idc if you show off, and say mean things about the pilot of the buff you shoot down, nor do i mind if you went to 30k and only dropped one bomb or just to annoy lonely fighters that go up to see whats up at 30k over their field. but it must be Online.
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got some for posting - loading now :)
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sweet we have our first person, lets see what he did?
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The approach
(http://i54.tinypic.com/id96w3.jpg)
The firing of the A2A rockets
(http://i54.tinypic.com/25rz215.jpg)
The resulting, beautiful image :D
(http://i51.tinypic.com/w9a80o.jpg)
The perks I got for shooting down ONE B29 in a 190A8 with A2A rockets, from a dead 6, getting fired upon, living to tell the story, running home due to fuel only to get chased by a 109, run out of gas, come across a friendly town at 44, 109 takes a flak hit to his oil, friendlies swoop in to save the day and me coast in on my wheels on the runway:D
(http://i51.tinypic.com/10qgdvk.jpg)
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WTG MarineUS. <S> bishops i am a Devils=v=Brigade member myself.
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:lol :aok
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'rah!
You gentlemen escort us on squad nights some times
DHBG
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WTG SWonyx <S>
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'rah!
You gentlemen escort us on squad nights some times
DHBG
yeah but im not good with fighters. i stick to bombing myself and i have deep respect for anyone who uses a BUFF. but i still like to laugh at others who get their BUFFS shot down lol.
OK who else has screens of their B-29 kills, if you have kills with a B-29 then post those as well. and crash landings and takeoffs would be welcomed too.
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Cmon people with all those pilots saying they got a B29, you should be posting them on here. lettng us see your easy......errm.... hard work being paid off.
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yeah but im not good with fighters. i stick to bombing myself and i have deep respect for anyone who uses a BUFF. but i still like to laugh at others who get their BUFFS shot down lol.
OK who else has screens of their B-29 kills, if you have kills with a B-29 then post those as well. and crash landings and takeoffs would be welcomed too.
I'm a Buff pilot and just got shot down by Jayhawk at 22 K the game was getting ready to reset so I didn't have more time for alt. The biggest change that made a difference was how hard it was to see the bogies while in your guns. Also the mapped gunners on my JS were different. Had a fun sortie even though.
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I'm a Buff pilot and just got shot down by Jayhawk at 22 K the game was getting ready to reset so I didn't have more time for alt. The biggest change that made a difference was how hard it was to see the bogies while in your guns. Also the mapped gunners on my JS were different. Had a fun sortie even though.
fly it at 35-40k and about your gunner postition well practice it. it takes time to get used to it.
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Cmon people with all those pilots saying they got a B29, you should be posting them on here. lettng us see your easy......errm.... hard work being paid off.
No balls
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No balls
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lol true.
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got anymore posts? please post screenshots with your posts. aswell
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fly it at 35-40k and about your gunner postition well practice it. it takes time to get used to it.
B-29 can't fly between 35,000ft and 40,000ft. if you're going to give advice, please make sure it's correct.
ack-ack
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B-29 can't fly between 35,000ft and 40,000ft. if you're going to give advice, please make sure it's correct.
ack-ack
you can so. someone already done it and so have i. so YES you can fly it at 35-40k alt.
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fly it at 35-40k and about your gunner postition well practice it. it takes time to get used to it.
I know it it better to get to 35 K ...like I said there wasn't time. The gunner views in the B-29 have a poorer view than other buffs in the game...and yes I'll have to get used to it...........
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B-29 can't fly between 35,000ft and 40,000ft. if you're going to give advice, please make sure it's correct.
ack-ack
My B-29 had no problems getting to 35k. And that doesn't surprise me, as it's totally in line with the data on the RL charts you posted a few months ago.
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I know it it better to get to 35 K ...like I said there wasn't time. The gunner views in the B-29 have a poorer view than other buffs in the game...and yes I'll have to get used to it...........
the problem you will have especialy if your used to flying B-17s and 24s, is it has no downward fireing positions. yes you can shoot down. but not directly downward. so you will be vulnerable to a belly strafe.
let this be a Top Tip. if your new to the game or if you dont know if the B-29s gunners is very good. come in from below and saw at it from the belly.
