This is a thread where us GIs can post plays and Give tips to new comers to our squadron..
Welcome if u are a newcomer!
Welcomed to the thread if u would like to post plays, tactics, etc..

Here is one I read when I first got tired of getting shot down constantly.. (& yes, I know I'm not in G.I. but I thought I would help y'all out some..)

www.navyflightmanuals.tpub.com/P-1210 (Air Combat Maneuvering)

Search: High altitude bombing. (Great as a team sport/tactic. No one ever expects it.)
As a squad, you'll learn time over target. High, middle, and low.
It's so satisfying when all are bombing at the same time.


Above all! (or rather below)

Find the tunnels!

Good luck with your squad!

ZebraUp wrote: Here is one I read when I first got tired of getting shot down constantly.. (& yes, I know I'm not in G.I. but I thought I would help y'all out some..)

www.navyflightmanuals.tpub.com/P-1210 (Air Combat Maneuvering)

Good stuff ZebraUp, thanks for the link!

Nice topic Mighty...... I have a really simple one to share, its extremely effective if you are good at evading. This technique works best during CTC and Dogfight missions. Here is how it works, I coin it the "Lead Em To The Khemistry Lab". When facing a much more skilled and experience Pilot than yourself and being chased by him/her just evade the bullets and lead him to a teammate (blue) or even an enemy (red). This forces your chaser tob switch his attention from being solely on you. This can open up possibilities for attack on your chaser and if there is another enemy around. Just subtly go wide from the action (if all goes according to plan he will chase his new target) turn around and finish him off.

NB....... Don't get burned by your own "Khemikals" this is a very risky technique, it all could backfire with both enemy being hot on your tail.

NEVER SPAWN KILL OR U'LL HEAR THE LAST OF ME
NEVER CAMP OR U'LL HEAR THE LAST OF ME
NEVER SNEAK OR U'LL HEAR THE LAST OF ME
NEVER SWITCH TEAMS WHEN ONE SIDE IS UNFAIR AND U JOIN THE OTHER SIDE WITH MORE PLAYERS OT ULL HEAR THE LAST OF ME
Ok that's it from me

OHHHHH and one more never ever get in khemist labs unless u don't want skin anymore

Here's a tip for newer Gunners:
If you join a game on the side that is clearly overloaded, and you notice a fellow Gunner on the other team, switch and help out your teammate.

Gunners never back down and we never run, especially against long odds... so if you see a fellow Gunner on the short end give them a hand. You may not win the game but you gain valuable credibility points with the reds.


People notice and they talk and the reputation for the squad grows.

We all joined Gunners Inc. because we wanted to belong to a squad that valued us as pilots and as people, in return, the very least we can do for the squad is to represent Gunners Inc. with pride and commitment.

SavageViking wrote: Here's a tip for newer Gunners:
If you join a game on the side that is clearly overloaded, and you notice a fellow Gunner on the other team, switch and help out your teammate.

Gunners never back down and we never run, especially against long odds... so if you see a fellow Gunner on the short end give them a hand. You may not win the game but you gain valuable credibility points with the reds.


People notice and they talk and the reputation for the squad grows.

We all joined Gunners Inc. because we wanted to belong to a squad that valued us as pilots and as people, in return, the very least we can do for the squad is to represent Gunners Inc. with pride and commitment.

Great point the SV, and it doesn't have to be GIs, switch for a person even if they aren't in GI, we can set a good example, and possibly a that outnumbered pilot would become a GI after that game..and thanks KA, I thought this thread would be a good one!

the advice i could give to new gunners is this....remember it's a game.

we play this thing for fun, and our interactions with others should reflect that. there is something to be said for a rivalry, but keep it competitive and not personal. how did khemist ace and i become friends? we shot each other down! lol

i've always had a clear focus of what it is i want out of this game, and that is to have fun. nothing more, nothing less.

Lol guess theirs no more advice?

TheyCallMeMighty! wrote: Lol guess theirs no more advice?

Lol Here's another tip..... beware of the German monoplane.

Here's a tip for newer Gunners:
If you join a game on the side that is clearly overloaded, and you notice a fellow Gunner on the other team, switch and help out your teammate.

Gunners never back down and we never run, especially against long odds... so if you see a fellow Gunner on the short end give them a hand. You may not win the game but you gain valuable credibility points with the reds.


People notice and they talk and the reputation for the squad grows.

We all joined Gunners Inc. because we wanted to belong to a squad that valued us as pilots and as people, in return, the very least we can do for the squad is to represent Gunners Inc. with pride and commitment.



