Fultures!

[Toni74]

Originally Posted by Sternjaeger II

...really? What's so great about it exactly?

depends on who you are vulcher or beeing vulched

just look at all those beautiful new ricochet tracers. they have been made for making vulching a impressive experience.

[Sternjaeger II]

Originally Posted by Toni74

depends on who you are vulcher or beeing vulched

just look at all those beautiful new ricochet tracers. they have been made for making vulching a impressive experience.

got em in IL-2 1946 too now, and looking even better if I'm honest

One thing is a strafing run after a bombing mission or an airport attack, but loitering over enemy airfields is just not realistic and stupid, what's the fun in shooting something down in a vulnerable position?

[jimbop]

View it as an opportunity:

1. Warm up at Hawkinge, take off, get shot down. Bugger.
2. Take off from an inland base, gain altitude and approach Hawkinge at 10k feet. Dive on the base and engage the vultures with superior energy.

[ATAG_Snapper]

Originally Posted by jimbop

View it as an opportunity:

1. Warm up at Hawkinge, take off, get shot down. Bugger.
2. Take off from an inland base, gain altitude and approach Hawkinge at 10k feet. Dive on the base and engage the vulchers with superior energy.

Exactly.

[ATAG_Doc]

Originally Posted by jimbop

View it as an opportunity:

1. Warm up at Hawkinge, take off, get shot down. Bugger.
2. Take off from an inland base, gain altitude and approach Hawkinge at 10k feet. Dive on the base and engage the vulchers with superior energy.

What is the RAF secondary base? There is a runway at a base way north that's tricky to use. I wonder if that is the same one. Maidstone? It's like driving over the lunar surface. bouncy bouncy bouncy bouncy

[ATAG_Snapper]

Originally Posted by ATAG_Doc

What is the RAF secondary base? There is a runway at a base way north that's tricky to use. I wonder if that is the same one. Maidstone? It's like driving over the lunar surface. bouncy bouncy bouncy bouncy

There's also Rochester nearby that's much better, plus Canterbury that the LW can't find because we camouflaged the cathedral.

[raaaid]

the correct terms are vulture and vulching

when i find a vulture i wait for him to cross my sight while im stopped, once almost shot one

[Force10]

I thought the proper definition for vulching in internet air combat slang was:

You shoot up a guy, his engine is on fire heading down, along comes Johhny A-hole and puts 1 more round in him and says "chalk one up for me" and he gets credit for the kill.

[ATAG_Snapper]

Originally Posted by Force10

I thought the proper definition for vulching in internet air combat slang was:

You shoot up a guy, his engine is on fire heading down, along comes Johhny A-hole and puts 1 more round in him and says "chalk one up for me" and he gets credit for the kill.

Doesn't apply in Cliffs of Dover. It can't happen that way.

[Untamo]

S!

+1 to what Fjordmonkey said.

Taking off or landing, they're still the enemy and valid targets. Vulcher guilty as charged. And I welcome everyone to vulch me in return

War is hell etc. Just pick the not-so-close-to-the-fight -field and you're safe from vulching. Or if you must take off from the front field, fly low and fast away from the direction of fighting before starting to climb.

Mission editors CAN make vulching much harder if they choose so, placing heavy AAA around the airfields.