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My B-29 had no problems getting to 35k. And that doesn't surprise me, as it's totally in line with the data on the RL charts you posted a few months ago.
i know what hes trying to say. his jedi mind tricks and the force dont work above 35k. lol
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Part of the flight
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss129.jpg)
Squaddie in his 29's
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss131.jpg)
more flight
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss132.jpg)
I somehow got an inside view but upside down :P
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss136.jpg)
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss137.jpg)
Coming in for landing (Forgot to SS drop - enemy planes were up)
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss139.jpg)
Bringin' her down
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss140.jpg)
I found out you can't do like a B17 and lower the gear almost last minute
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss141.jpg)
another angle
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss142.jpg)
oh yeah - btw - check my altitude ;)
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss135.jpg)
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The approach
(http://i54.tinypic.com/id96w3.jpg)
The firing of the A2A rockets
(http://i54.tinypic.com/25rz215.jpg)
The resulting, beautiful image :D
(http://i51.tinypic.com/w9a80o.jpg)
The perks I got for shooting down ONE B29 in a 190A8 with A2A rockets, from a dead 6, getting fired upon, living to tell the story, running home due to fuel only to get chased by a 109, run out of gas, come across a friendly town at 44, 109 takes a flak hit to his oil, friendlies swoop in to save the day and me coast in on my wheels on the runway:D
(http://i51.tinypic.com/10qgdvk.jpg)
How far were you when you fired that rocket?
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Part of the flight
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss129.jpg)
Squaddie in his 29's
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss131.jpg)
more flight
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss132.jpg)
I somehow got an inside view but upside down :P
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss136.jpg)
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss137.jpg)
Coming in for landing (Forgot to SS drop - enemy planes were up)
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss139.jpg)
Bringin' her down
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss140.jpg)
I found out you can't do like a B17 and lower the gear almost last minute
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss141.jpg)
another angle
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss142.jpg)
oh yeah - btw - check my altitude ;)
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss135.jpg)
Dont want to mention any names but that you cant get above 40k theory just got shot out the window.
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yeah i believve someone said that you cant??? umm i think it was challenge that said that.
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cool
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WOOT WOOOOT WTG SWILLY!! <S> :rock
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Thanks for the screen shots Marine :)
Excellent job!
Question for you....you mentioned that you cant drop the gear at the last second like in a B17..... What would be the parameters to drop the gear to ensure that your formation drones land on the runway?
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Dont want to mention any names but that you cant get above 40k theory just got shot out the window.
I was flying escort for that mission in a 152. I don't think any of the 29s got above 30k, much less 40.
8 sets of B29s took off, along with 6 escorts. 3 sets landed, and I was the only escort to land (2 kills)
Took off with 68 mins of fuel and landed with 3. Very fun mission!
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nobody took screens? man when i up my B-29 in the MA im take screens every like 5 mins at 40 k ofcoarse.
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nobody took screens? man when i up my B-29 in the MA im take screens every like 5 mins at 40 k ofcoarse.
I hope you have lots of time, because they were climbing at about 400 fpm above 28k
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I hope you have lots of time, because they were climbing at about 400 fpm above 28k
thats the whole point. see alot of buff pilots in AH2 dont want to take the time to get to alt and line up for your run. i do and it takes alot of patients
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thats the whole point. see alot of buff pilots in AH2 dont want to take the time to get to alt and line up for your run. i do and it takes alot of patients
I didn't know you were a doctor
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thats the whole point. see alot of buff pilots in AH2 dont want to take the time to get to alt and line up for your run. i do and it takes alot of patients
And a lot of ballz to fly that high with all of the fighters up there. :aok :rolleyes:
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I didn't know you were a doctor
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yes I'm a doctor. i meant Patience
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My first kill on the new version. I will tell you this the 109G2 is not easy to control and maintain 'E' in while at 30k, which is where I had to be at to get even a mediocre shot on these b29's which were at 27k at this point.
(http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm146/dkff49/b29kill.jpg)
film here
Film link removed as a virus appears to be attached to it
btw: though i have no ss of it this one kill as worth 15 perks, most i have ever had in one sortie.
