Has the velocity on the MG 151/20s been changed?

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I was struggling to hit seemingly easy shots earlier and was wondering if it was skill issue or if they’ve been changed?

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Felt normal to me today (using VL Pyörr).

If you use vertical targetting, try turning it off and on again.
I once had a period post-update where I couldn’t hit ANYTHING with my 109 F-4.

Then I toggled VT off and back on again.

Immediately went back to hitting enemies.

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I have never used it. I was chasing a Corsair today he was about 700m in front of me, and stalling, I shot at him and it took my shells 2 seconds to hit that seems ridiculous

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for the MG 151
iv been using this round the armored target they are really good at loner range and deal good amount of damage
other ammo type not that good at dealing damage idk why from my experience using Fw 190 d-13 and bombers with mg151
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The recoil is going to be changed in the upcoming update.

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really a buff or a nerf?

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recoil in a plane ?

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Recoil is legit for planes.

I was messing around on the runway once and:

  1. The recoil from guns can accelerate Ki-44-II Hei to 50 km/h backwards
  2. If you jam your guns assymetrically, the recoil causes a yawing moment making you do donuts on the runway.

Go ahead, try it out!

Also, combat relevant: I noticed that in spitfires with hispanos with “vertical targetting” set to 400 meters and neutral stick position, shooting pushes the nose DOWN.

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I think it’s a buff, recoil value will be lowered.

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8 mm ksp m/22
8 mm ksp m/22 Fv
20 mm M.G. FF

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oh yeah i forgot about that but i dont think itll make huge difference while flying

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The best belts for the MG 151/20 are known to be Air Target and Stealth, as the “Minengeschoß” round is irreplaceable against aircraft. For the D13, I would personally also recommend the Universal Belt for improved aiming thanks to the additional tracer round. In my opinion, it’s the best compromise specifically for this aircraft. For a D9, for example, I would always go with the Stealth Belt, and IAI for the MG 131…

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The only belt for air to air worth using is stealth, as it has shells that go 785m/s as 1st shell in belt determines speed of all shells.
Armored hasnmuch slower shells and small caliber HE shells hit like nukes in WT while small caliber AP is just meh.

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Stealth has noticeably higher muzzle velocity of all shells in belt.
D13 should also use stealth. MG151/20 is short range weapon unfortunately, so aiming without tracers is not that bad.

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go into protection analysis and you can check the velocity of each round type

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I’ve tried it a few times recently using only the stealth belt, but unfortunately, my aim is just too poor at the moment. I’ll definitely try it again when I have more time to play than just a few matches a week. I simply lack the practice.

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Generally, MG151/20 is very hard to aim as thry slow down very rapidly, while starting at a decent velocity.

But you’ll get it, I’m sure.
Stealth is also the best for ground RB.

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