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Originally Posted by predavolk
I wanted to ask in my earlier posts but forgot:
In my IXB, with two dual rapid 20s, and the quad 20s, what are my chances of taking out a single enemy plane with a flak-qualified watch officer, two flak NCOs and a full-ranked sailor? I would think that we could throw up quite the barrier of lead in the sky.
And if it's not suicide, would you recommend firing starting at long or medium range?
Frankly, I'm not keen on the idea, but I thought I'd at least explore the option. There have been times where the airplane emerges (usualy from poor-ish weather) too close for me to crash dive.
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Myself,I would open fire at long range against ANY aircraft.Once or twice now I have suffered moderate damage even after what I thought was a well executed dive before the planes closed in.Some of their munitions seem really powerful,so I wouldnt wait til they were practically on you,open fire straight away!
I cant imagine ANY pilot wanting to fly near a stream of flak,even if they werent hitting him.
Having said that,if your crew is really elite as you said,then maybe you could hold fire until the planes drew closer,increasing your chance of hitting,but this is only practical against bombers,fighter planes are much faster and would also be firing at YOU,and probably even evading your flak.