I never fly bombers that high. I love the thrill of the fight even when in bombers so I try to fly at an altitude that gives me a chance of survival and a chance to entice a few fighters to come after me and 35k is usually not that great for entice fighters.
But hey whatever you prefer i guess.
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nice one. do we got anymore out there with footage or screens of their B-29 kills or B-29 missions? crashes will be good too, we need a good laugh. lol
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I've got a few screenies with the B29 mission I flew escort for earlier, I'll post screenies of them tomorrow.
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wow, almost 13 perkies for one kill.
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B-29 in a nutshell.
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n268/Luke_831/4646.jpg)
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Thanks for the screen shots Marine :)
Excellent job!
Question for you....you mentioned that you cant drop the gear at the last second like in a B17..... What would be the parameters to drop the gear to ensure that your formation drones land on the runway?
Drones don't count for "landing on concrete." Only the plane you're in matters. The only caveat is they can't be so far away as to "lose your drone."
wrongway
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B-29 in a nutshell.
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n268/Luke_831/4646.jpg)
Yep. I dub our new aircraft the "Betty 29". :D
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Shooting out of the tail of the B29 is terrible. Can't see the target unless it's directly on your level 6. Too much junk metal in the way. I can tell I'm gonna need lots of practice trying from the # 5 & 6 positions. Maybe I'll try from the outside view. My first encounter was with a p51 that simply looped 3 times an killed all 3. Had trouble seeing him. Few .50 cal rounds and i was burning. Was it that vulnerable?
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Think of it as a flying gas Tanker, a few holes in it and it turns into the Exxon Valdez
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(http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f147/Wmaker/B-29down_1_2.jpg)
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Here is what I dont understand about the B-29. If I take 40 500lbs bombs that 20,000 lbs of ord. If I take 12 1000lbs of ords that 8000lbs light then before. why does the B-29 climb rate not change at all? Just wondering. Cool new plane though!!! WTG
KillerT :rock
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Nice pics, guys. Like everything else added to the game, I'm waiting for the "when the new wears off" opinions. I hope to have some time to play again, eventually.
Looks like fun. :)
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Say It Again!!! Gotta be a bug.
B-29 in a nutshell.
(http://i114.photobucket.com/albums/n268/Luke_831/4646.jpg)
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B-29 can't fly between 35,000ft and 40,000ft. if you're going to give advice, please make sure it's correct.
ack-ack
Ack you goofed! :eek:
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Shooting out of the tail of the B29 is terrible. Can't see the target unless it's directly on your level 6. Too much junk metal in the way. I can tell I'm gonna need lots of practice trying from the # 5 & 6 positions. Maybe I'll try from the outside view. My first encounter was with a p51 that simply looped 3 times an killed all 3. Had trouble seeing him. Few .50 cal rounds and i was burning. Was it that vulnerable?
it wasnt easy to shoot down if thats what you mean. i think HTC made it liek this for 2 reasons. 1 to keep it balanced, and 2 to make players who fly it. really really think, about how they fly their missions in it.
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Thanks Wrongway for the the info on landing! :)
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Yep. I dub our new aircraft the "Betty 29". :D
I think that is incorrect. I don't think the Betty burns this easily. :rofl
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I think that is incorrect. I don't think the Betty burns this easily. :rofl
no its a flying gas tanker. plus its to much of a high price perk plane. it'll be like the ferrari. you would be so worried about losing it that you wouldnt want to take it out. then when you do wanna take it out well theres a new bomber out and you just gotta check it out. lol
PS need more screens. the rules still apply screens or films or you kills with a B-29, you killing a B-29 or just plain old crashes and taxi and take off accidents.
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How far were you when you fired that rocket?
1.5K
Thanks for the screen shots Marine :)
Excellent job!
Question for you....you mentioned that you cant drop the gear at the last second like in a B17..... What would be the parameters to drop the gear to ensure that your formation drones land on the runway?
