i think they should get their Redundant Control systems modeled and increase their airframe HP.
(this damage was from 1 T-80U MG gun hit after a gun run and him spawning and seeing me thus opening fire)
i honestly don’t know if this will be locked or “taken down” i’m just trying to see second “opinions”
Also get the bugs they’ve had for several years fixed…
(A-10C has rocket CCIP bug)
https://community.gaijin.net/issues/p/warthunder/i/p01IitSQuIHV
(this is just to show what i mean) the bug has already been seen. i’m just annoyed that it’s taken so long to fix something so simple that reduces it’s close range effectiveness for multiple strikes/ use of AGR rockets out of it’s launch range to lock on in range.
Also addition to this i am trying to find the angle the A-10’s GAU-8 points down at. but thus so far have not been able to find a source to post in bug reports. All i know is it should point down
It should be around 1 degree, if I’m not mistaken, and it is modeled.
not really. the gun fires straight where the aircraft goes. not down
Well, yeah, it’s like 1 degree down; it’s not gonna be visually that recognizable.
eh original point being the fact i can’t accurately rocket strafe because there’s 1 extra thing i have to do. i’d use the target pod to find people. lock em and just attack from out of sight/behind trees. and then gun run if it’s an AA. but can’t do that with A-10C… cuz the CCIP reticle gets bugged. pisses me off thinking about the kills i could have had or the damage i could have sustained without falling out of the sky because of a near missile hit
I know about the A-10C rocket issue, cause I’ve had it since it came out. It’s a pain in the ass.
yeah. and the airframe HP is abysmal. you can take so little damage in game and it just makes parts fall off. (1, 30mm HE or AP shot from BMP 2’s is an example and i’ve gotten shot down cuz of some lucky hits from said stuff)
I lose my A-10 to loss of control more than actual exterior damage, honestly.
Complete opposite for me. and when i do lose it to control atleast i’m happy it survived to do so. rather than wing or tail busted Clean off because of a few rocks.
Most airplanes deserves a improved damage model specially those more popular striker airplanes like the A-10 and Su-25 that recieved detailed modules a few patches ago, for example if you touch the tip of the wing on high speeds you’re likely to grip on the ground and the entire airplane to explode, when in reality the wing tip should recieve some damage instead of causing the entire airplane to explode. Though there will be issues like airplanes surviving way too much and or guns and missiles lacking damage to deal with these improved airplanes.
also to mention 2S38. its HE-VT shells do shrapnel damage/should. unless it’s a near/direct hit i Don’t see how the fuck it takes it apart in 1 shot
the A-10 just gets away with a wonky and rather unfair damage model, not quite as bad as frogfoots which tank stingers all the damn time but its still notably BS seeing as it didnt get a bomber buff.
Really would like for planes to get their redundant controls and stuff implemented rather than a blanket HP buff too. the amount of times im losing guns and bombs to a stray 7.62 in things like the hawk is really annoying and flat out unrealistic
Truth must be said. I agree that the high-explosive variable time fuze seems to do way too much damage, for example on the pictures @Just_Baron shown, those would be the optimal damage on the very few first bursts of high caliber anti-air projectiles I believe, a few more would be a reasonable amount to completely take the airplane out of the air.
One of my favourite air combat games Nuclear Option has a rather detailed yet challenging damage model for their airplanes, you will recieve heavy damage but won’t be shot out of the air on the first hit. The A-19 Brawler, direct counterpart of the A-10 Warthog is a very resilient airplane with a durable frame, it can recieve heavy damage yet it would be enough to safely return to the nearest allied airbase, though with some struggle:
Though the game isn’t the most realistic, it’s something that deserves to be praised about this title that could be used in War Thunder to reflect the tank-like aspect of some striker airplanes like the A-10 and Su-25.
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