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04-11-14, 11:22 PM | #1 |
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About fighting the blimp.
I know that the moment you detect a plane you should crash dive but i've always wondered something. Is the blimp the one thing you should just stay surfaced and fight or do the normal rules still apply?
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04-12-14, 07:27 AM | #2 |
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What are you sailing?
What is your AA armament? How lucky do you feel?
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04-12-14, 10:29 AM | #3 |
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The blimp is slower than aircraft but is armed with bombs and machine guns so I'd be diving to safety.
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04-12-14, 11:55 AM | #4 |
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unless you have nuclear shells in your AA guns you will likely die. Even with the nuke shells you may still die.
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04-12-14, 01:12 PM | #5 |
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Quote:
Quote:
http://www.mediafire.com/watch/4xtuu...i/Airship2.avi
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04-13-14, 05:52 AM | #7 |
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I did encounter a 'Blimp' once when patrolling off the US Coast - I am not sure how fast they can fly but my Type IXb running at 17 Knots on the surface managed to outrun it - or perhaps they stay close to land?
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04-13-14, 05:56 AM | #8 |
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Chances are it didn't spot you and adhered to its prescribed patrol route.
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