Like he said, drones won't count, but like you, I like to have mine land with me. You can drop it but make sure you have a low enough air speed that you won't roll off the runway :P
Shooting out of the tail of the B29 is terrible. Can't see the target unless it's directly on your level 6. Too much junk metal in the way. I can tell I'm gonna need lots of practice trying from the # 5 & 6 positions. Maybe I'll try from the outside view. My first encounter was with a p51 that simply looped 3 times an killed all 3. Had trouble seeing him. Few .50 cal rounds and i was burning. Was it that vulnerable?
Use the down arrow key to slide back then press F10 to keep that position :)
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I caught a lone B-29 at about 8k. Put one into one of the engines for a nice fireball.
(http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w220/Davis_Andrews/B29kill.jpg)
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The pilot's view is pretty damn cool.
I'm gonna be disappointed if the fire thing's not a bug. I was almost tempted to play again for the challenge of killing these with a 152.
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Spit I ownage xD
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss146.jpg)
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss147.jpg)
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss148.jpg)
of course this is offline, but it proves a point.
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Spit I ownage xD
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss146.jpg)
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss147.jpg)
(http://i750.photobucket.com/albums/xx147/MarineUS/Aces%20High/B29/ahss148.jpg)
of course this is offline, but it proves a point.
Actually it doesn't. The Offline Drones have odd damage models, they will continue to fly with wings missing and engines on fire forever.
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but the flame is just the same.
Yes they will fly without parts, but the point is how easy it is to flame one.....
*face palm*
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yeah i believve someone said that you cant??? umm i think it was challenge that said that.
No what I said was if you get to that alt post pics. :bhead
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This thread makes me sad. :cry
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You'll note he only made it to 40,000 feet without that precious cargo of 20,000 lbs of high explosives?
See the red zero "0" ? That's how many bombs he has onboard.
Probably had no gas left, either.
P.S. Haven't been home yet to try it out, but I find it awesome that you can collapse the nose gear now! Definite step up in regards to the finer details HTC works on!
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I could have reached 40K with the bombs (was 33K on drop) but I would have needed to bring 100% fuel and take another sector :rofl
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Should take a lot longer if your heavy with ord since the plane should only be climbing (at 33k) at about 50ft/min.
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Should take a lot longer if your heavy with ord since the plane should only be climbing (at 33k) at about 50ft/min.
damn :eek:
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man there no screens of people shoot down fighters in this B-29?
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I am at work, but will try and post my latest flight in the B29s. I took off and flew to the DA to test against live targets without the perk costs. People may say it is fragile, but I ended up making a run dropping a p51 and typhoon(might have been tempest...not sure will review film) The P51 hit me with almost the whole nine yards before I killed him. Bottom line I had pieces missing and lots and lots of holes, but made it home safely...no fires.
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I am at work, but will try and post my latest flight in the B29s. I took off and flew to the DA to test against live targets without the perk costs. People may say it is fragile, but I ended up making a run dropping a p51 and typhoon(might have been tempest...not sure will review film) The P51 hit me with almost the whole nine yards before I killed him. Bottom line I had pieces missing and lots and lots of holes, but made it home safely...no fires.
I had the same experience in the DA, except without shooting anyone down. :frown:
Lots of hole and two fuel leaks but no fire. I figure I just never got lit up after the fuel started leaking.
wrongway
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(http://i343.photobucket.com/albums/o460/caldera_08/AH2%20screenshots/1stB-29kill.png)
Three rounds hit the wing outboard of the engine and poof. Too easy. :(
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What was the highest damage that anybody has landed so far? my highest has been 89,000ish
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What was the highest damage that anybody has landed so far? my highest has been 89,000ish
my squadie vNUCKS think if done right you can land 100,000 damage.
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screen shots of damage points or it never happened :D
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my squadie vNUCKS think if done right you can land 100,000 damage.
