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Offline AWwrgwy

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Re: Pintle Gunning and not dying
« Reply #30 on: June 16, 2009, 08:06:41 PM »
It has been my experience that pintle guns are pretty easy to destroy.  My experience comming from the being destroyed side.

I'm in the "your aim ain't so great" camp, my own experiences as shooting pintle guns included.

Besides, everyone knows the last defense comes from the hull gun.



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Re: Pintle Gunning and not dying
« Reply #31 on: June 16, 2009, 08:33:49 PM »
Quote from: AWwrgwy on June 16, 2009, 08:06:41 PM
Besides, everyone knows the last defense comes from the hull gun.

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Now that is a gun that cant be taken out. :aok


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Re: Pintle Gunning and not dying
« Reply #32 on: June 16, 2009, 08:57:20 PM »
Quote from: sunfan1121 on June 16, 2009, 03:35:05 AM
Ive never been in a situation where i thought to myself, "man i need this pintle gun dead."

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Re: Pintle Gunning and not dying
« Reply #33 on: June 16, 2009, 09:41:44 PM »
Quote from: sunfan1121 on Today at 03:35:05 AM
Ive never been in a situation where i thought to myself, "man i need this pintle gun dead."



Quote from: mechanic on June 16, 2009, 08:57:20 PM
:rofl

 best post!


That is pretty funny,  :lol

Strange thing is, just a few days ago i heard someone complaining about being shot down by a tanks Pintle gun. Later in the night I ended up getting pretty shot up by one myself, later ending that sortie with a pintle splinter PW.

The next Night Seighan was crying bloody murder on vox about getting his wing torn off by one... then the next day I read this post.

Maybe they are more dangerous than we thought  :noid

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Re: Pintle Gunning and not dying
« Reply #34 on: June 16, 2009, 09:57:19 PM »
I typically drive the Panzer more than any other GV but occasionally I take up a Tiger and I must say that I think it is much easier to get an air kill in a Tiger than a Panzer. Now this may be some strange bit of luck that it happens that way but it still seems that way to me.
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Re: Pintle Gunning and not dying
« Reply #35 on: June 16, 2009, 10:32:24 PM »
Quote from: lyric1 on June 16, 2009, 08:33:49 PM
Now that is a gun that cant be taken out. :aok


http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,265225.0.html



Only in an LVT4 where I, strangely, lost both the pintle gun and hull gun on one pass but still had the main gun.  I've also been pilot wounded in a gv once.  Once.


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Re: Pintle Gunning and not dying
« Reply #36 on: June 17, 2009, 09:34:17 AM »
Quote from: AWwrgwy on June 16, 2009, 10:32:24 PM
  I've also been pilot wounded in a gv once.  Once.
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Wow... I don't recall ever seeing that before. I don't gv much but I always go pop or not.... no in between.
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Re: Pintle Gunning and not dying
« Reply #37 on: June 17, 2009, 09:40:07 AM »
A pilot wound, or driver wound, in a gv is pretty rare! I've never had it myself.

What I don't understand is why people would complain about being shot down by a pintle gun. Ok it's only one .303, but it's still a machinegun!
I'd complain about my flying skills after being shot down by one...
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Re: Pintle Gunning and not dying
« Reply #38 on: June 17, 2009, 10:37:35 AM »
Quote from: frank3 on June 17, 2009, 09:40:07 AM
A pilot wound, or driver wound, in a gv is pretty rare! I've never had it myself.


I have had one in an SDK & an LVT.  It is definitely wierd...
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Re: Pintle Gunning and not dying
« Reply #39 on: June 17, 2009, 12:26:46 PM »
Quote from: dirtdart on June 15, 2009, 10:42:46 PM

And shuffler go find some kid in MA to haze.  If you have a valid comment which contributes to the post, post it.  Otherwise can it. 



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Re: Pintle Gunning and not dying
« Reply #40 on: June 17, 2009, 01:08:43 PM »
Quote from: Megalodon on June 17, 2009, 12:26:46 PM
:aok no kidding

I contributed..... unfortunately you didn't.
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Re: Pintle Gunning and not dying
« Reply #41 on: June 17, 2009, 01:19:58 PM »
Can a .303 or 7.62 make it through the ballistic wind screen and firewall on a IL-2?  I have been PWd many a time by that little gun.  Thought the armor around IL-2 pilot pretty good. 
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Re: Pintle Gunning and not dying
« Reply #42 on: June 17, 2009, 05:30:02 PM »
Quote from: dirtdart on June 17, 2009, 01:19:58 PM
Can a .303 or 7.62 make it through the ballistic wind screen and firewall on a IL-2?  I have been PWd many a time by that little gun.  Thought the armor around IL-2 pilot pretty good. 

Good question... I'm not familiar with the placement of the armor on an IL. I was PW in a B-25H last night by the pintle on a panzer. It might have been one of the numerous wirbs in the area but I think it was the little pintle.

Keep in mind the energy of those rounds are enhanced by your approach speed.
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Re: Pintle Gunning and not dying
« Reply #43 on: June 17, 2009, 06:22:42 PM »
Quote from: Shuffler on June 17, 2009, 05:30:02 PM

Keep in mind the energy of those rounds are enhanced by your approach speed.

The other factor is the longer you hold the plane steady in a strafe run on a tank or any GV for that matter, the more effective and compounded the defensive fire becomes. 
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Re: Pintle Gunning and not dying
« Reply #44 on: June 17, 2009, 06:30:37 PM »
Quote from: dirtdart on June 17, 2009, 01:19:58 PM
Can a .303 or 7.62 make it through the ballistic wind screen and firewall on a IL-2?  I have been PWd many a time by that little gun.  Thought the armor around IL-2 pilot pretty good. 
Don't know how ever I have shot them down in the game with just the pintle & hull gun?
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