Friday 2010-11-19 Dev. update and Discussion

[JAMF]

Originally Posted by Osprey

I believe that in the USA they speak English. There is no such language as 'US'.

It's such a shame that the main tutor of English in the World today is Microsoft Word.....

Riiiight. +1 for a US spelling version for the US people.

It's not like many of them have an easy time already with their own spelling, let alone an Oxford-English spelling. Fortunately there are dictionary extensions for Firefox and other browsers to ease their spelling when typing in a browser.

[Sutts]

Originally Posted by Rodolphe

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This Do 17 Z of 9/KG3 managed to return to base with dozens of bullet holes.


5K+CT



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Thanks Rodolphe! Very nice picture indeed. That's the clearest damage shot I've seen so far. Wonder if the larger holes were caused by larger caliber rounds or .303s striking at an angle?

Cheers

[Triggaaar]

Originally Posted by JAMF

Riiiight. +1 for a US spelling version for the US people.

It's not like many of them have an easy time already with their own spelling, let alone an Oxford-English spelling.

-1 for a US spelling version. I don't think we should ask the developers to have to make adjustments for every country. It's a little desperate when you start to rely on fighting games to educate your country.

[Blackdog_kt]

Nice pictures of battle damage. I guess the bigger holes do indeed come from the projectiles striking at an angle as Sutts says.

You can see that they are not so round but elliptical in shape, indicative of a line of travel more or less parallel to the fuselage at the time of impact which results in "dragging" more of the fuselage skin along with the bullet as it penetrates.

Perfectly round holes on the other hand would be due to impact at a near 90 degree angle to the fuselage.

Finally, their appearance could also be slightly affected by the camera's viewpoint/orientation in relation to them when taking the picture.

Always nice to go on a collective hunt for the small details

[Rodolphe]

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Originally Posted by Sutts

Thanks Rodolphe! Very nice picture indeed. That's the clearest damage shot I've seen so far. Wonder if the larger holes were caused by larger caliber rounds or .303s striking at an angle?

Cheers

Similar view of the 5K+CT Flugzeug.






Type of damage cause by Flak on a different Dornier (calibre unknown).








On May 17th 1940, this Do 17 of 5/KG 76 was damaged by the explosion of an ammunition truck during a low level attack of a French vehicles column.

F1+HN





Note the mooring




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[diveplane]

Originally Posted by kendo65

Looks like the ship in this pic may be taking avoiding action?

Certainly seems to be moving to port. Nice! (a little difficult to say for certain admittedly, but another advance over il2 if so)

love the ocean wake

[SlowBurn68]

Noob question - What type of allied plane is that with the four gun touret on its back?

[Rodolphe]

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Originally Posted by SlowBurn68

Noob question - What type of allied plane is that with the four gun touret on its back?

Boulton Paul Defiant

Originally Posted by zodiac

One question about that moveable part on his back. Isn't that meant to be totally retracted in order to turn the turret? That is how I remember it from the days I made a scale model of a defiant... From the pictures I've seen it was always retracted if the turret was moving.

See around 2'15" and 3'20".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ce9My4IKydo

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[Rodolphe]

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G1+FR is the same He 111 as shown on the first picture present by Sutts
http://forum.1cpublishing.eu/showpos...&postcount=211




This aircraft was shot down on the August 16th raid to Feltham.
Flight Lieutenant Boyd of No. 602 Squadron put between 300 and 400 bullets holes in the bomber before it crashed at High Salvington, Sussex.





An innocent victim of the war !
The Corporal (right) and Private (left) are carrying ammunition drums "Doppeltrommel" for the MG15.




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[SlipBall]

Nice looking entry damage shots posted here!...it only makes me wonder if exit holes are modeled in SOW, which would be very cool.