FATincule 52 Report post Posted October 9, 2022 In an air battle, I noticed a couple of nonsense that I can't explain. My HURRICANE (max speed 543) could not get close to an IL 2M TYPE3 (max speed 431). I was also caught and shot down by a JU87D5 which, on paper, has a top speed of 403 km / h. Does anyone have a plausible answer? P.S. I have an ADSL line. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodo_Dud 5,074 Report post Posted October 9, 2022 Replay link? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batwingsix 721 Report post Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) You would have to show a replay. There is something in there you didnt notice was going on with your aircraft configuration or damage at the time... let alone if you were in a hard climb etc. Looks like you do Air Arcade as well which negates many of the 'limitations' of aircraft to one extent or another. Edited October 9, 2022 by Batwingsix Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anyuser 5,136 Report post Posted October 9, 2022 (edited) 37 minutes ago, FATincule said: In an air battle, I noticed a couple of nonsense that I can't explain. My HURRICANE (max speed 543) could not get close to an IL 2M TYPE3 (max speed 431). I was also caught and shot down by a JU87D5 which, on paper, has a top speed of 403 km / h. Does anyone have a plausible answer? P.S. I have an ADSL line. They start higher, so they might have dived while you climed, so they traded altitude to speed while you did the opposite. When you WEP your radiator closes and your engine gets hotter, when you stop to WEP your radiator opens up and slows you down (yes, that is a thing in AB). And Merlin will get very hot while the Hurri radiator is a good parachute. Engines are mapped for different altitudes. They might have been at an comfort altitude for their engine mapping while you where not. Accelerating of planes can be different (Hurri got thick wings) so it seems like somebody is faster while he is just accelerating better. Edited October 9, 2022 by anyuser Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FATincule 52 Report post Posted October 10, 2022 19 hours ago, Batwingsix said: You would have to show a replay. There is something in there you didnt notice was going on with your aircraft configuration or damage at the time... let alone if you were in a hard climb etc. Looks like you do Air Arcade as well which negates many of the 'limitations' of aircraft to one extent or another. Unfortunately I didn't save the replay. I was in arcade battle. I can understand some dynamics but 100 km/h of difference is really a lot. And, in any case, the flight was linear for both of them. Perhaps the position of the ailerons which, however, were not positioned in "landing". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anyuser 5,136 Report post Posted October 10, 2022 You don't need to save something, that is what we got the server replays for... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drexciyan909 83 Report post Posted October 10, 2022 Server replays do not work consistently enough. If ever I try to check out the movements of a player that I am a bit suspicious of, the in game client side replay always displays "location temporarily unknown" right up until the point of contact. If I try to view the same players movements on the server side replay, it invariably just straight crashes every time. I have just had this exact experience for a ground rb game, I got killed by a Leo 1 whilst moving toward mid map, probably just bad observation/impatience on my part, but I did think the Leo was in his position fairly quickly and decided to check his movement from spawn... hell, I might learn something. Location unknown was all I got from client side, and server side reply just showed him spawning into game much later than the rest of his team, and the replay crashed the second I clicked on his name. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashmeowsidehbd 1,269 Report post Posted October 10, 2022 (edited) i tried to dive on a B-34 that was flying level in a p-38 once and couldn't catch it. Strange how that works and you never get an answer why isn't it? Weird Things man, Weird Things! Edited October 10, 2022 by cashmeowsidehbd 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashmeowsidehbd 1,269 Report post Posted October 13, 2022 just ran in to an old favorite of mine. The old "i can see planes 10km away from me but can't see the one 2km away until he attacks me and pulls the trigger" routine. On a cloudless day with a fully spaded plane. does not compute. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodo_Dud 5,074 Report post Posted October 14, 2022 9 hours ago, cashmeowsidehbd said: does not compute. It might, if you would finally understand the game rules. