RyanR 21 Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 Ever since I caught a *tire* with a Yak-1's prop while pressing an attack on a 109, I've gotten to be very mindful of the "live" debris. However, something funny happened in one of the last missions in a Stalingrad career. Once again, I had a 109 on the ropes. The mighty ShVAK is doing its understated business. Pilot jettisons the canopy and there's no dodging it. Damage assessment time! Prop is still going, engine makes the right sounds, waggle the wings, ten fingers, ten toes. The *only* thing missing from my Yak-1 is.... the canopy! Please tell me this is just a coincidence. Uncanny. Thanks for the excellent work! It's been such a treat to get back into simming! -Ryan 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Stoopy 1129 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 1 hour ago, RyanR said: Please tell me this is just a coincidence. Uncanny. Don't you mean... uncanopy? Ba-doom, Tsssshhhhhhh..... Thank you very much, I'm here all week! 8 Link to post Share on other sites
RyanR 21 Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 1 minute ago, Stoopy said: Don't you mean... uncanopy? Ba-doom, Tsssshhhhhhh..... Thank you very much, I'm here all week! Well played sir!! -Ryan 1 Link to post Share on other sites
30speed 630 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I had a similar experience albeit in a bit different scenario. It's pretty rare as it only happened to me once in 3 years I've been playing this game. I was piloting the E7 and the red on my six (can't remember what plane exactly) shot the canopy off my plane. Link to post Share on other sites
Jaegermeister 845 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I lit up a 109 from head on with all the guns in a Tempest once. It knocked the plane sideways and the fuselage slammed into the front of my plane before I could blink more than once. The prop was gone, engine stopped and I had to bail. That startled the cr@p out of me in VR. It was like being in a car wreck without the Gs. Link to post Share on other sites
pocketshaver 20 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Thats why i ALWAYS use protection and select the armored canopies. I have had so much debris bounce off of them it isnt funny. Link to post Share on other sites
Finkeren 6036 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I shot the wheel off a P-40 last night. It went straight for my wheels as well but only managed to knock off the gear cover. Link to post Share on other sites
Luftschiff 383 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I do recall one incident where a yak on my six shot my canopy off, which proceeded to fly straight into him and wreck his prop. Luckiest escape I ever had. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Irishratticus72 239 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 (edited) I shot a 109 to pieces once, was totally enjoying the experience, right up until he exploded and suddenly I'm flying a twin engined Mig. Briefly. Edited February 25 by Irishratticus72 Link to post Share on other sites
Soilworker 383 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I can see it turning into a tactic, jettisoning your canopy in the hopes of prop-striking the bogey on your 6. 😅 Link to post Share on other sites
BlitzPig_EL 3069 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Well, there already are folks that jett their canopy to gain a situational awareness advantage. Link to post Share on other sites
Diggun 1282 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 37 minutes ago, Soilworker said: I can see it turning into a tactic, The 'fake bale' is the latest commonly deployed LW trick you see on Berloga. Been going on for a couple of months now. It doesn't work. Link to post Share on other sites
Mac_Messer 260 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 (edited) It can get unrealistic at times. Recently while flying p38 I blew off right wing flap from fw190. Went right over engine no 2 and hit right vertical stabilizer, tearing it off rightaway. Edited February 25 by Mac_Messer Link to post Share on other sites
PatrickAWlson 5710 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 9 minutes ago, Mac_Messer said: It can get unrealistic at times. Recently while flying p38 I blew off right wing flap from fw190. Went right over engine no 2 and hit right vertical stabilizer, tearing it off rightaway. Physics is always tricky in a game. I'm a terrible shot so I tend to get very, very close in order to hit anything. Flying debris is always a concern. I find it to be mostly reasonably well done. I usually lose my engine from being smacked in the nose. I think I got killed one time but that's a distant memory. Link to post Share on other sites
40plus 1097 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Exploding Camels in Flying Circus have busted the prop of my D7 on more than one occasion. What is up with those Camels? pew pew BOOM! Link to post Share on other sites
Irishratticus72 239 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 19 minutes ago, 40plus said: Exploding Camels in Flying Circus have busted the prop of my D7 on more than one occasion. What is up with those Camels? pew pew BOOM! The old, "smoking Camels are bad for your health" joke creaks over the horizon. Link to post Share on other sites
Soilworker 383 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 3 hours ago, Diggun said: The 'fake bale' is the latest commonly deployed LW trick you see on Berloga. Been going on for a couple of months now. It doesn't work. Really? Lame. Well that's why I almost never play multiplayer games. Link to post Share on other sites
Diggun 1282 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 3 hours ago, Soilworker said: Really Yeah. They take a hit, then pop the canopy while they are attempting to run away, hoping you'll assume they're bailing out. Super lame. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Trooper117 2626 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I used to be a pilot once, until I took a canopy to the knee... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Ram399 221 Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 Had what I thought was just a very near miss in a 109, didn't realize something rather important was gone until I got back home and tried to use it. 2 Link to post Share on other sites
RyanR 21 Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 2 hours ago, Diggun said: Yeah. They take a hit, then pop the canopy while they are attempting to run away, hoping you'll assume they're bailing out. Super lame. Wow. That is reeeally lame. That kind of stuff turned me off from multiplayer games 15 years ago. I'm glad I found IL-2 back then. Just like when I first found IL-2, the most recent iteration has been a real joy. -Ryan Link to post Share on other sites
Diggun 1282 Posted February 26 Share Posted February 26 @RyanRI wouldn't let it put you off dipping a toe into Il2 multiplayer. That sort of behaviour is only really exhibited by a small group of emotionally fragile Hartmann wannabe's with, one supposes, personal issues they feel the need to compensate for. It also only really happens on Berloga*, which is a pretty consequence free air-quake dogfight server. What you'll find mostly online is that, for all that we are a rather cantankerous bunch of folk, it's actually a super welcoming, kind, patient, and fun community out there. I would go so far as to say that multiplayer il2 is the most fun I've ever had at a computer - when I wasn't using, ah, private browsing. *NB before you pile on, this is not me having a go at Berloga. It's an excellent training and stress relief tool, vital to improve SA and gunnery skills. Nowhere else gives you the chance to wreck so many big, expensive BMW radials with $0.5 UBS bullets in such quick succession... Link to post Share on other sites
J2_Oelmann 117 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 On 2/25/2021 at 4:42 PM, Irishratticus72 said: The old, "smoking Camels are bad for your health" joke creaks over the horizon. It seems that people tend to fly with less fuel as possible nto gain morte agility in the camel. Maybe less fuel means more flamable gasoline fumes in the tank. Don't know if this is simulated as well. Link to post Share on other sites
LukeFF 6503 Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 6 hours ago, J2_Oelmann said: Maybe less fuel means more flamable gasoline fumes in the tank. Don't know if this is simulated as well. It is. Link to post Share on other sites
fergal69 45 Posted March 1 Share Posted March 1 (edited) see the thread I started entitled Damage Model at https://forum.il2sturmovik.com/topic/69617-damage-model I too got took out by flying parts of a plane I hit Edited March 1 by fergal69 Link to post Share on other sites
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