De-acking hurts

[caldera]

Be careful de-acking, as it is fraught with danger.  Even the very best don't always succeed:



This poor fellow got a 30mm slap in the face.




Don't let a little gun powder ruin your day.  C'mon and turn that frown upside down!   

[shiv]

Too funny.

[68ZooM]

De-acking is an art form, i try to set my passes up for multiple guns on a single pass working the outer AAguns first and working my way in, i always have two or more guns lined up in my passes

[Letalis]

Seeing a Spit deack is often like watching a snowball getting checked in the oven- it won't last long. Go have some tea mate and leave the grunt work to the American iron

[MachFly]

Seeing a Spit deack is often like watching a snowball getting checked in the oven- it won't last long. Go have some tea mate and leave the grunt work to the American iron

You just got to make fast passes and avoid straight lines, also minimize the time that your doing directly into the gun. American planes wont survive 30mm hits either.

[MachFly]

Be careful de-acking, as it is fraught with danger.  Even the very best don't always succeed:

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This poor fellow got a 30mm slap in the face.


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Don't let a little gun powder ruin your day.  C'mon and turn that frown upside down!   

Did I miss something?
What's so special about Midway de-acking? We all do it, we all get shot, and we all don't survive 30mm hits. I understand you can make fun of someone for HOing in a Spit, but there is nothing special about de-acking.

[oakranger]

Did I miss something?
What's so special about Midway de-acking? We all do it, we all get shot, and we all don't survive 30mm hits. I understand you can make fun of someone for HOing in a Spit, but there is nothing special about de-acking.

It just one of those, "look at me!  Look at me!" post.

[Midway]

Did I miss something?
What's so special about Midway de-acking? We all do it, we all get shot, and we all don't survive 30mm hits. I understand you can make fun of someone for HOing in a Spit, but there is nothing special about de-acking.

But I often successfully deack an entire small or medium air field so when I fail they like to talk about it.  

[Karnak]

Seeing a Spit deack is often like watching a snowball getting checked in the oven- it won't last long. Go have some tea mate and leave the grunt work to the American iron

Sorry, but the lack of cannon make US aircraft, other than the P-38, not well suited to deacking.

[Midway]

Sorry, but the lack of cannon make US aircraft, other than the P-38, not well suited to deacking.

One cannon round takes out a gun.   

[68ZooM]

couple P51's with rockets can kill up to 12 ack guns with the rockets depending on how good the pilot is with using rockets, P38 leaves to much of a profile for ack guns.

[Midway]

couple P51's with rockets can kill up to 12 ack guns with the rockets depending on how good the pilot is with using rockets, P38 leaves to much of a profile for ack guns.

One Spitfire will deack an entire base (small or medium) incl all auto and manned guns.  

[Tyrannis]

Sorry, but the lack of cannon make US aircraft, other than the P-38, not well suited to deacking.

Ive had no problems deacking towns in p40s,p51s,p47s,or f6fs. Even the b25C with the nose guns can get the job done if you pilot her right.

But its ok, we understand the German/British planes need cannons to make up for their lack in "other" areas...

[Midway]

Ive had no problems deacking towns in p40s,p51s,p47s,or f6fs. Even the b25C with the nose guns can get the job done if you pilot her right.

But its ok, we understand the German/British planes need cannons to make up for their lack in "other" areas...

   A town?    Eight guns.        

I challenge you to post a film decking a small airfield, all guns auto and manned, using a P anything or an F anything.  Or, if you thing you're up for it, deack a medium air field.

Want to see a film of a Spitfire deacking a medium air field?  

[nrshida]

  Name badge was a very funny touch 

Midway make a de-acking tutorial film please!