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobbes___ 45 Report post Posted October 14, 2022 On 09/10/2022 at 20:29, FATincule said: In an air battle, I noticed a couple of nonsense that I can't explain. My HURRICANE (max speed 543) could not get close to an IL 2M TYPE3 (max speed 431). I was also caught and shot down by a JU87D5 which, on paper, has a top speed of 403 km / h. Does anyone have a plausible answer? P.S. I have an ADSL line. There is a million things influencing a planes airspeed other than the max speed (which is different at certain altitudes, weather, wind direction, etc.). If you were flying at low alt, even a lower top-speed plane can dive on you and catch up to shoot you down. Also every airplane can exceed its max speed in a dive, especially in arcade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashmeowsidehbd 1,269 Report post Posted October 15, 2022 On 14/10/2022 at 01:10, Dodo_Dud said: It might, if you would finally understand the game rules. is that the one where attacking planes get stealth mode? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dodo_Dud 5,074 Report post Posted October 15, 2022 1 hour ago, cashmeowsidehbd said: is that the one where attacking planes get stealth mode? You just illustrated my point well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashmeowsidehbd 1,269 Report post Posted October 17, 2022 ever have your plane disappear? While you are flying it? Like, wth i'm FLYING here! I got YEATED! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anyuser 5,136 Report post Posted October 17, 2022 42 minutes ago, cashmeowsidehbd said: ever have your plane disappear? Your own on your screen activated cloak? Sounds like you have to check your computer... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashmeowsidehbd 1,269 Report post Posted October 17, 2022 1 hour ago, anyuser said: Your own on your screen activated cloak? Sounds like you have to check your computer... nothing i can find. Just boom! no airplane no mo. And back to the hanger. must of got kilt by somethin'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anyuser 5,136 Report post Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) Ah, pebkac. You failed in being aware of your surroundings and got killed then. No, never had that. Well, maybe in a to long duel when I missjudged another plane. Because when a fight between 2 is taking to long a 3rd pilot is the happy winner of it. Edited October 17, 2022 by anyuser Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashmeowsidehbd 1,269 Report post Posted October 18, 2022 20 hours ago, anyuser said: Ah, pebkac. You failed in being aware of your surroundings and got killed then. No, never had that. Well, maybe in a to long duel when I missjudged another plane. Because when a fight between 2 is taking to long a 3rd pilot is the happy winner of it. usually when you get shot down your plane doesn't just suddenly disappear, leaving you flying contraptionless through the air for a few seconds. and usually there is some notification to the effect that you had been shot down. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anyuser 5,136 Report post Posted October 18, 2022 If you got pilot killed it will exactly happen what you described. Seems like most of your executioners can't aim that well most of the time or at last don't care about it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cashmeowsidehbd 1,269 Report post Posted October 19, 2022 23 hours ago, anyuser said: If you got pilot killed it will exactly happen what you described. Seems like most of your executioners can't aim that well most of the time or at last don't care about it. i was thinking i must have been hit by the sekrit russian disintegrating ray they.ve been hiding from us. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
anyuser 5,136 Report post Posted October 19, 2022 For your number of flyouts you still know surprisingly few things about the game. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosher_Locust 120 Report post Posted October 26, 2022 On 13/10/2022 at 14:15, cashmeowsidehbd said: just ran in to an old favorite of mine. The old "i can see planes 10km away from me but can't see the one 2km away until he attacks me and pulls the trigger" routine. On a cloudless day with a fully spaded plane. does not compute. I've been getting nabbed with lately. Get into a bad tangle pull away to reload, see my team coming towards me so friendly covering fire....and some guy out of the blue hits me point blank. I think some of it is the radar loses "sight" if an enemy is too different in altitude......or at least that's my excuse. On 09/10/2022 at 13:29, FATincule said: In an air battle, I noticed a couple of nonsense that I can't explain. My HURRICANE (max speed 543) could not get close to an IL 2M TYPE3 (max speed 431). I was also caught and shot down by a JU87D5 which, on paper, has a top speed of 403 km / h. Does anyone have a plausible answer? P.S. I have an ADSL line. Well, how fast were you going, and were you going up or down in altitude? A lot of my fast planes lose speed climbing after an enemy. You can also exceed max speed in a dive--you'll hear a wind rushing sound followed by your plane shaking. In a realistic game you'd tear your wings off, but in arcade it's just effects. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
