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aircraft weapon facings
Posted: Wed Oct 27, 2010 5:45 pm
by Moss Orleni
Hi all,
Based on the abbreviations, I assume that the air weapon facings (roughly) correspond to the following:
F Forward
S Side
R Rear
TT Top Turret
BT Bottom Turret
TR Top Rear
BR Bottom Rear
UP Upward Firing
C Coaxial
Do I assume corrrectly?
If so, my question is:
Which aircraft weapon facings would be used in a strafing attack?
More generally, in a ''regular'' air-to-air attack, does relative position impacts which aircraft weapon facings are used?
Thanks & cheers,
Moss
RE: aircraft weapon facings
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 8:42 am
by afspret
Actually, I think C stands for Center, as in mounted on the center line for nose mounted guns on the P-38 & P-39. As far as strafing, C & F would normally be used.
RE: aircraft weapon facings
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 11:28 am
by michaelm75au
ORIGINAL: Moss Orleni
More generally, in a ''regular'' air-to-air attack, does relative position impacts which aircraft weapon facings are used?
Yes, an air attack is determined to come from one direction at a time, and only the weapons that face that direction will fire back.
The turret weapons even if they can fire back, have a random chance that they are pointing in the wrong direction and wont be used in that attack.
RE: aircraft weapon facings
Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2010 12:56 pm
by Moss Orleni
Interesting info, thx!
So the ''strafing gun value'' or ''air attack'' value would be something like F+C+Rnd(TT)+Rnd(BT), that is, assuming that the abbreviations are correct?
Cheers,
Moss
RE: aircraft weapon facings
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 11:53 am
by sbetsa
hmmm
RE: aircraft weapon facings
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 1:02 pm
by Shark7
C = Center
If one were to put in an aircraft with cowling mounted guns, they would be center too, since they are along the fuselage axis...
C = Center = Coaxial = Cowling, oh my! [:D]
RE: aircraft weapon facings
Posted: Sat Nov 06, 2010 4:16 pm
by Mac Linehan
ORIGINAL: michaelm
ORIGINAL: Moss Orleni
More generally, in a ''regular'' air-to-air attack, does relative position impacts which aircraft weapon facings are used?
Yes, an air attack is determined to come from one direction at a time, and only the weapons that face that direction will fire back.
The turret weapons even if they can fire back, have a random chance that they are pointing in the wrong direction and wont be used in that attack.
michaelm - as always, I am impressed with the attention to, and appreciative of, all the myriad details - small and large, - that make AE such a
phenomenal game.
You, Sir, are the Man!
Le Mac (that's French for "Mac") <grin>