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RE: Netties question - 11/7/2009 4:24:58 PM

herwin

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ORIGINAL: PaxMondo

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ORIGINAL: FatR

In this game, Zeroes regularly damage half to all of B-17s in a small strike, but instead of being grounded for a week or two, the Allied unit returns on the next day.

Which is a bit of a problem, at least early war. Parts for the B-17's weren't that easy to come by and they really were grounded.

I think the accuracy rating for the A6M2 cannon is a bit low. Muzzle velocity wasn't that low (pretty close to the hispano IIRC) and it doesn't seem like that accuracy should be half of the hispano. Was there something wrong with the ordnance used? Wobbly? :) Wondering if the dev's are looking at a tweak there?

Historicaly we know that B-17's made only a very few unescorted raids on Rebaul early war and the losses were terrible. I have never been able to replicate them in game.

Three factors:

1. It had a different trajectory from the rifle-calibre machine guns.
2. Limited ammunition on the aircraft.
3. The IJN rapidly ran out of 20 mm ammunition stocks at the beginning of the war due to a failure to plan for wartime usage levels.

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