Air to air rockets

[badhorse]

Can someone please help me with the use of air to air rockets, like those available on the 110?   I have tried them with very little sucess.  I usually get them to explode, but they seem to do no damage.  I have tried launching from distances from 800 - 1.5K out.  
Some help from the experts would be greatly appreciated.

And before the slams start, yes I did use the search function first, but since there were almost 4,000 hits I decided to try this first.

thanks

[AAolds]

The rockets in WWII were really meant for use vs ground targets.  Air to Air missles really did not come out till the 1950s.

[BBBB]

Originally posted by AAolds
The rockets in WWII were really meant for use vs ground targets.  Air to Air missles really did not come out till the 1950s.

[Larry]

Originally posted by AAolds
The rockets in WWII were really meant for use vs ground targets.  Air to Air missles really did not come out till the 1950s.

LMAO bzzzzt wrong plase try again. Both the rockets on the 190F8 and the ones on the 110G2 and 190s were used for A2A.




Edit: Cant forget about the X-4





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[Oleg]

Soviet pilots use RS-82 as air to air rockets in 41

[Sting138]

I prefer to use the air to ground rockets in a2a. They just seem to work better for me that way.

[Larry]

AAolds please use google or somthing before you spew something out. Iv seen you post compleate nonsince and then try to back it up with "I saw it on the history channel". So please study and learn about stuff that happened in WW2 before saying something that you dont know about.

[Larry]

Originally posted by Sting138
I prefer to use the air to ground rockets in a2a. They just seem to work better for me that way.

I like geting a 190F8 with the rockets and .salvo 12 .delay .15 and dive in on them and let loose.



As for bad horse I dont really like using the Wgr21 rockets but from everyone I have asked they say use them between 1.5 and 1.0 out and aim alittle above the bombers.

[Sweet2th]

Originally posted by badhorse
Can someone please help me with the use of air to air rockets, like those available on the 110?   I have tried them with very little sucess.  I usually get them to explode, but they seem to do no damage.  I have tried launching from distances from 800 - 1.5K out.  
Some help from the experts would be greatly appreciated.

And before the slams start, yes I did use the search function first, but since there were almost 4,000 hits I decided to try this first.

thanks

I usually fire at 1.5 out snap pulling the joystick up when i fire them.Best attack is on bombers from 6 position in a 110-G-2.

[Xasthur]

The only thing i've ever hit with air-to-air rockets is a few CV batteries

I've always tried to hit from short distances though, so perhaps I'll give it a bash from further out.

I thought about posting something like this myself a while ago, when I saw Parin's 109 rocket kill in his 'Angel What?' film.

[wooly15]

The only success I have had with them is coming down on bombers at almost 90 deg straight down.  That angle gives you a pretty big target.  They still didn't seem to do much damage,

[Larry]

Iv seen them take out all three bombers with one hit.

[FiLtH]

Not too long ago I was doing carrier cap with my squaddies and had a 190 w/ rockets. A p47 screamed in to attack the CV so I dove on him. At less than 1.5 I fired one rocket and saw a puff near him. I fired again and he exploded. Coolest thing to see! I filmed it too

[wooly15]

i'm going to have to go hunting buffs after work (with rockets)

[OOZ662]

Originally posted by Xasthur
I thought about posting something like this myself a while ago, when I saw Parin's 109 rocket kill in his 'Angel What?' film.

Somebody posted a DA Jug duel where all they were uing was rockets. One got the other in a snapshot with it, right down the spine of the fuselage.