My 1st B-17 kill, something rare and a near miss. | Forums

[relcox]

1.Night anti air action


2. Unarmed merchant, Oct'43, very rare, hehe fodder.


3. these big planes just don't want to die in daylight, this one did not go the way of it's predecessor, and caused me concern but only took holes from it's machine guns, but it was close as you can see.

[tuddley3]

You should get into the habit of removing the dials before taking your screenshots. I'd like to see some of these in the Screenshot Comp. You have been producing some exciting patrols lately, keep up the good work, and thanks for sharing.

[relcox]

Originally posted by tuddley3:
You should get into the habit of removing the dials before taking your screenshots. I'd like to see some of these in the Screenshot Comp. You have been producing some exciting patrols lately, keep up the good work, and thanks for sharing.

Yeah sometimes I remember other times "heat of the moment" stuff. Note to self"press the del key dummy"

[VikingGrandad]

Great shots relcox! But as Tuddley said, worthy of the screenshot comp if only you'd switched off the dials... Do you pause the game to take screenshots? If not, try it, as that might give you time to calm down a little..!

You did well to survive an encounter with a Coastal Command B-17. They weren't as successful as Liberators or Sunderlands (both had much longer range so were better suited to the role) but, in GWX2, aircraft machine guns are a serious threat to your U-boat's health - and a B-17 has a LOT of guns!!

[relcox]

Originally posted by VikingGrandad:
Great shots relcox! But as Tuddley said, worthy of the screenshot comp if only you'd switched off the dials... Do you pause the game to take screenshots? If not, try it, as that might give you time to calm down a little..!

You did well to survive an encounter with a Coastal Command B-17. They weren't as successful as Liberators or Sunderlands (both had much longer range so were better suited to the role) but, in GWX2, aircraft machine guns are a serious threat to your U-boat's health - and a B-17 has a LOT of guns!!

Did not know you could take screenshot when paused, when I try and press anything nothing happens, never thought to try the ctrl F11. And does it not leave "Game Paused" in the "photo"?

Yeah, about those machine guns, is there a way to fix that, my understanding from attacking the heavy bombers in IL2 is that the effective range is 1km, so why can they fire at my sub from 6km?
And are they firing depleted uranium bullets like the warthogs or is it just that my subs skin is like shooting a tin can with an air rifle for those 50cals?