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Title: GV to GV Gunnery?
Post by: GooseAW on August 16, 2002, 04:37:00 PM

Any tips on tank gunnery in AH? Or a site where I can find
some?
I'm starting to enjoy the ground war in AH, on those nights when
I just can't seem to win a dogfight for sh*t
;)
I'd like to know how some of these guys hit me from 2500'
out, with their 1st freakin shot!? :confused:  when it takes
me at least 3 to bracket their distance from me.

Thanks in advance for anything,

Title: GV to GV Gunnery?
Post by: Ghosth on August 17, 2002, 10:56:26 AM

Couple of tips.

Put mouse pointer tip in center of sight on ostwind. Move head up for MUCH better field of view.

Get elevation where possible, armour is MUCH thinner on top, plus makes you harder to hit.

Try to hit sides, back, top, anything but straight on frontal shots. Use smoke shells creatively, they have many handy uses.

Against light targets like M16 & M3 use HE instead of ap.

Title: GV to GV Gunnery?
Post by: GooseAW on August 17, 2002, 11:05:17 AM

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Originally posted by Ghosth
Couple of tips.

Put mouse pointer tip in center of sight on ostwind. Move head up for MUCH better field of view.

 

What does this do?

Good stuff!

Thanks Ghosth:)

Title: GV to GV Gunnery?
Post by: Ghosth on August 17, 2002, 11:14:04 AM

Jump into an ostwind

You have sight in front of you with very limited field of view.

If you put your pointer in center of sight, then raise head position, mouse point comes up with you.

This leaves you head up, good field of view, use mouse pointer as aiming point, just don't move mouse!

Works very well for field defence with lots of planes buzzing you.
Also turn engine off so you can hear them coming.

Good hunting!

Title: GV to GV Gunnery?
Post by: GooseAW on August 18, 2002, 12:24:00 AM

Aaaahaaaah!

Thanks buddy:cool:

Title: GV to GV Gunnery?
Post by: KG45 on August 19, 2002, 09:26:42 AM

i'd like a little help with the pz gun.  

zeroing in on target. how do i keep gun trained on target? esp. at longer ranges, my rounds don't seem to land at same spot twice in a row, while my opponent is dropping hit after hit on me...
whats up with that?

Title: GV to GV Gunnery?
Post by: SKurj on August 19, 2002, 01:31:24 PM

So long as you have the sight in the exact same place as when u fired the last shot it will land in the same place everytime...  If there is any dispersion in PZ rounds its very very tiny...

I've never had this issue...

The recoil throws the sight off...  less if you are firing to your 12 oclock

Was gonna post a pic showing the wind's affect on the PZ shells in AH.. but it looks as though it would be too small srry...

SKurj

Title: GV to GV Gunnery?
Post by: Ghosth on August 20, 2002, 10:13:59 AM

Before you fire that shot that you think will hit him, put your mouse curser right on him. Recoil will cause the pnzr to jump and may change the sight. If so just adjust till your mouse is back on him then fire again.

Like skurj said recoil is less if your pointing right at him. Shooting off to the side will cause much more recoil jump on the sight.

Title: GV to GV Gunnery?
Post by: KG45 on August 20, 2002, 10:17:53 AM

cool.

thanks for the advice, dudes

Title: GV to GV Gunnery?
Post by: GooseAW on August 20, 2002, 10:41:02 AM

Love the mouse pointer tips Ghosth!

And thanks for the 12 0'clock point SKurj.

When using the head up position in the osti, how do you get your
head back to original (default) position so you can reset the
pointer on the sight the next time you spawn an osti?

TY again all,

Title: GV to GV Gunnery?
Post by: SKurj on August 20, 2002, 01:04:19 PM

HOME key Goose would be the simplest, and then hit your hat switch to send it back to heads up


SKurj

Title: GV to GV Gunnery?
Post by: DAVENRINO on August 20, 2002, 01:08:29 PM

Goose,
Just move your hat sw to any of your programmed positions then release it.
DJ229

Title: GV to GV Gunnery?
Post by: 214thCavalier on August 20, 2002, 03:37:53 PM

While in panzer to traverse to your intended target with the Main gun its faster and gives you a better field of view to go to top turret set your MG sights on target and when you swap back to main gun its already aligned with target.
Top turret  50 MG traverses a LOT faster than using the main gun.

Title: GV to GV Gunnery?
Post by: GooseAW on August 20, 2002, 03:52:45 PM

rgr,

Thanks one and all!
I think I "saved head position" in the osti, and Ghosth
probably didn't mean for me to do that :(

Title: GV to GV Gunnery?
Post by: stynger on August 20, 2002, 05:02:17 PM

another thing that helps when trying a real  long shot in a panzer.    hit f8, then key pad 8 to move your head position down,and again , use the mouse cursor:)         .......this also works for the cruiser main guns :)

Title: GV to GV Gunnery?
Post by: GooseAW on August 22, 2002, 04:09:17 PM

Good tip Stynger,

I could've used that thr other night in a shore batt tryin to hit a
carrier 18k out :o(

Title: GV to GV Gunnery?
Post by: BlkWidow on August 27, 2002, 03:00:51 AM

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another thing that helps when trying a real long shot in a panzer. hit f8, then key pad 8 to move your head position down

If your target is beyond the F8, key pad 8 limit  try F8, key pad 8 then the down arrow.

BW