Tht's true SVKing,
But I noticed several time , new guys, GI's either don't know team work or they fear to loose.
No one try to switch and help GI's partner, who need help.

(Only few matured are Excuse )

So need to advise them to read Forum time to time..!
And grow with team.

(Obviously true GI's never runaway from battle though it is outnumbered...!)

SavageViking wrote: Here's a tip for newer Gunners:
If you join a game on the side that is clearly overloaded, and you notice a fellow Gunner on the other team, switch and help out your teammate.

Gunners never back down and we never run, especially against long odds... so if you see a fellow Gunner on the short end give them a hand. You may not win the game but you gain valuable credibility points with the reds.


People notice and they talk and the reputation for the squad grows.

We all joined Gunners Inc. because we wanted to belong to a squad that valued us as pilots and as people, in return, the very least we can do for the squad is to represent Gunners Inc. with pride and commitment.

Savage, I do agree with this, however anytime I try to switch sides the games usually doesn't allow it, and then I spend a lifetime trying to get back in. Also, anytime I do get back into the same game, it is always on the side I just left. Therefore, I just never bother trying to switch anymore.

I don't know if this is correct, but I think it's only on Windows 8 where you are able to choose sides.

E*A*G*L*E wrote:

SavageViking wrote: Here's a tip for newer Gunners:
If you join a game on the side that is clearly overloaded, and you notice a fellow Gunner on the other team, switch and help out your teammate.

Gunners never back down and we never run, especially against long odds... so if you see a fellow Gunner on the short end give them a hand. You may not win the game but you gain valuable credibility points with the reds.


People notice and they talk and the reputation for the squad grows.

We all joined Gunners Inc. because we wanted to belong to a squad that valued us as pilots and as people, in return, the very least we can do for the squad is to represent Gunners Inc. with pride and commitment.

Savage, I do agree with this, however anytime I try to switch sides the games usually doesn't allow it, and then I spend a lifetime trying to get back in. Also, anytime I do get back into the same game, it is always on the side I just left. Therefore, I just never bother trying to switch anymore.

I don't know if this is correct, but I think it's only on Windows 8 where you are able to choose sides.

Actually its just plain luck, I'm on kindle and I just log into that server until I'm on d right team

Personally, I'd rather switch and not be able to join the same game than to be the one who helps annihilate you. It seems like some are just to greedy or too scared. I'd rather keep trying to switch. I'm not going to be the one that makes our squad look bad by not helping our squadmates

nixkillin wrote: Personally, I'd rather switch and not be able to join the same game than to be the one who helps annihilate you. It seems like some are just to greedy or too scared. I'd rather keep trying to switch. I'm not going to be the one that makes our squad look bad by not helping our squadmates

that happened to me just last night. i came in on the allied side and someone asked me to switch so i did. then when i got back in game the german side outnumbered the allies. once joecronkjr came in on the allied side i just left. not gonna beat up on a team mate. i did try and switch back but i kept getting the german side.


9 times out of 10 the germans will be the larger side.

Sorry but I can't give you any tips or I may lose my competitive edge!

[*M] bware wrote: Sorry but I can't give you any tips or I may lose my competitive edge!

lol that is a good idea. we should open up a thread asking other people to give us hints and tips!

Khemist Ace wrote: Nice topic Mighty...... I have a really simple one to share, its extremely effective if you are good at evading. This technique works best during CTC and Dogfight missions. Here is how it works, I coin it the "Lead Em To The Khemistry Lab". When facing a much more skilled and experience Pilot than yourself and being chased by him/her just evade the bullets and lead him to a teammate (blue) or even an enemy (red). This forces your chaser tob switch his attention from being solely on you. This can open up possibilities for attack on your chaser and if there is another enemy around. Just subtly go wide from the action (if all goes according to plan he will chase his new target) turn around and finish him off.

NB....... Don't get burned by your own "Khemikals" this is a very risky technique, it all could backfire with both enemy being hot on your tail.

Awesome technique Khemist! I'm not that well at evaiding but I have found this to work quite well even as a noob! Actually used it a few times before reading this thread.

TheyCallMeMighty! wrote:

E*A*G*L*E wrote:

SavageViking wrote: Here's a tip for newer Gunners:
If you join a game on the side that is clearly overloaded, and you notice a fellow Gunner on the other team, switch and help out your teammate.

Gunners never back down and we never run, especially against long odds... so if you see a fellow Gunner on the short end give them a hand. You may not win the game but you gain valuable credibility points with the reds.


People notice and they talk and the reputation for the squad grows.

We all joined Gunners Inc. because we wanted to belong to a squad that valued us as pilots and as people, in return, the very least we can do for the squad is to represent Gunners Inc. with pride and commitment.

