Author Topic: Ramming/Auger into ships (Read 271 times)

Fulmar · « **on:** May 12, 2007, 06:06:00 PM »

Unfortunately I did not record the film of it, but I witnessed a p38 that i wounded auger into a 100% healthy cruiser and sink it ( the cruiser actually did not do the sink animation but rather exploded and disappeared).

Anyone else witness this ever?

Lusche · « **Reply #1 on:** May 12, 2007, 06:07:13 PM »

Not the ram did sink the cruiser but the 2x 1000 lbs bombs the P38 dropped before impact. The sudden disapperance might be an indicator that there was some bigger lag involved, so you did not see the bombs fall at all on your front end.

eilif · « **Reply #2 on:** May 12, 2007, 06:10:52 PM »

the p38 takes special care when dive bombing. He was a newb pilot, or a lazy one who compressed but managed to get his bombs on target.

Sketch · « **Reply #3 on:** May 12, 2007, 06:17:24 PM »

What Lusche said... I have seen a 110 do the same thing when I lived over in Italy and with the lag it was quite humorous.

Fulmar, my wife and I are from La Crosse, WI, but live out here in North Carolina for military sake.

Fulmar · « **Reply #4 on:** May 12, 2007, 06:24:53 PM »

I was within 400 of the p38 and trailed him for about 5 miles before he augered. Do not recall seeing any bombs/rockets onboard, even on a head on pass. Could be wrong though.

evenhaim · « **Reply #5 on:** May 12, 2007, 07:37:35 PM »

i agree with the others may have been atributed to lag