Author Topic: Question about the logs (Read 601 times)

Cthen · « **on:** May 13, 2006, 01:00:19 PM »

After reviewing the logs this morning, I found this entry;

pilotxxx(name changed to protect the innocent)
22:09:30 Departed from Field #28 in a P-47D-11
22:27:15 Shot down a Bf 109G-6 flown by xxx.
22:27:22 Was shot down by unknown enemy.
22:31:02 Departed from Field #28 in a Gunner-Observer
22:40:13 Arrived Safely at Field #76

What/Who/Which Alien is an UNKNOWN ENEMY and who gave him/it a gun?

Names edited because the question is NOT about them.

Cthen

daddog · « **Reply #1 on:** May 13, 2006, 01:27:15 PM »

Cthen I am not really sure. forHIM who wrote the log parser would be able to tell you.

I will guess and say the unknown enemy could be:
The AC was damaged and crashed later without any enemy near by.
Shot down or damaged by ack and later crashed.
Crashed (augured) pilot error.

Could be other reasons, but those are off the top of my head.

Nefarious · « **Reply #2 on:** May 13, 2006, 01:29:39 PM »

I was about to chime in with similar reasons.

Easyscor · « **Reply #3 on:** May 13, 2006, 01:42:51 PM »

Often in cases like this you have to sort the enemy logs by time to find out who shot you down. The raw logs show the same thing so it's not a phraser problem.

forHIM · « **Reply #4 on:** May 13, 2006, 04:05:32 PM »

The unknown enemy tag is when the pilot who hit the plane that later crashes / ditches, etc. is killed before that plane dies. This is somethin HTC's log records, all we do is parse it and display it.

Dantoo · « **Reply #5 on:** May 13, 2006, 10:04:23 PM »

Off Topic Cthen but since I'm sure you'll read it here - sorry I couldn't say hello to yesterday, but I was almost alone in a fight with about 30 planes at the time. In retrospect I would have used my time better tapping out a cheery reply.

Cthen · « **Reply #6 on:** May 14, 2006, 06:11:15 PM »

no worries mate Dantoo

Thanks for the replies all. I knew there was a good explanation for this.

Cthen

Nifty · « **Reply #7 on:** May 14, 2006, 08:14:31 PM »

ForHim is probably right. It seems like when a pilot buys it, his name is removed from all "damaged by" lists. So if only one person damages your plane, and he dies before you do, then you're shot down by an unknown enemy. No posthumous kill awards here.

That's why I always make sure I kill my squaddie before the plane he tried to steal from me hit the ground. Gives me 2 kills that way.

daddog · « **Reply #8 on:** May 14, 2006, 09:04:54 PM »

Hence the Nipping Nifty Award.

Valkyrie · « **Reply #9 on:** May 16, 2006, 12:30:37 AM »

I think that was a pilot in our sqaud that was hit by puffy ack ack at high alt. A freak shot moments into the frame.

Vlkyrie1