#3482844 - 12/28/11 07:07 PM
Re: The first aerial victory with the handgun ?
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That reminds me of the scene in the Flyboy's movie where the pilot loops over his German ace foe from right to left side pulls a pistol and shoots the German pilot in the head! Yeah Hollywood... but it could of happened, Yes?
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#3483120 - 12/29/11 01:32 AM
Re: The first aerial victory with the handgun ?
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polisheagle1939
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If I shoot down my own aircraft with the .45 does that count?
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#3483342 - 12/29/11 12:11 PM
Re: The first aerial victory with the handgun ?
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Just drawing the handgun and shooting at the enemy is hilarious. Its worth the money for that.
I'd like the AI to use it sometimes.
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#3483345 - 12/29/11 12:21 PM
Re: The first aerial victory with the handgun ?
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...er Sorry for making fun of your fiery crotch. ... They have something for that now, no need to suffer in shame, just a little needle in the arse. It may have started with a shaking of fists, but soon opposing airmen started to devise ways of limiting the enemy's activities. Due to weight restrictions only pistols, rifles and shotguns were used initially, with little effect, although there were stories about airmen (RJF Barton of the RFC and Felix Brocord of the French Air Service) shooting down German aircraft with pistols. Other offensive projectiles at this time included bricks, flechettes (heavy steel darts), hand grenades, and grappling hooks. ... On 5 October, 1914, the first aeroplane in the world to be shot down from another aeroplane was a German two-seater Aviatik, piloted by Feldwebel Wilhelm Schlichting, with Lieutnant Fritz von Zangen as his observer. It was brought down over Rheims, France. Sergeant Joseph Frantz (pilot) and Caporal Louis Quénault (observer) of the French Air Service were returning from a mission in a Voisin Type 3 (pusher), when they spotted and fired on the German aircraft. Quénault's Hotchkiss machine gun fired about 48 rounds (two clips) before the gun jammed. At this point von Zangen, the German observer, fired at them with his rifle. Quénault returned fire with his carbine, hitting the pilot. The plane, out of control, crashed to the earth and was destroyed. REFERENCE although I have read the last bit in a number of books as well, however, I cannot find any info on the RJF Barton/Felix Brocord stories. Anyone???
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#3484057 - 12/30/11 08:38 AM
Re: The first aerial victory with the handgun ?
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Does anyone know if you can torch enemy planes with the flaregun? No
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#3484066 - 12/30/11 08:55 AM
Re: The first aerial victory with the handgun ?
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LMAO feathered.. you got a film of that? Didn't get a film of it, sorry. The screen went red though, and there was a sound like my ears were ringing. All it needed was an effect of the eyes watering too and it would have been spot on.
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#3484102 - 12/30/11 11:13 AM
Re: The first aerial victory with the handgun ?
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You can burn the pilot with the flaregun though, if you manage to fire a flare into the open cockpit. Or fire it into your own cockpit...................
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#3484276 - 12/30/11 04:39 PM
Re: The first aerial victory with the handgun ?
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Does anyone know if you can torch enemy planes with the flaregun? No In an "Old Fokkers" session not too long ago we managed to both torch aircraft and hit pilots with the flare gun, no video proof but 7 people saw it and a few of those 7 people are ppl the hardcore ww1 simmer veteran bows his head for so I stand my ground
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#3484293 - 12/30/11 05:07 PM
Re: The first aerial victory with the handgun ?
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I want the grappling hook add-on /jk
looks very modernishy-phoney-windows eighty-tabletty like
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#3484664 - 12/31/11 08:08 AM
Re: The first aerial victory with the handgun ?
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In an "Old Fokkers" session not too long ago we managed to both torch aircraft and hit pilots with the flare gun, no video proof but 7 people saw it and a few of those 7 people are ppl the hardcore ww1 simmer veteran bows his head for so I stand my ground And I stand my ground. I actually asked one of the developers that very question ("can aircraft be set on fire by flares?"), and the answer was a flat-out "No." Go try it for yourself and see what types of results you get.
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