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The bomb loadout certainly gives you the potential for this. 500lbs bombs on 12 different town centers results in >=50K landed damage (done this in a B-17 twice). The 29 can carry up to 40. Your main problem is that you most probably will run out of fuel before you can find 40 undamaged town centers ;) So in theory, just going by the ordnance capacity, the B-29 could be good for as much as 160,000 points landed damage (which, by the way, hasn't much to do with score at all)
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shot one down earlyer today.it was RTB and i chased it down.good 5 second burst in my 190-a5 i think it was.(4x20mm+2x7.9mm)
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The approach
(http://i54.tinypic.com/id96w3.jpg)
The firing of the A2A rockets
(http://i54.tinypic.com/25rz215.jpg)
The resulting, beautiful image :D
(http://i51.tinypic.com/w9a80o.jpg)
The perks I got for shooting down ONE B29 in a 190A8 with A2A rockets, from a dead 6, getting fired upon, living to tell the story, running home due to fuel only to get chased by a 109, run out of gas, come across a friendly town at 44, 109 takes a flak hit to his oil, friendlies swoop in to save the day and me coast in on my wheels on the runway:D
(http://i51.tinypic.com/10qgdvk.jpg)
Marine....whose poor B29 did you Rocket? :cry :bolt:
Nice shot! :salute
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shot one down earlyer today.it was RTB and i chased it down.good 5 second burst in my 190-a5 i think it was.(4x20mm+2x7.9mm)
do you have a screen or video of it?
please remember if your posting your B-29 kills and shoot downs of B-29s, please screen shots would be appreciated. and i would like to hear a short story on how you shot it down too.
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The engines were known to torch pretty easy, even without help from gunfire.
Good story about Eddie Allen, the lead engineer on the B-29, who died when the engine caught fire and burned the wing off, just 1/2 short of the runway in Seattle.
http://www.avweb.com/news/profiles/182933-1.html
Unfortunately, engine/nacelle fires similar to the #4 fire continued to occasionally haunt production B-29s and caused at least 19 serious B-29 accidents between February 1943 and September 1944. While Boeing and Wright tried hard to find and correct the cause or causes, there was a natural tendency for each to blame the other. It was 15 months before there was positive proof that the R-3350 was susceptible to induction system fires which could very rapidly get out of hand and become uncontrollable magnesium fires which then destroyed evidence of the fire's origin. That proof came on March 24, 1944 when I had an induction system fire on the #4 engine during a routine test flight on the #1 XB-29. I was fortunate enough to get the engine feathered and the fire out before it broke out of the blower section or the intake pipes and became an external fire. The partially burned magnesium impeller and interior of the blower case were irrefutable evidence. In the face of that evidence Wright developed the fuel injection system to eliminate the potential for induction system fires.
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The engines were known to torch pretty easy, even without help from gunfire.
Good story about Eddie Allen, the lead engineer on the B-29, who died when the engine caught fire and burned the wing off, just 1/2 short of the runway in Seattle.
http://www.avweb.com/news/profiles/182933-1.html
The problem is AH doesn't model mechanical failures so the data and stories of B29s going down due to overheated engines goes out the window. The question is did the B29 burn like a roman candle when hit by enemy fire or was it pretty tough? So far the evidence points more towards being tougher, but that's my opinion.
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As far as I know the fires in AH are fuel tank fires. This to me means that fires on the b29 should probably not be over abundant since (unless I am wrong and ti does happen alot) the fuel tanks are self-sealing. Now this does not mean that they should never catch on fire in AH but I would think that it would not happen as much as it does but then I have only shot down one so far, so I would not say that I am a witness to the frequency of fires being B29's demise.
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Marine....whose poor B29 did you Rocket? :cry :bolt:
Nice shot! :salute
ehhh just some Doc guy :P :P
Thank you - my very first A2A rocket kill :)
:salute
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screen shots of damage points or it never happened :D
If you tell me how to post them on here Ill show you :aok
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As far as I know the fires in AH are fuel tank fires. This to me means that fires on the b29 should probably not be over abundant since (unless I am wrong and ti does happen alot) the fuel tanks are self-sealing. Now this does not mean that they should never catch on fire in AH but I would think that it would not happen as much as it does but then I have only shot down one so far, so I would not say that I am a witness to the frequency of fires being B29's demise.
