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8 years ago
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I have been trying to shoot down planes with LMGs for 2 days now, I have had no success. I have watched countless YouTube videos trying to find out a quick and easy way to do it, but they all say the same things but I still can't do it. Do you have any tips. I don't want to have to get my friend to be in an enemy plane!
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  • EA_David's avatar
    EA_David
    8 years ago

    I'll throw in a +1 to NoxTheNib here. Bombers are just too hardcore generally, but scavenging destroys from the smaller planes should be a bit easier. 

    If you play Operations on maps with a Zepplin, maybe try spawning on it and then hop out on top.. There's often a decent air battle going on around them, and it might be easier to get the hits in that you need.

    And of course be sure to keep firing after the enemy bails, you might get lucky and get the destroy before it crashes. 

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  • renesweb74's avatar
    renesweb74
    New Vanguard
    8 years ago

    I think its only possible if you shoot on a catched plane or if some players jump out from plane when its mostly destroyed - !!! You need only "Destroy planes" not kills. 

    Yesterday I try it too but I got only damage  max. 20.

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  • NoxTheNib's avatar
    NoxTheNib
    8 years ago

    Quite heavily based on timing IMO. 

    Don't bother trying to gun down a bomber from scratch. Not gonna happen and most likely if he has a gunner, you're just giving yourself up to him. 

    My advise would be to watch for an AA and "assist" it. Other than that, you just need to look for heavily damaged planes. If you attack a full health plane it'll most likely be out of range before you can drop it. 

    Bit of a pain but a nice little challenge imo 🙂 

  • EA_David's avatar
    EA_David
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    8 years ago

    I'll throw in a +1 to NoxTheNib here. Bombers are just too hardcore generally, but scavenging destroys from the smaller planes should be a bit easier. 

    If you play Operations on maps with a Zepplin, maybe try spawning on it and then hop out on top.. There's often a decent air battle going on around them, and it might be easier to get the hits in that you need.

    And of course be sure to keep firing after the enemy bails, you might get lucky and get the destroy before it crashes. 

  • HardCor3Gam3r88's avatar
    HardCor3Gam3r88
    8 years ago

    yup as the old saying goes keep ya eyes to the sky and watch for that smoke and dmg 🙂

  • ietxmmyrus's avatar
    ietxmmyrus
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    8 years ago

    I second the above notions. Watch out for planes that are already damaged. I happened to get one plane destroyed when I didn't even focus on it. I was playing Conquest on Emperor's Edge as Support with the Lewis gun - the huge magazine size really helped there, finished off a bomber with it.

    Starting off with an AA is probably also a great option, then shooting it down with the rifle in the end.

  • Its_Travis_199's avatar
    Its_Travis_199
    Hero+
    8 years ago
    @MachinegunWill1

    A good Tip which helped a friend of mine is, stay close to a AA and watch out for a enemy Plane. Get some good hits on it, and finish him of with the LMG.

    Ps: For sure Bombers need more DMG to get down, but they're slower and so they're longer in your range to hit!
  • TheSplynncryth's avatar
    TheSplynncryth
    8 years ago

    I will acknowledge that it was quite lucky, but I was able to get mine done in the same round. Very good bits of advice through here, the biggest thing I would add is to use with the Lewis Gun suppressive or the M.G.na 15 suppressive....one has 100 rounds and the other 200, respectively, before you have to re-load. Much easier to go to town on a passing plane than with a BAR or Benet...or any of the rest, honestly. 30 round on average in a LMG just isn't going to help this get accomplished. Remember to back off just a bit here and there though or you'll over heat and lock up the gun for a few seconds before you even need to reload.

    Also, what I did (admittedly others were taking some shots at the plane too) was see a plane coming in for a strafe far off and straight so I laid down or crouched and laid into it on its run. Then as it passed I quickly spun around and laid into it as it was going away. Sometimes pilots will turn a bit to try to dodge your spray, but with so many bullets coming its not very successful unless they abandon their run, turn around, and go away immediately. Remember to lead a little bit...you'll see wood and paper just a flyin'! Good luck!

  • Mental-Prophet's avatar
    Mental-Prophet
    8 years ago

    Man i did it , it was so hard but thx to my squad ( we was 4 supports shooting a plane near AA ), pretty happy after 8 h trying to do it without any cooperation 😎

  • renesweb74's avatar
    renesweb74
    New Vanguard
    8 years ago
    Mental-Prophet schrieb:

     it was so hard but thx to my squad ( we was 4 supports shooting a plane near AA ), pretty happy after 8 h trying to do it without any cooperation 😎

    😇

    It was so easy - it was one of the first I had finished. Its simple if you ever shoot to enemy airplanes. Anywhen you getting while you finished your service assigments

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