Flak Gunners in GWX

its a viic · 05-28-07, 09:17 AM

I just installed GWX a few weeks ago. I currently am in a viib. Cruising along am 53 and plane spotted. I am in Sept 39. I decide to have a flak gunner take care of the plane which now have turned into two. On their second pass ... flak gun destroyed , gunner dead, down to 90% hull integrity. Yikes!!
I have to tell ya the vanilla with 1.4 patch was pretty easy to shoot down planes, even more so this early in the war. I knew GWX was going to have rabid plane AI but geez. This is craziness. Question. How many of you put alot of stock in flak gunners in GWX? Should I just get one and concentrate on more torpedo petty officers. I think I may just crash dive any time I see a plane. Alot of you have been playing GWX Alot longer than I. What have you all done as far as enemy planes are concerned? I play D.I.D. at 76% difficulty.

Alex · 05-28-07, 09:25 AM

Personnally, as long as I spot more than 2 planes, I order to dive.

spork542 · 05-28-07, 09:56 AM

What should you do? Do what any sensible U-Boat man would do.

ALAAAARM!!!!

bruschi sauro · 05-28-07, 10:01 AM

AIRCRAFT SPOTTED

....ALARMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

CRASH DIVE.....

nikbear · 05-28-07, 10:27 AM

I dive all the time,but thats because my AA men have entered into a suicide pact and whatever I do,whatever the boat,I've never been able to get them to fire at the planes in GWX.I've tried all the stupid routines,man the gun and fire a shot to show them how its done,go back to the bridge....nothing except winged death and damage,bloody SHIII bug

the only time I've shot down a plane was when I manned the gun myself,and by luck rather than skill shot down a really slow anson.Not worth the bother 99% of the time

Jimbuna · 05-28-07, 11:44 AM

Dive every time....your boat is a 'bullet magnet'

vedrand · 05-28-07, 11:55 AM

As othe people mentioned, it is very reasonable to order a crash dive as soon as the plane is spotted. In some areas it is recommendable to even have a finger ready on the C button while surfaced.
On the last patrol in the Indian ocean I decided not to take it any more. I wanted to fight back. Two catalinas I think. I manned one flak. The AI guy on the second flak did shoot but did not hit anything. And I thoght I must have landed few hits but no effect to be seen on the planes. In this battle I lost four crew members, all while servng the flak. And no success against the planes. I will not be fighting them any more I think

its a viic · 05-28-07, 01:42 PM

Yep its starting to sound more and more like concentrate on other crew members. I did enjoy shooting down a plane here and there on the vanilla with 1.4 patch. Just too risky though. I like everything about gwx just NOT those planes. The plane.. the plane. The plane is here boss. A little (Fantasy Island) there for you people who can remember the 80's.

Herve Vallechiez and Ricardo Montalban.

Hakahura · 05-28-07, 01:57 PM

Alarm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Morts · 05-28-07, 02:18 PM

alarm :rotfl:
my flak gunners chop them into pieces before they get to release their bombs/go into attack run/fire rockets or w/e they are gonna do
GWX

mapuc · 05-28-07, 02:50 PM

I'm in the end of -43(Nov 4th) it's my 5th day at sea and I have already shoot down 7 planes

Yea! I'm a pro

Markus

Oberon · 05-28-07, 03:00 PM

ALAAAAAAAAAARM!!

Jimbuna · 05-29-07, 08:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Morts

alarm :rotfl:
my flak gunners chop them into pieces before they get to release their bombs/go into attack run/fire rockets or w/e they are gonna do
GWX

You must be playing a different version to most other folk then :hmm:

SmokinTep · 05-29-07, 08:57 AM

I don't mess with planes. I do not even qualify a gunner or flak gunner. Quals are better used for Damage Control, and extra Machinists and Torpedo men.

Brag · 05-29-07, 09:10 AM

I don't even bother qualifying a guy as a flakker.

