Bowie

Generally fire when the curves cross. And in a rolling scissors, that is generally a short opportunity window. Unless the setup is sweet, like on the way up a zoom climb, and his wingman isn't lining up on you, a one second burst is a long time. And a few short ranging bursts on a 300 yard deflection shot, followed by the hammer, is pretty efficient and effective. Short bursts also keep the guns cool and accurate. Close only seems to work for me if I fly one wing's guns right up his tail. And, as the aforementioned mission illustrates, a short burst can and will do the job if it is concentrated (300 yards) and in a good spot. Bowie

Tend to agree. Cannon fire seems to announce itself, but invulnerably, I will notice control or trim changes, gun malfunctions, or the dreaded prop failure, and then be greeted by a peppered, burning, or missing wing to indicate machine gun hits. Being kind of busy at the time, some obvious indicator would be appreciated. Even if it's auditory. Thanks. Bowie

Had an interesting evening w/ the above QC mission. Got cleaned Eight straight times. On the Ninth run, we wiped them out. Realized that: - If I pull up the "Arm and Re-fuel" window at the end of the mission, I can get a percent ammo load remaining. - The mission debrief has the number and type of rounds "hit". On this mission, I concentrated on firing a little longer bursts, in the 0.5-1.0 second range. (vs. the multiple 0.25-0.5 second "snap" shots.) Got Five(5) kills - All Bf 109's, #1: 48 hits. #2: 26 hits. #3: 52 hits. #4: 57 hits. #5: 12 hits. (right into the top of the cockpit from ~ 300 yards.) - Started w/ a full load of 2080 rounds. (4x270 + 2x500) - Shot 52% load for 1082 rounds fired. (Returned w/ 48%) - Average rounds fired per A/C = 216 - Scored hits on Five(5) Bf 109 A/C = 196 - Average hits per A/C = 39 - Hits/rounds fired = 18% This was a very productive mission - well above the norm. Bowie

Depends... The Spit Mk IX was fielded in the middle of '42. The 109 F-4 was fielded in the middle of '41, and the G-1 the middle of '42. Wasn't 'till Spring of '43 that the G-6 "Die Beule" began to show up. Think an F-4 or G-1 would factor in nicely to the current DCS Warbird stable. Bowie

Ba-da-Boom! :D Bowie

Would like to see a Bf 109 F-4. Bowie.

Try the arrow keys as described. The controls are off and to the side on Warbirds anyway, and they get a lot of use. Bowie

Have been flying 12-on-12 AI missions in the P-51D: Normandy '44 map/ Air-start/ 10,000 ft./ 2 mi. Head to Head/ Finger-Four formation/ High Right and Trailing flights. Three Allied Flights: All Mustangs. Pilot ratings/Flight: Better-Good-Good-Average. (I replace a "Better" AI pilot) Three NGR Flights: Two - Bf 109 K-4 One - FW 190 A-8 Pilot ratings/Flight: Good-Average-Average-Average. Send the rest of the Flights to attack on the tally, and my wingman to cover my butt. Usually get 2-4 kills, and am generally out of ammo by the 5th. They wipe us out Four-out-of-Five times, and am invaluably downed by the Good Bf 109 pilots unless my wingman or I get them first. The Average AI 109 pilots are beatable, the Good pilots - barely. Both the 190 AI pilots are beatable, the Good pilot requiring a little more work. Kills require ~ 60 hit rds./ea. Incredible fur-ball - like a knife fight in a phone booth...while it is tumbling down a mountain. 1X zoom/ Logitech E3D Pro/ Hat pan/ instrument panel and Gunsight snap views/ Left and Right over the shoulder fast pan views. Corsair One Pro 16/ 28" 4K monitor. Bowie

Anybody else notice the new leather? Minty. Ha! Bowie

There is so much there, in that confined space, for a little over a year's fighting. Spent a decade there w/ CFS2. Bowie

Solomon Islands '43 Map. From Guadalcanal to Rubaul: Battle of Eastern Solomons 23-25 Aug 1942 Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands 25-27 Oct 1942 Attacks on New Georgia 9 Dec 1942-24 Jan 1943 Battle of Rennell Island 29-30 Jan 1943 Landing on the Russell Islands 21 Feb 1943 Battle of the Bismarck Sea 2-4 Mar 1943 Landings on New Georgia 30 Jun 1943 - 5 Aug 1943 Battle of Kula Gulf 5-6 Jul 1943 Battle of Kolombangara 12-13 Jul 1943 Battle of Vella Gulf 6-7 Aug 1943 Battle off Horaniu 18 Aug 1943 Battle of Vella Lavella 6 Oct 1943 Attack on Bougainville 1 Nov 1943 Battle of Empress Augusta Bay 1-2 Nov 1943 Battle of Cape St. George 26 Nov 1943 Bowie

I use the keyboard arrow keys. [up] is Down (Pitch) [Down] is Up (Pitch) and are Rudder (Yaw) [Ctrl]+ and [Ctrl]+ are Aileron (Roll) Very intuitive and easy to use. The keys are used "tap"/"Dbl. Tap"/"Hold" for small/med./large changes. Also understand that the FM also includes P-factor, so a Yaw correction will induce a pitch moment. Welcome to Real Flying. 8>) Bowie

Would be happy w/ some new skins and bomb loads for the AI. Thanks. Bowie

A '43-'44 Solomon Islands Map - would be Outstanding. Guadalcanal to Rabaul. Bowie

They face the wrong way, 180 deg. Thanks. Bowie

Outstanding! Bowie

Outstanding! Bowie

Was the inner guns ammo loadout corrected? From 500 rds -> 400 rds/gun? Bowie

Seems like. YE-ZB.pdf YE-ZB Presentation Thanks/ Bowie

Will forward this here from the previous thread: Dad was a V-12A Naval Aviator (Marine), who graduated at the very end of WWII/VJ as a Corsair Pilot. On land, it was low-frequency radio range. Around the boat, it was YE-ZB, pre-flight course plotting, and dead reckoning. [EDIT] YE-ZB.pdf YE-ZB Presentation Bowie

Dad was a V-12A Naval Aviator (Marine), who graduated at the very end of WWII/VJ as a Corsair Pilot. On land, it was low-frequency radio range. Around the boat, it was YE-ZB, pre-flight course plotting, and dead reckoning. [EDIT] YE-ZB.pdf YE-ZB Presentation Bowie

Gettin' the feel of the DCS P-51D. Bowie

The P-51D Fixed reflector Gunsight has a 70 mils ring (70 ft. at 1,000 ft.) German fighter wingspan is (+/-) 35 ft. So, a German fighter wingspan filling One Rad, or half the ring, is at ~ 1,000 ft. range. Pull 2/3rd's-of-a-second worth of lead and give'em a half-second burst. ...which should be 30+ rounds. Bowie

Actually, that exact question is what brought me here today. AAA M45 Quadmount QF 3.7-inch AA gun 37 mm gun M1 And there's my answer. Could tidy up the sales brochure a bit. Bowie

In the Program folder... as opposed to my User folder. That's why it didn't make any sense, b/c I couldn't find anything RE: fonts. Lots of new. THX. Bowie