Question: Has anyone noticed an error in the hit/damage model for the internal bombay of a Lancaster?
Caught some lancs the other day at 20K in a K4. I pulled along side at 1.5K off his 3 o'clock, keeping just below the belt line so the upper turret couldn't hit me. Then I initiated a very easy left turn and drifted towards them at full WEP so I could match thier forward speed as I moved under the lead plane. The bombay was open and I could see the full racks of bombs. I nosed down a touch to get some separation, adjusted throttle and pulled up for a gun solution. I fired 5-10 30mm right into the bombay and nothing happend. To keep from hitting the plane I rolled left and continued to pull up went full WEP, and barrel rolled over and then under the left drone and repeated the same process. Fired 5-10 30 mm into the left drones bombay and nothing happend. I banked right and fell behind the formation a bit but caught up the right drone from underneath where again I fired up into the belly of the plane with 5-10 30mm rounds and nothing happend. The lead plane tail gun started to hit me at that pont so I banked right, then back left and fired the rest of my ammo at the formation. I got a hit on the right wing of the right drone and hit the tail section of the lead plane, knocking off an elevator I think. Took oil lead and engine damage and dove away. I glided down for over a sector and ditched in enemy territory, and was captured. No kill, no flames, no nothing.
I've killed Lancs before by hitting the center section with 5 or so 30mm, and 5-10 taters should have been more than enough. But hitting them internally, by shooting in to the open bomb bay seems to not be recorded as a hit. Anyone come across this? Is this a glitch?
Sorry didn't film it.
but maybe the Lanc driver did. Anyone reading this the Lanc Driver?
Vinkman