05-28-07, 09:17 AM	#1
its a viic Gunner Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 97 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Flak Gunners in GWX I just installed GWX a few weeks ago. I currently am in a viib. Cruising along am 53 and plane spotted. I am in Sept 39. I decide to have a flak gunner take care of the plane which now have turned into two. On their second pass ... flak gun destroyed , gunner dead, down to 90% hull integrity. Yikes!! I have to tell ya the vanilla with 1.4 patch was pretty easy to shoot down planes, even more so this early in the war. I knew GWX was going to have rabid plane AI but geez. This is craziness. Question. How many of you put alot of stock in flak gunners in GWX? Should I just get one and concentrate on more torpedo petty officers. I think I may just crash dive any time I see a plane. Alot of you have been playing GWX Alot longer than I. What have you all done as far as enemy planes are concerned? I play D.I.D. at 76% difficulty.

05-28-07, 09:25 AM	#2
Alex Dominant Wolf Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,143 Downloads: 30 Uploads: 0	Personnally, as long as I spot more than 2 planes, I order to dive. __________________

05-28-07, 09:56 AM	#3
spork542 Chief Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 328 Downloads: 18 Uploads: 0	What should you do? Do what any sensible U-Boat man would do. ALAAAARM!!!! __________________

05-28-07, 11:44 AM	#6
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,500 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Dive every time....your boat is a 'bullet magnet' __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

05-28-07, 01:57 PM	#9
Hakahura Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Posts: 785 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Alarm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! __________________ Sir Humphey Appleby, GCB, KBE, MVO and MA. Britain's Greatest Orator, well bar that Churchill fellow.

05-28-07, 10:01 AM	#4
bruschi sauro Frogman Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Florence Italy Posts: 307 Downloads: 64 Uploads: 0	AIRCRAFT SPOTTED ....ALARMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM CRASH DIVE.....

05-28-07, 10:27 AM	#5
nikbear Sea Lord Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northampton,UK Posts: 1,859 Downloads: 86 Uploads: 0	I dive all the time,but thats because my AA men have entered into a suicide pact and whatever I do,whatever the boat,I've never been able to get them to fire at the planes in GWX.I've tried all the stupid routines,man the gun and fire a shot to show them how its done,go back to the bridge....nothing except winged death and damage,bloody SHIII bug the only time I've shot down a plane was when I manned the gun myself,and by luck rather than skill shot down a really slow anson.Not worth the bother 99% of the time

05-28-07, 11:55 AM	#7
vedrand Bosun Join Date: May 2007 Location: Austria Posts: 68 Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	As othe people mentioned, it is very reasonable to order a crash dive as soon as the plane is spotted. In some areas it is recommendable to even have a finger ready on the C button while surfaced. On the last patrol in the Indian ocean I decided not to take it any more. I wanted to fight back. Two catalinas I think. I manned one flak. The AI guy on the second flak did shoot but did not hit anything. And I thoght I must have landed few hits but no effect to be seen on the planes. In this battle I lost four crew members, all while servng the flak. And no success against the planes. I will not be fighting them any more I think

05-28-07, 01:42 PM	#8
its a viic Gunner Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 97 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	Yep its starting to sound more and more like concentrate on other crew members. I did enjoy shooting down a plane here and there on the vanilla with 1.4 patch. Just too risky though. I like everything about gwx just NOT those planes. The plane.. the plane. The plane is here boss. A little (Fantasy Island) there for you people who can remember the 80's. Herve Vallechiez and Ricardo Montalban.

05-28-07, 02:18 PM	#10
Morts Admiral Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,395 Downloads: 23 Uploads: 0	alarm :rotfl: my flak gunners chop them into pieces before they get to release their bombs/go into attack run/fire rockets or w/e they are gonna do GWX

05-28-07, 02:50 PM	#11
mapuc CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Denmark Posts: 20,537 Downloads: 37 Uploads: 0	I'm in the end of -43(Nov 4th) it's my 5th day at sea and I have already shoot down 7 planes Yea! I'm a pro Markus

05-28-07, 03:00 PM	#12
Oberon Lucky Jack Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 25,976 Downloads: 61 Uploads: 20	*ALAAAAAAAAAARM!!*

05-29-07, 08:57 AM	#14
SmokinTep Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Suffolk, Virginia Posts: 1,027 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I don't mess with planes. I do not even qualify a gunner or flak gunner. Quals are better used for Damage Control, and extra Machinists and Torpedo men.

05-29-07, 09:10 AM	#15
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	I don't even bother qualifying a guy as a flakker. __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/