SM.79 porked (or forgotten) damage model

[Fearfactor]

Originally Posted by 28_Condor

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You need good speed, you need speed to exceed the bomber and to be able to catch it. The I-16 had not this speed.

The republican pilots were not lacking courage: they were fighting against more advanced and more numerous aeroplanes. Resources were lacking, including bullets and fuel.



SP!

So are you saying then that the speeds of either the I-16, the SM.79 or both are wrong in the game?? Because if the real life I-16 could not catch the SM.79 then why does the I-16 in game catch it easily? All of them from the I-16 type 5 to the type 24 will zip up the the butt of the SM.79 in no time without even trying in the game. Heck, look at the pics the dude posted showing the Gladiator catching the SM.79, which is far slower than any I-16!!

So is this wrong? Should the SM.79 be faster or the I-16 slower? So far nothing you say speaks much except that you are a SM.79 fanboi and are biased.

But yes, I agree with the general consensus that the damage model of the SM.79 as it is currently, is acceptable and not too tough. So I will agree with you on that level.

[ElAurens]

The P 39 D2 will dispatch the SM 79 quite easily.

As will the P38.

The Beaufighter tears it to pieces.

[Voyager]

Originally Posted by Fearfactor

So are you saying then that the speeds of either the I-16, the SM.79 or both are wrong in the game?? Because if the real life I-16 could not catch the SM.79 then why does the I-16 in game catch it easily? All of them from the I-16 type 5 to the type 24 will zip up the the butt of the SM.79 in no time without even trying in the game. Heck, look at the pics the dude posted showing the Gladiator catching the SM.79, which is far slower than any I-16!!

So is this wrong? Should the SM.79 be faster or the I-16 slower? So far nothing you say speaks much except that you are a SM.79 fanboi and are biased.

But yes, I agree with the general consensus that the damage model of the SM.79 as it is currently, is acceptable and not too tough. So I will agree with you on that level.

From the 4.09 patch notes: Max speed listed of the SM.79 is 430km/h at 4000m
From Il-2 Compare, Max Speed of the Gladiator is ~ 410km/h at ~4000m
From the 4.09 patch notes, Max speed of the I-16 5 is 445km/h at 2500m

My guess is the AI SM.79 is just flying in default bomber mode: cruise at 300km/h, and turn occasionally. I suspect if you tried to fly against them in a scramble type mission, you'd have a bad time catching them.

[Insuber]

Porked DM ? I tried to fly a SM.79 against a couple of Hurricanes IIb in Ace mode ... Well they killed quickly my rear gunner and then the rest of the crew, and damaged seriously wings and control surfaces. The only damage they suffered, despite some good shooting of my gunner from dead six at short distance, was a thin fuel trail from one of them. One test does not make a statistic, but it denies a wrong theory.


Regards,
insuber