what shots do you go for?

[Bosco123]

I tend to aim for the cockpit more than anything, the best shot realy is under the belly, because you are always going to eithet blow them up or set them on fire. Since I fly the G6 alot, I try and take the historical side of things (Erich Hartmann) and don't fire untill D200 or less, and it realy just makes the plane do some funny things.

[Ack-Ack]

Steve, what's your averge rounds per kill w/ the 50 cals?

Don't know about Steve but I, on average use less than 100 rounds per kill.  I average around 7 kills per sortie and I find myself usually landing from lack of fuel rather than lack of bullets.  An average sortie will see me returning to base with around half of my ammo load (I take the full 2000 round load out).  Last week I had a 12 kill sortie and I had over 1000 .50 caliber rounds and 150 cannon rounds (forgot to switch from DTs to cannon) remaining. 

On the other hand, there have been some flights were I've only gotten one or two kills and have just a few hundred rounds remaining but on average, I usually end up with quite a few rounds left over. 

At least to me, it shows that when I hit an area like the wing root or tail section (the two places I aim for) and hit with a burst at close range (I tend to fire at 400yds or closer) I tend to kill the target with that burst.  However, if I fire at longer ranges (600yrds+) I tend to waste more bullets than anything else and it usually takes more ammo for me to down the target.  I also don't have to worry my pretty little head about convergence issues, so all of my bursts hit for maximum impact.


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[Yenny]

Same with my D9, I usually get to about 10, w/ 200-250 cannons left but only enough fuel for RTB.

[iTunes]

Don't know about Steve but I, on average use less than 100 rounds per kill.  I average around 7 kills per sortie and I find myself usually landing from lack of fuel rather than lack of bullets.  An average sortie will see me returning to base with around half of my ammo load (I take the full 2000 round load out).  Last week I had a 12 kill sortie and I had over 1000 .50 caliber rounds and 150 cannon rounds (forgot to switch from DTs to cannon) remaining. 

On the other hand, there have been some flights were I've only gotten one or two kills and have just a few hundred rounds remaining but on average, I usually end up with quite a few rounds left over. 

At least to me, it shows that when I hit an area like the wing root or tail section (the two places I aim for) and hit with a burst at close range (I tend to fire at 400yds or closer) I tend to kill the target with that burst.  However, if I fire at longer ranges (600yrds+) I tend to waste more bullets than anything else and it usually takes more ammo for me to down the target.  I also don't have to worry my pretty little head about convergence issues, so all of my bursts hit for maximum impact.


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As a matter of Interest here, I find it  very Interesting in the different shooting styles of most allied crates compared to Axis ones, Do you fire from around d400 purely due to the nose mounted weapons? Or would you fire from the same distance in a wing mounted Aircraft?
As I fly the K4 almost exclusively, I don't have the luxury of d400 unless it's in a climb or a con straight and level and so I have to close the gap and it's almost always in a cross shot or very rarely a shot on thier six.  And do 50's allow you the opportunity to place your shots from d400?

[Shuffler]

As a matter of Interest here, I find it  very Interesting in the different shooting styles of most allied crates compared to Axis ones, Do you fire from around d400 purely due to the nose mounted weapons? Or would you fire from the same distance in a wing mounted Aircraft?
As I fly the K4 almost exclusively, I don't have the luxury of d400 unless it's in a climb or a con straight and level and so I have to close the gap and it's almost always in a cross shot or very rarely a shot on thier six.  And do 50's allow you the opportunity to place your shots from d400?

Yes they do. In the 38 you can "place" them even further out.

[Sunka]

I aim right for the left front gear.

[Steve]

Same with my D9, I usually get to about 10, w/ 200-250 cannons left but only enough fuel for RTB.

7 kills per sortie, 10 kills per sortie.  You guys  are far too uber for me.

[Shuffler]

I am ultra-uber. I get 5 deaths to the kill. My awards include the Honorary Ewe and the Lambs Wool Loincloth.

[Yenny]

If you watch most my film, I'm always out of fuel by 10 kills=/ but still got 200-250 cannon rounds left. I think A LOT of it have to do w/ resisting to firing early. I know I've miss a few kill by not firing at 400 yards but I also surely know waiting that one extra second then open it up is a lot more secure.

[Steve]

If you watch most my film, I'm always out of fuel by 10 kills=/ but still got 200-250 cannon rounds left. I think A LOT of it have to do w/ resisting to firing early. I know I've miss a few kill by not firing at 400 yards but I also surely know waiting that one extra second then open it up is a lot more secure.

Hey, like I said... at 10 kills per sortie, you are way out of my league.

[Yenny]

Shh Steve=p you 51 flyer you! go FW ! go LW !! They r more fun! It's like a flying coffin! I dunno I stop flyin for score though so I never care if I land anymore. I try too sometime but I found myself enjoying TT in my ubah new found Yak-9T. Though I do run to piss em noob 3-4 spits 16 that dive on my 190 from 15k! It just fun to run around in circle watching em firing from 800 yards out =p

[Ack-Ack]

And do 50's allow you the opportunity to place your shots from d400?

Well, to be honest the P-38 allows me to place shots at 400yrds but yes, the guns on the P-38 are quite capable of letting you put rounds into the bogie at that range in a hard maneuvering fight.


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[vonKrimm]

BUFFs: wing roots with cannons; wing tips with mgs

Fighters: tail when dead 6, wing roots all others except HOs, canopy for HOers

[drdeathx]

[NEARY]

if it a spittie : wing

if it a jap plane: any part make it burst to flames

american : tail, they fall off so easily

german : if it 262 any part,   109: wing   190:tail

italian: white flag

russian: they have small planes so any part can do a lot of damage