Judging by the screen shots, those sure look like engines on fire to me.The 2,200 hp Wright Cyclone R-3350 twin row radial engine was the primary problem. They tend to overheat, swallow valves and even catch fire in flight. I'm pretty certain that a bb gun, with enough velocity, should be able to light up the magnesium crankcase. They used magnesium to get more HP while reducing the weight. Magnesium is strong stuff, very light but its flammable as heck. (I watched a few guys catch grinders on fire at Boeing during my 30 years on the shop floor ...just from friction of removing burrs from magnesium parts. *Once a guy BUFFING magnesium with a buffing wheel caught it on fire!). They had some work arounds late in the war (cooling air to the cylinders, etc.) but I believe it's pretty easy to light up and magnesium-metal crank case with bullets.
*Once, this new hire took some "identified" magnesium parts (they had a big red tag on them) and decided to remove the burrs with a shop grinder. They had a big bucket of water near the grind to dip parts in when they got hot. This fellow started a magnesium fire and then threw some water on ! :lol :lol :lol Man, was THAT a good fire! :banana:
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Judging by the screen shots, those sure look like engines on fire to me.
It's the same way as with the B-24 "engine fires". It looks that way, but inflight Damage Info will tell you "inner/outer fuel"
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B-29 can't fly between 35,000ft and 40,000ft. if you're going to give advice, please make sure it's correct.
ack-ack
ive gotten B17s 35k B29 can def do it.
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It's the same way as with the B-24 "engine fires". It looks that way, but inflight Damage Info will tell you "inner/outer fuel"
Fuel tends to catch fire when magnesium is burning. :aok Think of the fuel pressure pumping fuel into that engine when it flame. :confused:
Let's face reality here, the B-29 was no B-17 regarding survivability. It's wing was designed to withstand a paltry 65 lbs per square foot.
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Fuel tends to catch fire when magnesium is burning. :aok Think of the fuel pressure pumping fuel into that engine when it flame. :confused:
Shouldnt the self sealing fuel tanks stop fire. or atleast lower the chances of fuel fires?
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It is entirely possible to light and engine on fire in RL, especially on magnesium engines but I do know I have read before that AH only models fuel tank fires, though at this time I am unable to find a good quote.
The fire may look like it is coming from the engine but I am very certain that it is not as I don't remember ever seeing in any updates the addition of engine fires. I believe what you are seeing here is fire coming from a hole in the wing tank that is located near the engine mount.
I distinctly remember HiTech saying in a post somewhere that the need for fire suppression systems around the engine would be of no use in AH since only fuel tank fires are modeled. Hopefully I am not the only one that remembers this.
Shouldnt the self sealing fuel tanks stop fire. or atleast lower the chances of fuel fires?
The self-sealing tanks will help diminish the number of fuel tank fires but would not be a guarantee against them.
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Rip the engines themselves never take damage. Always the tanks.
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The man himself :aok
(http://i54.tinypic.com/rk4xo5.png)
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The man himself :aok
(http://i54.tinypic.com/rk4xo5.png)
I hope for your sake you immediately apologized and the augered to give him the kill back.
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Rip the engines themselves never take damage. Always the tanks.
Ahh, well, then just alittle C++ code change to show you your inbrd/outbrd engine is on fire, followed by fuel tank fire, then 10 seconds later BANG! :rock
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Ahh, well, then just alittle C++ code change to show you your inbrd/outbrd engine is on fire, followed by fuel tank fire, then 10 seconds later BANG! :rock
it could be done relatively easy game design wise. If the B-29 takes engine damage and starts to over heat due to either loss of oil pressure or radiator leak and the engine isn't shut off before it redlines then it overheats, swallows a valve, pops a hole in the top of the piston, forces fuel in the crankshaft, ignites the fuel and 30-40 seconds later the wing folds due to the intense heat of the fire against the wing spar.
ack-ack
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it could be done relatively easy game design wise. If the B-29 takes engine damage and starts to over heat due to either loss of oil pressure or radiator leak and the engine isn't shut off before it redlines then it overheats, swallows a valve, pops a hole in the top of the piston, forces fuel in the crankshaft, ignites the fuel and 30-40 seconds later the wing folds due to the intense heat of the fire against the wing spar.
ack-ack
Well, I think it might happen alittle faster with the magnesium block. ;) Like in real lifel
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AHHhh magnesium fires...... just run.
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AHHhh magnesium fires...... just run.
nah just grab the one guy on your crew that you don't want reproducing and tell him to throw a 5 gallon bucket of water on it then run really fast.
