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From: cosell@bbn.com (Bernie Cosell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.games
Subject: WINGS advice sought
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Date: 3 Feb 91 12:45:38 GMT
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Reply-To: cosell@BBN.COM (Bernie Cosell)
Organization: BBN Systems and Technologies, Inc, Cambridge MA
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For no particular reason, after a long hiatus I've recently been
playing Cinemaware's "Wings" again some, and I discover that i'm no
better now than I was then.  My problem is that I've flown LOTS of
sorties, but I have _never_ had a kill.  Somehow, I just don't have the
right intuition for what is going on in the dogfights to be able to
manage to shoot something down.  I can fly around mostly fine [I have
little trouble with FA/18, although there, too, I cannot do _anything_
with the machine guns].  I'd appreciate any advice/help/guidance/etc
you might be amenable to providing.

For example: is there some trick to 'aiming' the machine guns?  Should
I ignore the crosshairs and just watch the tracers to figure out how
I'm doing at leading the other plane?  How close do you have to be for
the machine guns to be effective?  Any dogfight strategy tips?  [just
chasing 'em seems to be not so good --- if FA/18 I can stay
_absolutely_ onthe tail of one of the other planes, but in Wings I just
can't: the turn/roll rate [coupled with thelack of engine power for
full aerobatics] means that I just can't trail another plane:  should I
just practice more, or is this whole plan wrong?]

Anyhow, thanks..
  /Bernie\