Horizons MC question

yamasakidave

yamasakidave
just noticed something today thats been nagging at me for ages. why when we are in space do the shots of only the multi-cannon and not the pa curve towards the target as though they are in atmosphere.they always curve down towards the target regardless of any bodies that are near ?:S:S
 

d8veh

d8veh
Yes, you're moving when you shoot. That's what makes the track appear to curve. If you sit still and fire anywhere, they don't curve.
 

yamasakidave

yamasakidave
but , if they are going straight and its an optical illusion it would go in a fan shape, its like the mc shells are locked on the targetwhen the first shell leaves the gun and all the others follow it. when you start to follow the target the shells should be that fraction of a second behind or in front, try it with a friend .---what do you mean you aint got no friends:
 

Skyfire

Skyfire
yamasakidave said:
but , if they are going straight and its an optical illusion it would go in a fan shape, its like the mc shells are locked on the targetwhen the first shell leaves the gun and all the others follow it. when you start to follow the target the shells should be that fraction of a second behind or in front, try it with a friend .---what do you mean you aint got no friends:
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It seems to me you are using gimballed, or possibly turreted, multi cannon, hence the fact you mention 'others follow it'. Don't forget the idea of multi cannon is just that - multi shells fired VERY QUICKLY one after the other. This can LOOK very much like a stream of bullets firing in a curve. However. If you were firing while pulling up, and you were to to suddenly stop, and not pull up, down, left or right, you should be able to (just) see each shell travelling away from you in that fan you mention.

If you wish to make it more interesting, fit direct fire MC, because you then have to 'lead' the target when pulling round in a turn, much in the same way fighter pilots had to do in the 2nd World War. In other words, as you fire, the shell takes a certain amount of time to travel between the barrel of the MC and the target. This amount of time varies depending on distance between the two of you, relative speeds, and the amount you are both turning. Using direct fire you have to estimate the amount of 'lead' you need to allow for from where your cross hairs are to where the target is, so that, if you have guestimated correctly, the shells will arrive at a point in space where the target will also be, AT THE SAME TIME!

Many combat scenarios since the Second World War have used radar or infra red detecting missiles, not quite the same thing!
 
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