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(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i253/plague_06/Aces%20High/B29Kill1.jpg)
(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i253/plague_06/Aces%20High/B29Kill2.jpg)
(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i253/plague_06/Aces%20High/B29Kill4.jpg)
(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i253/plague_06/Aces%20High/B29Kill3.jpg)
(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i253/plague_06/Aces%20High/B29Kill5.jpg)
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:lol @jamdives comment jam play nice u tanktard :joystick:
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(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i253/plague_06/Aces%20High/B29Kill1.jpg)
(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i253/plague_06/Aces%20High/B29Kill2.jpg)
(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i253/plague_06/Aces%20High/B29Kill4.jpg)
(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i253/plague_06/Aces%20High/B29Kill3.jpg)
nice one, do we got anyone else for posting their B-29 kills? and its sad that we havnt seen anyone shoot down a fighter in these B-29s yet.
(http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i253/plague_06/Aces%20High/B29Kill5.jpg)
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I was lucky not to get shot down, I made one good 45 degree angle pass but ballsed it up and only got a few hits on the vertical stabiliser.
I was so keen to get the kill before anyone else that I just rolled around behind and barreled in on his six.
He lined me up at the last second and the rounds from the 20mm and two of the other turrets passed just over my cockpit. If he'd had his eye in I'd have been vaporised.
He was about one minute from his drop too, so I suspect he was busy in the bomb site.
I got lucky.
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A couple from a mission tonight.
(http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq278/GenBeef/71%20Sqn%20B29%20Run%202-27-11/02.png)
(http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq278/GenBeef/71%20Sqn%20B29%20Run%202-27-11/04.png)
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Look at the dummy in the last picture, attacking from dead 6.
:rofl :rofl :rofl
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oh yeah...he got owned...hard
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How can kill message come up in text buffer when the plane is still in the air.?
I am talking about the Hitech kill. I am assuming the plane on fire is his.
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A couple from a mission tonight.
(http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq278/GenBeef/71%20Sqn%20B29%20Run%202-27-11/02.png)
(http://i455.photobucket.com/albums/qq278/GenBeef/71%20Sqn%20B29%20Run%202-27-11/04.png)
nice one, good job, what alt were you at and what target were you going to hit?
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How can kill message come up in text buffer when the plane is still in the air.?
I am talking about the Hitech kill. I am assuming the plane on fire is his.
Film viewer screenshot
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I have some nice pics of me killing two of Smailman's B-29s at 28K in a K4 but I couldn't figure out to get a screan capture out of a AHF. If anyone can give me a tip, I'll post them.
Vinkman
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Film viewer screenshot
That and I combined two pictures together to show the kill shot and the result.
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I have some nice pics of me killing two of Smailman's B-29s at 28K in a K4 but I couldn't figure out to get a screan capture out of a AHF. If anyone can give me a tip, I'll post them.
Vinkman
Crude method is to view the film in AH film viewer, press print screen button on the part you want to capture and paste to paint or gimp from clipboard.
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That and I combined two pictures together to show the kill shot and the result.
alt S? If there is a button or command for screen shot I couldn't find it. But hey, I'm not that bright.
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Crude method is to view the film in AH film viewer, press print screen button on the part you want to capture and paste to paint or gimp from clipboard.
Roger. Is there a non-Crude method? say, and elegant method perhaps?
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A more elegant method is to pause the film viewer where you like the look of a screen shot. Hit print scr and paste it into your photo editing software, crop until you get the picture you want, upload it onto photobucket or wherever, copy the link and past it on here between img tags (photobucket gives you the img tags automatically)
Basically, the same as Mr Rip typed, just more words :D
Wurzel
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A more elegant method is to pause the film viewer where you like the look of a screen shot. Hit print scr and paste it into your photo editing software, crop until you get the picture you want, upload it onto photobucket or wherever, copy the link and past it on here between img tags (photobucket gives you the img tags automatically)
Basically, the same as Mr Rip typed, just more words :D
Wurzel
OK. Surprised the Film viewer doesn't have it's own "captrure" feature. Thought I was missing something.
OK Thanks.