New guns in Lancs

[waystin2]

It's all in the approach.  Tail end on any buff is a quick trip downwards...

[Zacherof]

Except bostons, kates, and stukas.

[Karnak]

Except bostons, kates, and stukas.

I shot down a P-40E with the B5N2's tail gun in a scenario once.  Not sure who was more surprised, me or the P-40 that flew up a Kate's six.

[Zacherof]

I shot down a P-40E with the B5N2's tail gun in a scenario once.  Not sure who was more surprised, me or the P-40 that flew up a Kate's six.

was probally a pilot shot. I'm saying in generic terms
that majority of the time they are harmless.

Although I once
attacke a Val and he flamed my 38

[Karnak]

was probally a pilot shot. I'm saying in generic terms
that majority of the time they are harmless.

Although I once
attacke a Val and he flamed my 38

Nope, took the wing off as I recall.  This was back in AH1 when a pilot kill meant the plane exploded and disappeared and in this case it spiraled on down.

[Fish42]

Nope, took the wing off as I recall.  This was back in AH1 when a pilot kill meant the plane exploded and disappeared and in this case it spiraled on down.

Killed a Niki with the tail gun of a D3A before. Niki went vertical and I pulled up hit Shift X, jumped to the tail gun. Had a Niki hanging almost stationary over my high 6 at less then 50ft. I opened up and just nailed the same spot for about 3 secs. His wing fell off just as it caught fire. his falling plane almost took out mine!

Sadly this was before I started auto recording all my flights.

[Karnak]

Another unlikely, and wierd, tail gun kill I got was on an La-7 when I was in an Il-2.  I saw the La-7 diving in on me as I rolled.  I jumped to the tailgun just after getting wheels up and started blazing away at the La-7.  His tail popped off, even though I was shooting at his nose, and his nose flipped up, he went skyward, over on his back and down into the runway.  Didn't even touch me.

[guncrasher]

Killed a Niki with the tail gun of a D3A before. Niki went vertical and I pulled up hit Shift X, jumped to the tail gun. Had a Niki hanging almost stationary over my high 6 at less then 50ft. I opened up and just nailed the same spot for about 3 secs. His wing fell off just as it caught fire. his falling plane almost took out mine!

Sadly this was before I started auto recording all my flights.

i killed a p47 vtard using the gunner position of an il2.  was funny.


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[Volron]

I remember shooting down a F4U the first week I started playing AH while in a B5N.  I got him to go boom, the firey type with flaming bits, not the pilot kill type.   Still not sure how I managed that one though.   I also managed to oil an F6 before he got me as well.   I've also managed a kill while in the TBM with the ventral.  Flamed an F6.

[Slate]

  Dump the 303's ! 

  After watching them bounce off of cons with no penetration I switched back to the formidable 50's. 

  Reach out and touch someone.



 

[Devonai]

I remember shooting down a F4U the first week I started playing AH while in a B5N.  I got him to go boom, the firey type with flaming bits, not the pilot kill type.   Still not sure how I managed that one though.   I also managed to oil an F6 before he got me as well.   I've also managed a kill while in the TBM with the ventral.  Flamed an F6.

This reminds me that I spent a lot of time fooling around with the single .30 cal defensive guns when I first started playing Aces High in late 2006.  I must have had some freakish luck early on, because I shot down a few attackers and began to think that they were okay... then reality caught up with me and I got slaughtered.  However, it is still fun to try, if there are no other options left.  I flamed a Hurri with the ventral gun in a TBM not too long ago.

[Volron]

This reminds me that I spent a lot of time fooling around with the single .30 cal defensive guns when I first started playing Aces High in late 2006.  I must have had some freakish luck early on, because I shot down a few attackers and began to think that they were okay... then reality caught up with me and I got slaughtered.  However, it is still fun to try, if there are no other options left.  I flamed a Hurri with the ventral gun in a TBM not too long ago.

Those were the days.   Kind of makes me want to up a TBM for kicks now.

[SmokinLoon]

I'll take the quad .30's every time over the dual .50's, in most cases it is not an issue with the power of the guns but rather my lack of gunning accuracy.  If I have the quad .30's with the 2500 rounds per gun, I can spare a few extra seconds in "setting" the lead time on the incoming target.  With the .50's my window to shoot is smaller and thus my chance to plummets.  As an attacking fighter pilot, when you hear the rounds tear in to your plane (be it .30's or .50's) and you don't veer off you've either got a death wish, are having a brain fart, or are immensely sure of your ability to absorb damage, AND deliver a true enough shot in the upcoming brief second or three.  Most pilots will veer off to avoid damage especially at high altitudes.

In many cases it is not about shooting down the attacking fighter. In some cases it is about weathering the storm and the quad .30's allow me to do that better.  At least so far.