Aircraft recognition errors!

[Skii]

Originally Posted by David603

The cannon are probably a good thing. Ever tried to bring down a He111 using the 8 .303s on a Hurricane I or Spitfire Ia (mod only) in any of the PC Il2 games?

yep - try head-on, one quick squirt at the greenhouse up front and bye-bye Heinkel.

[Abbevilleboy]

Originally Posted by The_Goalie_94

Why is everyone caring about the little thing, i mean it is only a cannon. I mean yes it shouldn't be their, but its just a demo. Plus its the first game of its kind so, lets all love it untill they make it perfect in other games. Jeeze that didn't sound cheezy at all...

I think getting it wrong in the demo means they'll get it wrong in the full game unless it's brought to their attention. I just want a Batttle of Britain game that's right for once, that's all I ask!

[Abbevilleboy]

Originally Posted by David603

The cannon are probably a good thing. Ever tried to bring down a He111 using the 8 .303s on a Hurricane I or Spitfire Ia (mod only) in any of the PC Il2 games?

It can lead to a lot of frustration, especially when it takes most of your ammo to kill one bomber.

I didn't notice any limited ammo (and that's not something I'd like to see anyway). Unlimited ammo makes for more playability, you can be as sparing with it as you like if you've got the skill anyway.

[David6O3]

Originally Posted by Skii

yep - try head-on, one quick squirt at the greenhouse up front and bye-bye Heinkel.

That works, but it means you have to get head on passes every time to stand a decent chance of getting a kill, although it is possible to knock out engines as well. Where the .303s really lose out though is against fighters, because a Bf109E with 2x20mm plus 2x7.92mm guns can get crippling snap shots off against a Spitfire or Hurricane, while you need to get very lucky or put a lot of .303 rounds into a Bf109 to get any decent damage.

[Abbevilleboy]

Originally Posted by David6O3

That works, but it means you have to get head on passes every time to stand a decent chance of getting a kill, although it is possible to knock out engines as well. Where the .303s really lose out though is against fighters, because a Bf109E with 2x20mm plus 2x7.92mm guns can get crippling snap shots off against a Spitfire or Hurricane, while you need to get very lucky or put a lot of .303 rounds into a Bf109 to get any decent damage.

Yes and that's exactly the problem faced by the RAF during the Battle, but with the much higher rate of fire of the .303s the weight of shot put on target was roughly equal to that of the cannon, albeit without exploding shells!

[Doktorwzzerd]

Originally Posted by Abbevilleboy

Yes and that's exactly the problem faced by the RAF during the Battle, but with the much higher rate of fire of the .303s the weight of shot put on target was roughly equal to that of the cannon, albeit without exploding shells!

Great point! Cannons have much lower velocity to their fire also, so their accuracy is not as good as .303s. That was pretty much the philosophy behind American fighters being armed with the Browning .50. Also if I'm not much mistaken, and please correct if I am, the RAF used Hurricaines more for downing bombers as the Hurricaine was armed with cannons at an early stage.

That being said I agree with the OP, a game as ambitious as BoP should strive for historical accuracy, even at the expense of easier kills.

[Abbevilleboy]

Originally Posted by Doktorwzzerd

Great point! Cannons have much lower velocity to their fire also, so their accuracy is not as good as .303s. That was pretty much the philosophy behind American fighters being armed with the Browning .50. Also if I'm not much mistaken, and please correct if I am, the RAF used Hurricanes more for downing bombers as the Hurricaine was armed with cannons at an early stage.

That being said I agree with the OP, a game as ambitious as BoP should strive for historical accuracy, even at the expense of easier kills.

Early Hurricane I's & II's didn't have cannon either. Although there was one cannon armed Hurricane experimented with during the Battle of Britain, the cannon thing didn't catch on until the Hispano design had matured enough for them to operate properly at altitude (ie not freezing up) and with minimum vibration which was causing feed jams in the beginning.

The philosophy behind use of the Hurricane as a 'bomber killer' was that it was a more stable gun platform than the Spit and its closely grouped guns gave a more concentrated hit grouping on target - more weight of fire in a given location being more effective against well armoured targets.