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General Forums => Aces High General Discussion => Topic started by: Citabria on June 14, 2000, 04:12:00 PM
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300 yards?
200 yards?
150 yards?
30 yards?
if your the 30 yards type 1.03 will be quite spectacular for your viewing pleasure (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
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convergence is set for 250, strive for that distance. Sometimes though the heat of the moment dictates that i shoot at longer distances--never over twice convergence.
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I open up at around 350 and rarely shoot beyond that, other than MG's to get lucky pings on runners.
But usually get kills under 300, 350 is sort of a longshot. Of course, with the guns on the 109, that's the limiting factor. I gather that had I had .50's or Hispanos, I'd open up before and still be comfortable about getting hits.
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StSanta
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Ahhhh the qualifier for this one should be:
"Given all the time in the world to set up your shot; what range whould you open fire at??"
In the above scenario; 250 yards MAXIMUM. I'll often wait till I'm even closer... why waste the ammo. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
Unfortunatly in the MA 'all the time in the world' is not always a requiste.. in fact more often than not the opposite is true.. and in that case I'll take what I can get. If a tracking solution presents itself at d500; I'll open up. I prefer to wait for a nice big fat planform shot, and will often 'pepper' the guy with a few pings at d500 to get him turning.. then he's meat fer sure. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
Convergence: 250/275/300, overlapped. (6 .50's)
Hang
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because my niki have few amo, rarely above 300y. When I'm in eni's 6 slightly above because he is turning,around 300y.
If the guy is rolling all over trying to run, i wait till 150-50y.
My best score is 3 fighters with 40 rounds, but need to be real close.
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I've never been lucky enough to get behind someone (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/tongue.gif)
Actually I look for 300 and a pancake shot like Hang suggests. It is much easier to take a wing when it is presented to you at a 90 degree angle
Convergence is 300/300/300
-Sn1p3r
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If I'm closing on a bandits low six, and sense that he doesn't know I'm there, I will close to 200 - 300yds before squeezing the trigger.
I like seeing 95% of my ammo lighting up the target and then the quick, big, kaboom. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif)
Dude wakes up in the tower with the 'ol "WTF?!?!"
Gotta love it. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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I really like opening up at 250-300 but will shoot up to 450-500 if it looks promising.
-Westy
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300 On all planes except the HogC
If I use the HogC I fire at around 800 and regularly get kills with it. I dislike the planes cannons, it's no secret I feel it's the worst thing about AH. I hope they are truly fixed when the next version is released.
Mox
TWC
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30 feet??? Jez i ramm cons more than i can shoot em at that range (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif) i'm gunna fit 'bull bars' to the front of my stang and 38 then i can ram as much as i want (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
I'll shoot at anything under 400. Or like hang says ill take a 500 snapshot just to break his concentration if nothing else, or peppering shots at greater than 500-800 to get them to turn.
My convergence are defaults (might have a play later with this).
Spat
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I take a planform at practically any sub-900 distance. If nothing else it will scare the snot out of them, at best it will knock something off and slow them down. A punctured glycol line is a kill in 3 minutes. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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Anywhere from 750 to 50 yards depending on ammo load, enemy numbers, plane types, how close am I to home, how many bandits do I think might show up, how good I'm shooting that night, what I ate for breakfast, etc.
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What Hangtime said.......
Udie
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Depends of the plane I'm flying :
250/300 in 109's
300/350 in 190
300/500 in Pony.
Saw
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depends intirely on how many g,s im pulling. If i can unload the stick and stay on target. Ill drop anything out to 800 yards.
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ill shoot when i see whites of their eyes or the stains in their pants (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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Always 800 to 1.3! If I get closer I'll collide with the enemy and I'll crash. Enemy will get the kill! Happened again tonite!
Maybe I'll start shooting from 1.5!
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Swager
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Dunno, I close my eyes when I pull the trigger.
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I have my convergence set at 250 for the outboard four guns and 200 for the inboard two guns.
Between 250-500 the outboard guns have the same wingspan spread. If I tag the con in that range, I'm closing fast, by the time I release the outboard guns and hit the inside four, they are smokin'. If I don't tag them, with the outboards, I close to within 250.
Mr.ED
Six fifties, no waiting
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I just go...I wish I wish upon a star that my shots land right on their ass..and it ussually works. No need for getting close huh?
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I try not to fire beyond 500 yds. (With p51 you have to be even closer to do real damage. ) On the plus side the .50s fly nice and straight, making hits pretty easy to score. Occasionally I'll open up at 650 yds with 2 MGs just to get someone to roll away from me. (Makes them a bigger target. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/wink.gif) )
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bloom25
THUNDERBIRDS
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Depending on closure speed i'll start shooting further out ..
but usually i try to hold back till at just over convergence (350 Yards).. but depending on the situation i'll shoot to a max of 2x convergence (700-800 yards) everything else is a waste of ammo.
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I would like to use 250,however due to the vagaries of the net, I find that getting that close results in an unacceptable amount of "jumping around" (not really a warp, just a jitter) so I plan my engagement envelope from 500 to 300 and hope for a good hit pattern. (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/biggrin.gif)
But hey, look at my sig, what do I know about it? (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
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pzvg- "5 years and I still can't shoot"
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What Funked Said
I've i've got a good bounce I'll try for 300 more or less depending on conditions.
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Nothing better than a d50 ambush! (http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/Smileys/default/smile.gif)
I generally wait until I am under d350, unless flying 1C. About d250 seems optimum.
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Mino
The Wrecking Crew
"I have returned"
Mitzu
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I set convergence to 300 yards for TnB fighter, and 400 yards for BnZ Fighter.
I always begin shooting within 250-350 yards.
Cheers.
-Mitsu
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In the rare instance I'm on someones 6 I'll look for opening up as range goes through 450 - found anyhing around 500 and above is wasted ammo. Convergence is set to 400 on canons and 350 on MG's - are those sensible figures and if not why not?
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I set the convergence of my twin .50's on my Spit to 500yds, and use them for trying to make a running bandit think I'm closer than I really am, by squirting tracers past his windscreen.
My Hispanos are set to 300yds, and I use them for killing. I don't feel confident about hitting a plane unless it's within 300 yds.
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On a non-maneuvering con I'll take the '6' shot from about 550 yds. My stang has convergence set for 400 on outer bank, and 375 for inner bank of guns.
With a fast closure rate, if I open up at 550 he's usually dead well before I reach 400yds.
For a maneuvering con, I'll take any shot from about 500yds on in. Doesn't seem to be any problem connecting at that range, no matter how hard a turn he's pulling.
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I had a strange one last night...
I was flying the dweebfire, and fighting a 109 roughly co e. He was attempting to spiral climb me at loooo speed and was approximately 850-900 away from me. I was roughly at his 5 oclock, and thought what the hell I've got 1400 rnds of .303 so I took a pot shot. I didn't see any hits register, and fired about 120 rnds. 3 seconds later POP! he blowed up good... Think I had convergence at default.
SKurj