Savage, I do agree with this, however anytime I try to switch sides the games usually doesn't allow it, and then I spend a lifetime trying to get back in. Also, anytime I do get back into the same game, it is always on the side I just left. Therefore, I just never bother trying to switch anymore.

I don't know if this is correct, but I think it's only on Windows 8 where you are able to choose sides.

Actually its just plain luck, I'm on kindle and I just log into that server until I'm on d right team

I'm using Windows 8 and I ALWAYS end up on the same side that I left. Now I just stay and NOT shoot my teammate.

Every time I try high altitude bombing they say stop sneaking what are the rules I thought it was strategy?

This is a touchy subject.

Some will say that you can do whatever you want, that's why the filed is so big, and the skies are so high, and if that wasn't the case, they wouldn't have created the game to be that way.

Others will see it as cheating, or unfair, especially when you're a high ranked player, on a team that outnumbers the other teams and you still do such actions.

Personally I have only done it when we are outnumbered, I'm in an inferior plane and just can't go toe to toe with the others, especially if they drop bomb. (seriously, how can any plane carrying a bomb out maneuver the S.S. IV)

The same issues pop up with camping at the other team's hanger to shoot people after they take off, or spawn killing, killing them on their runway after they re-spawn.

In my opinion, G.I. has a good reputation because we DON'T tend to do those things, we fly and fight fair, therefore don't do those things that are going to piss off the other players for an unfair game.

I was just in a game with WhiteTrashBear and he was sneaking, he claimed because he was outnumbered. Ok I get that, but after the time he did bomb the hanger, the reds got more help and then us blues were heavily outnumbered and WhiteTrashBear again was going wide and high. Do you think that's fair?

all i ask is that members of g.i be accountable for their actions.

there is nothing wrong with sneaking, and there's nothing wrong with complaining about sneaking.

just keep in mind that if someone calls you out for sneaking, they can do that. there's really no specific rule that the maker of the game has about this. so it's all open to our interpretation. that means it is open to the interpretation of over 300 or 400 thousand people. that is why there is such a difference of opinion.

i personally try and keep the games i am in on the fair and level, but i can't control any one else's actions or opinions. only mine.

So I'm good with flying high?

[GI]blaytent1 wrote: So I'm good with flying high?

Generally it is not a tactic that is looked upon as respectable. It is not "Unfair" or "Sneaking"... In my opinion, there is no such thing in this game.

Just consider this: As a member of the Gunners Inc. squadron, it is incumbent upon us to conduct ourselves in a way that reflects well on the entire squad. Often times it is not the name of the pilot that is remembered but the squadron.

Gunners Inc. enjoys a positive reputation in this game because so many of our pilots do not fly in ways that are disrespectful to other pilots. (That doesn't mean we don't know how to be absolute devils)

Flying High as a tactic to get the upper hand in a dogfight is a classic move, I can think of numerous pilots that use it to great effect. However, flying high to avoid detection to make a bomb run is questionable and usually leads to hard feelings.

As HB and Eagle have said, there aren't "rules against" such behavior, just keep the reputation of the squad in mind when considering doing them...

there is a certain height that you can get to where you drop off the radar. i think it is over 1300 meters. that is the main thing about flying high. once you aren't on the radar anymore that would be considered sneaking.

as you gain levels it becomes easier to go head to head with the big boys. but you can't engage them if you are halfway up to the moon.

horriblebreast wrote: there is a certain height that you can get to where you drop off the radar. i think it is over 1300 meters. that is the main thing about flying high. once you aren't on the radar anymore that would be considered sneaking.

as you gain levels it becomes easier to go head to head with the big boys. but you can't engage them if you are halfway up to the moon.

I believe it's 1000 meters in any direction. So if you're flyin at 1300 meters and an opposing player is flyin at 400, they can see you. So if you notice that somebody was shot down, and is not noticed in the next confrontation, it's usually a good idea to climb and see if they're trying to go high and avoid detection.

I'm still a noob at this game, but it's something I noticed. Take it for what you will.

Can anyone tell me why my plane will not take off ? It will take off when on carrier but will self distruct half way I try to update but it will not complete.i really enjoy this game but I'm about ready to give up:(

[GI]blaytent1 wrote: Can anyone tell me why my plane will not take off ? It will take off when on carrier but will self distruct half way I try to update but it will not complete.i really enjoy this game but I'm about ready to give up:(

Just uninstall the game first and then re-install if you are unable to complete update. Hope that will work for u.

While posting for solution, always mention which device make,model and operating system you are using. The latest DF version is 4.4.59 just check whether you are having the same version or older one.