WinSPPWW2 Large caliber Anti Aircarft

bluetank · #1 October 14th, 2007, 09:06 PM

I need someone to help me. When I choose large caliber Anti aircraft guns (88MM Flak for the Germans or 85MM for the Soviets) the will not shoot at the enemy aircraft-only enemy tanks. What is wrong? I even checked the configuration and it is the same as the small caliber (37MM and 20MM Flak guns). The small caliber weapons work fine and fire at both armoured fighting vehicles as well as the aircraft.

PanzerBob · #2 October 14th, 2007, 09:58 PM

All large caliber AA Guns were changed to AT Roles only. The Large AAA doesn't fit the scale of the game.
This question should be in the general SPWWII Forum.

Prosit!

Marek_Tucan · #3 October 15th, 2007, 07:32 AM

Even the dual-purpose guns weren't so easy to change stance from AA to AT fire at moment's notice - all large-caliber DP guns are in game as direct-fire only, ie no AAA (in some cases they were used also for indirect, for example at Anzio there was unusually high number of deployed 88's, many of them as field guns for indirect fire).

bluetank · #4 October 19th, 2007, 05:00 PM

so to everyones knowledge there is no way to, for example, to buy German 88's or Soviet 85MM which serve strictly as AAA guns?

Marek_Tucan · #5 October 19th, 2007, 05:07 PM

correct. Had too slow traverse to catch those tree-hugging jabos

Starmyth · #6 December 27th, 2007, 09:23 AM

Peeps were flying aircraft in the earlier designs to cause the 88s AA guns to fire so they could destroy them with their arty fire. This was making the 88s virtually useless. At least, that is the way I remember it.

chuckfourth · #7 December 27th, 2007, 06:03 PM

Hi Marek
Actually they can catch the tree hugging Jabbos. If the jabbo is travelling perpendicular to the 88 at say a kilometer distance then the guns traverse is quite fast enough to keep up. There is certainly plenty of footage of 88s shooting down sturmovics.
Also AAA 88s do fit the scale of the game. If they were given AAA they would be the antidote for 'level' bombers.
Best Regards Chuck.

Marek_Tucan · #8 December 28th, 2007, 07:40 AM

No doubt 88 can at favorable circumstances plink at Jabo's... But it has to be ready for them. And it would hardly be ready for Jabos if it's in ambush position against tanks. And vice versa.

PatG · #9 December 28th, 2007, 09:09 AM

Maybe I'm a bit thick, but is there anything new in this thread that hasn't been discussed to death before?

EDIT

Yup - here it is:
See Mobhack's post at the end.
http://www.shrapnelcommunity.com/thr...29&Main=452430

Marek_Tucan · #10 December 28th, 2007, 01:02 PM

Fraid there isn't

Disappearing from the thread