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[HunterColts101]

Moved to appropriate forum
I have been searching and searching and searching for how to shoot using the back gunner. Does anyone know how?

[Jinxed_Katajainen]

It's automatic.
Long as the enemy is in the gunner's arc of fire, it will fire.

[16darkmax]

The Rear Gunner Is AI controlled

[bearrick]

The tailgunner fires in a basic cone behind the aircraft.

Not drawn to scale
Does not include range, which varies with gun type and crew skill
Individual planes may have different vertical and horizontal angles

Any enemy in this cone will be fired upon by the gunner.

[pyantoryng]

Just keep wagging your tail onto your enemy and it would fire.

Earlier tail gun may not have much effect, but later tail guns sure would (e.g. 110E's twin 7.92 or Hornisse's remote guns).

[lorcan3]

That's a big load of horse puckey if I ever heard of. IT IS_NOT AUTOMATIC!!! I don't know how many times the red planes have chewed my butt up and I'm twisting and turning but no action from the tail gunner. I fiqured out you have to press the Q key for rear view and when an enemy plane comes into view, press T for target lock. The C key does nothing.

[Istvan]

As everyone has already stated, it's automatic. The tail gunners over-all effectiveness also has to do with the level of training. In my experience, anything less than 75% and your tail gunner shoots like Mr. Magoo. If all else fails, bribe him with cookies.

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lorcan3, on 19 July 2013 - 07:18 AM, said:

That's a big load of horse puckey if I ever heard of. IT IS_NOT AUTOMATIC!!! I don't know how many times the red planes have chewed my butt up and I'm twisting and turning but no action from the tail gunner. I fiqured out you have to press the Q key for rear view and when an enemy plane comes into view, press T for target lock. The C key does nothing.

Horse puckey, you say!  I've flown all the German heavies, Russian attack and the US 2PA-L planes.  With all, the tail gunner fired at any air target available regardless of what target I had selected or locked.
If locking the target works for you fine, but the AI tail gunner is automatic.

[ArkioLite324]

There seems to be a lot of people asking especially about tail-gunners and how to bomb successfully. WG should create some sort of tutorial to better explain.

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ArkioLite324, on 19 July 2013 - 07:59 AM, said:

There seems to be a lot of people asking especially about tail-gunners and how to bomb successfully. WG should create some sort of tutorial to better explain.

Here are a couple that cover all aspects of heavy and attack.
http://forum.worldof...hter-operation/
http://forum.worldof...raft-operation/

[Zwajo]

Toggle, on 19 July 2013 - 07:59 AM, said:

Horse puckey, you say!  I've flown all the German heavies, Russian attack and the US 2PA-L planes.  With all, the tail gunner fired at any air target available regardless of what target I had selected or locked.
If locking the target works for you fine, but the AI tail gunner is automatic.

yes and I have been fined more than once for my gunners rather amazing lack of discretion in green vs red.

[Irishwind]

My LBSh got two kills in the first 2 minutes of a game last week.  And he was in the mid 50s for training.

[trgtdron]

I have shot down more people than I can count with rear gunners --its all in how your fly your plane as to how affective the gunner is...As stated, the more experience, the better the auto gunner works........that doesnt exclude lucky hits on an almost dead plane that flew behind you by accident lol............

[Bear_82]

trgtdron, on 27 July 2013 - 06:58 PM, said:

I have shot down more people than I can count with rear gunners --its all in how your fly your plane as to how affective the gunner is...As stated, the more experience, the better the auto gunner works........that doesnt exclude lucky hits on an almost dead plane that flew behind you by accident lol............

or a nearly dead plane that you notice is at your 4 o'clock, and you turn away from him, so he's now in your rear gunner's sight & range while you focus on what's ahead . . .

[DGShannon]

Bear_82, on 28 July 2013 - 08:30 PM, said:

or a nearly dead plane that you notice is at your 4 o'clock, and you turn away from him, so he's now in your rear gunner's sight & range while you focus on what's ahead . . .

True. Sometimes, your rear gunner is more effective, over a wider arc of fire. In other words, you can get in more hits by turning tail than by turning head on, and you also avoid the ram. Quick thinking required to assess the enemy's health versus your own, but sometimes effective.

[eastjc]

Also, while you're wagging your tail, you want it down in respect to the enemy.  Most (if not all) of your rear guns shoot around a 35-45 degree angle verticle off the end of your plane.  If the enemy is lower than your fuselage you're gunner is (barely?) smart enough to not shoot through your plane.