Aiming with mounted guns

[Tavingon]

Dont like to whinge but... Is it me or is aiming with the turrets a bit of a chore? I try to reverse the mouse but everytime i go back to the game its undone my changes!

[pupo162]

i agree too. 1946 was too easy, but this one seems to be overly complicating and counterintuitive.

[Tavingon]

I like the way you have to switch from cruise to shoot mode, and the fact you have to rotate the mount as well as aim the gun is cool, its just moving the actual gun itself which is tricky, and sometimes rotating the mount is clumbsy, especially on the top gunner for the he111..

[Blackdog_kt]

If the guns seem slow in turning, it's because the new sim simulates gun weight and airflow which IL2:1946 didn't.

There's a couple of paragraphs clearly stating so in the manual, talking about how gunners were mostly a barrage fire defense and not able to take accurate, aimed shots (apart from a few exceptions), so they tried to reflect that in the game.

[Tavingon]

I see, its realistic but not so fun to shoot.. If I could permanently reverse the aiming that would be top, but it doesnt seem to work

[SYN_Repent]

Is this reflected with/when ai operate the guns?

[Tavingon]

Originally Posted by SYN_Repent

Is this reflected with/when ai operate the guns?

Not sure, but they seem pretty deadly with the guns in some instances, but in most cases they take potshots! I have found packs of wellingtons quite dangerous, but other than that I dont normally take hits unless I get too close

[ParaB]

I think the current implementation of the gun turrets is a horrible game design decision, much like the lack of a simple "level autopilot" for bombers.

[LoBiSoMeM]

I just LOVE the fact that we don't have the "sniper gunners" that we have in IL-2 1946! It's a MAJOR step - in AI and human controlled gun turrets.

No more Millenium Falcon laser turrets...

[SYN_Repent]

Is that comin from someone who flies bombers lobi?