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What is the difference between regular flak and Flakiver? - 5/22/2003 5:54:27 AM

Gary Tatro

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I have noticed a distinct difference between regular flak and flakiver in the German OOB. What is Flakiver? Is it a different type of ammo or explosive? Why is it so much more effective than regular flak?

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- 5/22/2003 6:01:26 AM

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I believe the only difference is the Flakv is a quad gun. I am not 100% certain that it is the only difference.

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- 5/22/2003 6:48:47 AM

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My spelling may not be perfect, but...
1... 2... 3... 4...
Ein... Zvei... Trei... (flak)VIER(ling).

Flakvierling is the dreaded Virbelvind, with 4 20mm cannon dealing out death (despite some odd game mechanics ;)).

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- 5/22/2003 1:18:17 PM

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...aaand since initial 'v' in German is pronounced like 'f', you get "flakfierling" ---> fierling = fourling .. :p

It's "Drei" = 3

In the same way - Drilling = triplet (for some AAA variants)

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- 5/23/2003 7:26:49 AM

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There's not much difference, they are the same 20mm cannon as in the 20mm flak guns but only there are 4 of them stacked together in a Flakvierling blasting at pretty much the same time which means a greater rate of fire than a single 20mm gun.

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- 5/23/2003 12:10:36 PM

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I've just watched my op fire take out 3, then 4, then 3 of Jim1954's Russian infantry as the 3 squads advanced through a line of smoke. That was nice to see.:cool:

Don't tell Jim, but the ammo loadout is rather miniscule however.:(

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Thanks guys - 5/23/2003 7:34:06 PM

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Did not think it was that simple.

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- 5/23/2003 9:48:27 PM

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Gee Bob, there's a ray of sunshine if ever there was one.

:rolleyes:

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- 5/24/2003 12:17:03 AM

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Jim, you weren't supposed to see that!

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- 5/24/2003 12:19:31 AM

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Christ almighty, it seems like the the only place I can see anything of yours is here on the forum. I need smoke penetrating goggles for my troops on the map!!!!!!!

:D

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- 5/24/2003 4:38:12 AM

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Sorry buddy, the Uhus are in my OOBs. ;)

No, I wouldn't do that to you. Uhus are terror weapons that no sporting PBEMer would use on another player.

Did you decorate those 2 T-34 drivers of yours that I mentioned? Lucky bast@rds!!:mad:

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- 5/25/2003 1:21:59 AM

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It'll be somewhat like this:

Eins <-- s
Zwei <-- w
Drei <-- D
Vier <-- yay!
F�nf
Sechs
Sieben
Acht
Neun
Zehn

:)

Come on, repeat after me...

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- 5/25/2003 7:22:04 AM

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LOL!

Good show, Svennemir. :)

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- 5/26/2003 5:41:04 PM

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While we are discussing the autocannons here, i have a question - is there any formula to count the HE kill of the automatic weapons (both ACs and small arms)?

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