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Title: Ardo Kills
Post by: artik on June 11, 2013, 03:13:19 AM
It is not uncommon in the MA that Ardo comes back with several kills...

Question: HOW?

- Does it mostly come from GV hunting? Is it dive bombing or level GV bombing?
- Does it come from rear 20mm canon against fighters that are not aware?
- Does it maneuver kill of unlucky fighters that dived too hard?   
Title: Re: Ardo Kills
Post by: artik on June 11, 2013, 03:18:46 AM
Actually after getting some statistics:

http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/newscores/pkd.php?sortby=1&selectTour=LWTour160&pindex=39&type=0

I can see that most of the kills are of GV, what I can't understand is how they kill Lancaster (9 kills) or C-47 (5 kills)

Also lots of fighters including 5 262 and 3 163
Title: Re: Ardo Kills
Post by: Lusche on June 11, 2013, 03:46:52 AM
A lot of fighters are actually killed by the rear guns. Due to the Arados speed, it's easy to suddenly end up behind it in a stream of cannon fire.
Title: Re: Ardo Kills
Post by: artik on June 11, 2013, 04:13:37 AM
But Lancaster? She shouldn't chase Ardo... Shoudn't she?
Title: Re: Ardo Kills
Post by: Lusche on June 11, 2013, 04:16:32 AM
But Lancaster? She shouldn't chase Ardo... Shoudn't she?

No, but the Arado can chase the Lancaster. And zoom guns blazing through the non-maneuvering Lanc formation.
I vividly remembering a single Arado hunting and trying to shoot down my B-29's a few months ago :)
Title: Re: Ardo Kills
Post by: Rich46yo on June 11, 2013, 04:19:38 AM
There have been a few thru the years who have mastered the art of shooting down other airplanes in this thing. Dont ask me how, I still shake trying to land it.
Title: Re: Ardo Kills
Post by: artik on June 11, 2013, 04:24:34 AM
I actually love that airplane...

Recently being back to AH waiting for get enough bomber perk-points to get this great bird to the air.

I found rear guns are nice to scare 163s from behind so they have to reorganize each time till they out of fuel.

However it still seems to be bizzare to should backwards and to master it?!
Title: Re: Ardo Kills
Post by: Lusche on June 11, 2013, 04:31:21 AM
Like most things, it's mostly a matter of stick time in it. A couple of hundred "furball" sorties in it and you should have a decent aim.

Not that I ever got there ;)   In ~8 years of playing AH, I only got a single A2A kill in it, a Me 262. But I lost 20 fighters to Arados over the years :)
Title: Re: Ardo Kills
Post by: bozon on June 11, 2013, 09:41:29 AM
But Lancaster? She shouldn't chase Ardo... Shoudn't she?
Lancaster bails out when he hears a jet approaching. 3 kills.

Lancaster and friendly fighter kill each other. Fighter dies instantly and lanc pilot gets the kill, then he crash/bailout and Arado gets the proxy kill, or if lanc pilot is too late to bail out the drones explode as well and arado gets 3 kills.
Title: Re: Ardo Kills
Post by: Fish42 on June 11, 2013, 09:46:14 AM
Lancaster bails out when he hears a jet approaching. 3 kills.

Lancaster and friendly fighter kill each other. Fighter dies instantly and lanc pilot gets the kill, then he crash/bailout and Arado gets the proxy kill, or if lanc pilot is too late to bail out the drones explode as well and arado gets 3 kills.

I have killed B17s and Lancs with an ardo, great fun setting up the shoots and you have to get in front or zoom pass with your tail pointing to where they will be.

Title: Re: Ardo Kills
Post by: icepac on June 11, 2013, 01:10:15 PM
We have F3 mode to thank for this.
Title: Re: Ardo Kills
Post by: Rich46yo on June 11, 2013, 03:46:20 PM
I forget, who was that player that was always landing kills in that thing? I know I flew with him, his kills were Not proxies.

Great airplane. For myself I love taking out a VH at 10,000', hitting the RATOs, and sticking a certain finger out at all the B&Z'ers trying to get me. :D I think it was my funnest perk plane.
Title: Re: Ardo Kills
Post by: RedBull1 on June 11, 2013, 04:12:26 PM
*sits in corner on thread waiting for Spikes
Title: Re: Ardo Kills
Post by: lyric1 on June 13, 2013, 12:06:18 PM
(http://i1002.photobucket.com/albums/af142/barneybolac/40-Reasons-To-Ban-Guns_zpsebc56a30.jpg) (http://s1002.photobucket.com/user/barneybolac/media/40-Reasons-To-Ban-Guns_zpsebc56a30.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Ardo Kills
Post by: Groth on June 14, 2013, 04:09:42 PM
 The earlier version was unique..you could actually move your head about in cockpit to the point you looked throu the 'periscope'..and lo and behold..you could see behind with a simple black cross-hair that was sight for rear guns. Was a great feature..
Title: Re: Ardo Kills
Post by: Dragon Tamer on June 15, 2013, 11:11:30 AM
Lancaster bails out when he hears a jet approaching. 3 kills.

Lancaster and friendly fighter kill each other. Fighter dies instantly and lanc pilot gets the kill, then he crash/bailout and Arado gets the proxy kill, or if lanc pilot is too late to bail out the drones explode as well and arado gets 3 kills.

Someone posted a film in here of them killing a whole formation of lancs with the bombs on the Arado. You could also kill them while they are sitting on the runway or close to the ground.

I forget, who was that player that was always landing kills in that thing? I know I flew with him, his kills were Not proxies.

Great airplane. For myself I love taking out a VH at 10,000', hitting the RATOs, and sticking a certain finger out at all the B&Z'ers trying to get me. :D I think it was my funnest perk plane.

If you are ever in game, send NKL5 a PM. He's usually flying rooks and is a good enough shot to kill a full speed M3 with the tail guns.
Title: Re: Ardo Kills
Post by: Myg on June 15, 2013, 11:33:53 AM
We have F3 mode to thank for this.

This.