cannon range: game vs reallife

[Ju-87]

There is definitely convergence and bullet drop, even on arcade difficulty. Just fly absolutely level and fire while zooming and you'll see.

If the bullets themselves lose energy and get weaker by distance is a more interesting question imo. Sometimes I feel like I can't do any damage at all from 1000-1500 meters despite hitting my target. Of course this may simply be because only one or two bullets actually hit, but it would be cool with a definite answer to this.

[TRC Subaru]

Originally Posted by jkerr419

I'd have to disagree; I think there is a convergance zone. When i first started playing i couldn't hit the broad side of a barn. But i had made the mistake of taking the firing settings from a different game and using them with IL2. I was starting my firing runs at 1000 yds. At times I could watch my tracers go around the plane after crossing several 100 yards behind. A couple of days ago I told myself i won't fire at anything farther than 400 yards. Since then my kills have almost doubled. My rule now is if I think I'm too close....get closer. Seems to be really working for me...

If you don’t believe there is a convergence point, I’m sure you would change your mind if “J” ever rolls in on your six…I know…several of my severely torn up spitfires are now littering the beautiful “White Cliffs of Dover”…

[Chips86]

There definately is a convergance zone, as well as bullet drop, just zoom in, fire off a burst, and watch your tracers slowly fall and cross each others paths. They dont cross paths untill quite a way out mind...