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Originally Posted by Thunderbolt56
Just to clarify, in the book I've read this information in, the author didn't really write it. It is interviews and memoirs of different aces (yes, all are aces) and while one pilot in particular quoted the number "400 hp" it was just his statement and gave the impression it was just a number he might have pulled out of his arse.
I didn't think too much about it until I read in at least 3 other exerpts where each pilot was concerned about firing all his guns at a particular angle of attack or at a particular low speed for fear of wing departure. It may have been a thought bordering on pilot's superstition (kinda like gremlins in bomber squads), but it was mentioned enough to actually get my attention...that's all.
I'll try to go back through and mark the individual sentences and post them here. They may clarify a bit.
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Makes sense, since it seems like these are some old flyboy's sitting around the campfire sharing stories; love those types of books.
From your PoV, do you think the guns are modeled well in the game? (regardless of the accuracy)
Me, I've thought that some planes were too unsteady. The spit seems as steady as I have imagined it. I'm not too familiar with the in game 51s/47s so I couldn't say there.
In the end, I think recoil is model fairly decently. But could use some attention. You can actually use your guns to help slow you down on your landing roll out, which I think is too much.
I bet the next versions will be similar in value, but possibly modeled/implemented differently. I bet they'd apply the forces to the velocity vector in some published value and tweak for playability.