USAAF stole my tanker!

bookworm_020 · 12-06-07, 05:50 PM

That's it

, I'm going to shoot down the next flyboy who tries to steel a kill from me!

Had been partoling around the Bismark sea and had sunk a good number of ships!

I was running down any contact and knocking them off with my deck gun (the ones that weren't armed to the teeth!)

I came across a medium tanker and started to lay a few rounds into her when I got a warning of an aircraft approaching, so I man the AA guns and prepare to hold the plane off while I finish the tanker off. The aircraft comes into visual range and it turns out to be friendly (yeah, and pigs fly!

), so I keep up the gunfire against the tanker.

The plane then attacks the tanker, missing it and almost hitting me with the second lot of bombs dropped!

I put a couple more shells into the tanker and she goes down! But I get no credit!!!!

At least there was some compinsation, I came across two large tangers on the way home. After a long gun battle (both were armed!

) both took a trip to the sea floor!

Next time I'll shoot any aircraft down that becomes between me and my kill!

Sailor Steve · 12-06-07, 06:31 PM

That sort of thing happens in SH3 all the time. Glad to see the Allies are not immune from target thieves!

Shyzar · 12-06-07, 06:35 PM

I have never seen an alied flyboy but I think that the friendly AI should refrain from attacking surface ships. Just to make sure nobody gets mad... or if they miss and hit a friendly.

biosthetique · 12-06-07, 07:04 PM

Actually at that time they were US Navy or US Army. the USAAF was not created yet!...ooops!

Powerthighs · 12-06-07, 07:14 PM

I think USAAF is U.S. Army Air Force.

Gargantou · 12-06-07, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Powerthighs

I think USAAF is U.S. Army Air Force.

Correct.

enigma-e · 12-06-07, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by biosthetique

Actually at that time they were US Navy or US Army. the USAAF was not created yet!...ooops!

Not true. The USAAF were created in June 1941.

Gargantou · 12-06-07, 07:45 PM

Yup, its pretty amazing actually, from being roughyl 300,000 people when they became the USAAF on June 20th 1941, during the war they eventually reached a total of 2.5 MILLION, that's quite a huge buildup.

Just for informations sake, the USAAF became the USAF after the "National Security Act" by President Truman, which was sometime during '47 I think..

tater · 12-07-07, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Shyzar

I have never seen an alied flyboy but I think that the friendly AI should refrain from attacking surface ships. Just to make sure nobody gets mad... or if they miss and hit a friendly.

Odd, because I want friendly planes to intentionally attack your sub. "safety lanes" weren't safe

.

tater

Shyzar · 12-07-07, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tater

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shyzar

I have never seen an alied flyboy but I think that the friendly AI should refrain from attacking surface ships. Just to make sure nobody gets mad... or if they miss and hit a friendly.

Odd, because I want friendly planes to intentionally attack your sub. "safety lanes" weren't safe

.

tater

Ya, I actually would want that to simulate communication problems. I have been reading Silent Victory and I just heard of something like this occuring; so I think that allied flyboys should have a chance to mistake you for a hostile and attack.

12-07-07, 09:35 PM

It would seem that this event accurately mirrors real life. In the heat of battle the chance of friendly fire will always be there. It was then, it still is now.

12-06-07, 05:50 PM	#1
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	USAAF stole my tanker! That's it, I'm going to shoot down the next flyboy who tries to steel a kill from me! Had been partoling around the Bismark sea and had sunk a good number of ships! I was running down any contact and knocking them off with my deck gun (the ones that weren't armed to the teeth!) I came across a medium tanker and started to lay a few rounds into her when I got a warning of an aircraft approaching, so I man the AA guns and prepare to hold the plane off while I finish the tanker off. The aircraft comes into visual range and it turns out to be friendly (yeah, and pigs fly!), so I keep up the gunfire against the tanker. The plane then attacks the tanker, missing it and almost hitting me with the second lot of bombs dropped! I put a couple more shells into the tanker and she goes down! But I get no credit!!!! At least there was some compinsation, I came across two large tangers on the way home. After a long gun battle (both were armed!) both took a trip to the sea floor! Next time I'll shoot any aircraft down that becomes between me and my kill! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

12-06-07, 06:31 PM	#2
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	That sort of thing happens in SH3 all the time. Glad to see the Allies are not immune from target thieves! __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo

12-06-07, 06:35 PM	#3
Shyzar Engineer Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Surrey, British Columbia Posts: 214 Downloads: 7 Uploads: 0	I have never seen an alied flyboy but I think that the friendly AI should refrain from attacking surface ships. Just to make sure nobody gets mad... or if they miss and hit a friendly. __________________ Since ancient times, there has never been a war that did not have a political character. -Máo Zédong Friction is the only concept that more or less corresponds to the factors that distinguish real war from war on paper. -Carl von Clausewitz

12-07-07, 09:35 PM	#11
simonb1612 Stowaway Posts: n/a Downloads: Uploads:	friendly fire It would seem that this event accurately mirrors real life. In the heat of battle the chance of friendly fire will always be there. It was then, it still is now.

12-06-07, 07:04 PM	#4
biosthetique Lieutenant Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SD Posts: 266 Downloads: 652 Uploads: 0	Actually at that time they were US Navy or US Army. the USAAF was not created yet!...ooops!

12-06-07, 07:14 PM	#5
Powerthighs Beach Leaf Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 287 Downloads: 11 Uploads: 0	I think USAAF is U.S. Army Air Force.

12-06-07, 07:45 PM	#8
Gargantou Seaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 36 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Yup, its pretty amazing actually, from being roughyl 300,000 people when they became the USAAF on June 20th 1941, during the war they eventually reached a total of 2.5 MILLION, that's quite a huge buildup. Just for informations sake, the USAAF became the USAF after the "National Security Act" by President Truman, which was sometime during '47 I think..