Erdem Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 So I recently returned to DCS and quickly I found myself trying to achieve very weird stuff. While goofing around in the F-15 instant action mission, I found myself flying low and fast. Out of boredom I kept spamming my cannon. To my surprise I found out that If I actually get the angle right, I can outrun or even coincide with my bullets. Here's an example of my bullets splashing right in front of me: Though even after trying for 10 minutes and flying inside the bullet storm, I just couldn't get my bullets to hit me. Has anyone actually managed to kill themselves this way? Edit: I accidentally a word in the title
sobek Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 I have managed to do this once or twice when not breaking to the side after a strafing run with the A-10C. Good, fast, cheap. Choose any two. Come let's eat grandpa! Use punctuation, save lives!
whiteladder Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 (edited) This is also a real life hazard. I grew up near RAF Holbeach in Lincolnshire, a bombing and gunnery range. At least 2 Harriers had managed to shoot themselves down from a ricochet on the range, the Pilot managing to eject from one the other being killed. Edited June 1, 2015 by whiteladder
CHRISXTR3M3 Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 Also forgot a word in your edit ;) The only time I've killed myself with my own guns is during a strafing run where I come too close to ground and the splash effect damages my airframe User Files for AV8-B, X55
Mowgli Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Intel i5 4690K | ASUS Z-97PRO Gaming Mobo | Nvidia Gigabyte GTX970 3.5/0.5 GB Windforce3 | G.Skill Ripjaws-X 2x8GB DDR3 1600Mhz | Samsung Evo 120GB SSD | Win10 Pro | Antec 750w 80 Bronze Modular
CHRISXTR3M3 Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 Lmao. Love it. Watched this over the weekend! User Files for AV8-B, X55
Exorcet Posted June 1, 2015 Posted June 1, 2015 Never managed to do it with guns, but I have with AMRAAM. Awaiting: DCS F-15C Win 10 i5-9600KF 4.6 GHz 64 GB RAM RTX2080Ti 11GB -- Win 7 64 i5-6600K 3.6 GHz 32 GB RAM GTX970 4GB -- A-10C, F-5E, Su-27, F-15C, F-14B, F-16C missions in User Files
Joe Kurr Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 Reminds me of this story: F11F-1 shoots itself down Dutch Flanker Display Team | LLTM 2010 Tiger Spirit Award
IvanK Posted June 2, 2015 Posted June 2, 2015 Many moons ago as young fearless Bogy fighter pilot I pressed a 10degree strafe pass to a ridiculous stage in a Mirage. Got a lot of hits and them some. When I shut down and walked away from the aeroplane there was a strange sound coming from under the wing. On investigation there sat a 30mm ball round embedded in the lower wing penetrating the wing fuel tank .... the residual pressure hissing out around the round. Post event some "required or directed" reading was a French study on the danger of ricochets. A diagram from that document shown below. The RAAF lost at least 2 Mirages from self inflicted ricochet damage. 1
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