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Originally Posted by Chivas
Yes BOB WOV is a very good sim, but the main reason I found it more difficult to get the kill shot wss the joystick settings. In IL-2 I could adjust the joystick making the aircraft a far more stable gun platform. I'm having the same problem in ROF, the aircraft are far too twitchy with the joystick input. I know the hurricane was supposed to be a very stable gun platform but I'm not sure about WW1 aircraft.
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I think using RoF as an indicator for next-gen weapons physics and damage modeling is an interesting idea. You're flying aircraft that are made of canvas and trying to kill them with a pair of .30's at best and in some cases less. 200m is a long way. The aircraft aren't very good gun platforms in a best case scenario and it could serve as a great warmup for the ballistic characteristics of .30 caliber ammunition.
Gunnery in RoF is easily the toughest part for an IL2 veteran to wrap their head around. You don't get many visual indicators (i.e. little paint chips flying off all over the place), and there's no scrolling chat log to let you know when you've mortally wounded the opponent or parts of his aircraft.
No IL2-bashing here. It's the best combat flight sim I've ever flown...period, but fly aircraft that only have .30's or (.303's), take limited ammo loadouts and see how many He111's you can take down...without dying.
I remember many years ago, people would load up a late model 109 with Mk108 gunpods and have competitions to see who could bring down the most B-17's in one sortie.
Try it with a Hurri MkI... :\