Originally posted by Serenity
What kind of cannon? I have my cannon convergence, in fact ALL of my convergence set exclusively to 200 or less. I find more success close in.
Really any kind. I spend a lot of time in Spits and Hurris and the Hispanos have very good balistics but i also fly the C-Hog, FW-190's, TA-152, ME163 and others a fair amount.
I took down a Spit XVI that was running from me last night in a Hurri IIC from 800 out with only a short burst.
Maximum convergence settings are only good for .50 cal and above guns. I set the .303's on the British birds in to 375-400 in a pattern but keep the 20mm's @ 650.
I still find these settings good in close but you have be more aware to maintain plane (i.e. wing orientation) with your opponent. Even if you don't it only takes a couple of hits from a cannon to bring someone down.
Again, last night, I had a high deflection shot with a Hurri on a P-51 passing over me chasing a set of bombers and took off both his wings in one burst.
The balistics on the American .50 cals are also very good for this set-up and i've gotten several pusuit kills from as far out as 1K.