what shots do you go for?

[Steve]

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

Ya, as long as it's not a dead six shot.. hard to see the canopy from dead six. My convergence is at 350.  I fire when the icon goes to 400. I think it's still greater than 400 when it switches... 599? Anyway, you can see from screenies I've posted in other threads that I often hit the canopy. 

[Lusche]

  I fire when the icon goes to 400. I think it's still greater than 400 when it switches... 599?

It's 499.

0 - 99 ~ d0
100 - 299 ~ d200
300 - 499 ~ d400
500 - 699 ~ d600
700 - 899 ~ d800


and so on

[Steve]

It's 499.

0 - 99 ~ d0
100 - 299 ~ d200
300 - 499 ~ d400
500 - 699 ~ d600
700 - 899 ~ d800


and so on

ty

[iTunes]

Wow, I never realized the Allied crates give you that luxury, no wonder every man and his dog flies em. Interesting to hear from Steve (pony Driver) and Ack(38 driver) the same theme, I thought there might have been some difference between nose mounted and wing mounted guns. So the key to 50's is the Convergence I'm assuming? Unlike the tater were you only need a round or two, you boys will need a lot of shells hitting the right spot at the right time then I'm assuming? From my perspective it's confirmed that I can't afford to let an Allied driver get more than half a second guns on me, Just have to keep their nose pointed up and off a small angle.

[Odee]

Pretty much any angled shot except dead six and "you're dead" 12
 

[Steve]

Wow, I never realized the Allied crates give you that luxury, no wonder every man and his dog flies em. Interesting to hear from Steve (pony Driver) and Ack(38 driver) the same theme, I thought there might have been some difference between nose mounted and wing mounted guns. So the key to 50's is the Convergence I'm assuming? Unlike the tater were you only need a round or two, you boys will need a lot of shells hitting the right spot at the right time then I'm assuming? From my perspective it's confirmed that I can't afford to let an Allied driver get more than half a second guns on me, Just have to keep their nose pointed up and off a small angle.

Well, AKAK doesn't have to concern himself with convergence issues in his 38. Unless chasing though(or buffs), I speculate he doesn't fire often beyond 600.  You can certainly hit beyond  this range but the lethality drops off noticeably.
 6.50's at convergence requires very little time to score a fatal hit, even on buffs(but a smidge longer). What often happens is, even if I miss the canopy, I set them on fire.

[B4Buster]

Varies from plane to plane for me, but for spits (I mention spits because it's the #1 flown plane) I always go for the wing roots.

[whiteman]

when i see 400 I aim big. I like to spray some shots to get them to turn then open with all guns when i see the top profile of the plane.

[33Vortex]

I find deflection shots easier than a 6 shot, simply because they're so much more predictable. The guy is in a turn and you know where he's going. A shot from behind is unpredictable, especially so in AH where players don't feel the effects of G forces, stick stirring is the norm.

[thrila]

I always aim for the cigar-shaped part of a fighter, i seem to hit a con's pilot fairly frequently.  By aiming at that if my aim is a little off there's a chance i'll hit the wings, and if i open fire too late there's a good chance of taking off the V or H stabiliser.  I generally like to open fire at 200yrds, but if it's a deflection shot i'm happy to open fire at 400.  If the con is flying straight and level i'm happy to take a shot at 600, maybe even 800 yards.  If a con is level but performing lots of little jinks or mashing the stick around (i.e when dead 6 on a spit16 or a 190) i'll usually close to 200 yards unless i feel like wasting a lot of ammo or if i don't have the luxury of time to close the gap.

[Ack-Ack]

Well, AKAK doesn't have to concern himself with convergence issues in his 38. Unless chasing though(or buffs), I speculate he doesn't fire often beyond 600. 

Yep, I rarely take shots 600yds or beyond unless I know I have a high probability shot on the target.


ack-ack

[Borsuk]

I usually aim for the wing root.
What I hit is a different kettle of fish unfortunately. 

[CAP1]

i aim for the red planes, and if i see rounds hit anywhere on it, i'm happy

[Ack-Ack]

I find deflection shots easier than a 6 shot, simply because they're so much more predictable. The guy is in a turn and you know where he's going. A shot from behind is unpredictable, especially so in AH where players don't feel the effects of G forces, stick stirring is the norm.

With deflection shots you have a larger target to fire at as opposed to a dead 6 shot, that's why it seems easier to hit with those shots.  It's recommended that if you make a dead 6 attack to come at a slight angle to the target, this way you have more of an area to fire at.


ack-ack

[PFactorDave]

With deflection shots you have a larger target to fire at as opposed to a dead 6 shot, that's why it seems easier to hit with those shots.  It's recommended that if you make a dead 6 attack to come at a slight angle to the target, this way you have more of an area to fire at.

Also, if you think about it, a great many deflection/crossing shots happen from pretty close range (such as in a scissor fight).  On the other side of the coin, a lot of people have a tendancy to fire from a range farther then what is ideal when they get onto the six of an opponent.