What type of bullets are most effective for american .50 cal?

[Choccy]

I usually use universal bullets and usually go bomber hunting. What type of ammo you will prefer for me?

[KonCussive]

go either omni/universal or stealth on m2 50s (however on the p47 ONLY go with tracer cause it comes with pure API-T)
m3 50s, i'd go tracer for more API-T

[Blaaaaadi]

Depends on the mood of the hit reg. Up to P47 universal belts are the best imho. For P47 ground attack belt is my favorite. Tracer belt in theory is very good with pure API-T but in practice its a give away to enemy about your position and they will easily dodge your fire. Also iirc it lacked the punching power against bombers.

[Chud]

API are the best.Check belts which have most of this ammo.

[Alexandria38]

Incendiaries are the best for USA, I use the belts with the most AP-I in them, some of them are 100% AP-I. .50s are spammable like .30s with much more damage capabilities, having the high chance of setting someone on fire witht them makes .50s so much better.

[UncleTimsTruck]

Tracers in everything except my F6F. For some reason I like the ground attack belts in it. I also use stealth belts in the P-39N with the .30-06 being tracers.

[KonCussive]

Jihad™ původně napsal:

Tracers in everything except my F6F. For some reason I like the ground attack belts in it. I also use stealth belts in the P-39N with the .30-06 being tracers.

the problem with tracers on other craft other than the p47 or m3
is that the tracer belt consists of T (tracer) rounds only...which suck

[BrigadierBill]

Generally with any .50 cals the best ammo is API-T or IAI.

[UncleTimsTruck]

KonCussive původně napsal:

Jihad™ původně napsal:

Tracers in everything except my F6F. For some reason I like the ground attack belts in it. I also use stealth belts in the P-39N with the .30-06 being tracers.

the problem with tracers on other craft other than the p47 or m3
is that the tracer belt consists of T (tracer) rounds only...which suck

It's actually a 4:1 tracer API mix

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=245186179

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=245186168

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=245186159

[Quincy Jones]

It's actually a 4:1 tracer API mix

Still sucks. The 'T' rounds dont penetrate well. Tracer loadouts are only worth it if you get something like API-T or AP-T with the .50's IMO.

[KonCussive]

Jihad™ původně napsal:

It's actually a 4:1 tracer API mix

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thanks for the one API
not that its significant or anything :/
and its actually 5:1 Tracer-API mix

[Choccy]

Thanks for your replys.
For the P39, Iam using stealth belt for 7.7 and .50 cal. It helps me to know where my 37mm cannons are going. Also using ground target belt for my hellcat and universal rest of the planes (P39 not included).Currently doing good with it.
Also, bombers go down faster with ground target belts :)

[Arkenuh 🔬]

Tracer belts for any M2/M3 Browning. Stop asking on Steam. Most people here will give you answers like "stealth all teh way1111!!111" when they don't even have a clue.

[Hydro [SIRRIS]]

Archenuh původně napsal:

Tracer belts for any M2/M3 Browning. Stop asking on Steam. Most people here will give you answers like "stealth all teh way1111!!111" when they don't even have a clue.

Yet stealth is the most valid choice if you fly very tactical and BnZ much. Not seeing tracers rushing by can delay evasive reactions (mouse wiggle) enough to ensure an easy kill most of the time.

[UncleTimsTruck]

KonCussive původně napsal:

Jihad™ původně napsal:

It's actually a 4:1 tracer API mix

...
...
thanks for the one API
not that its significant or anything :/
and its actually 5:1 Tracer-API mix

Yeah you're right. I can't count. Why in the hell didn't they go with a 4:1 API to tracer mix as has been standard when using tracers in small arms with the United States since the dawn of time? The only DODIC which doesn't use that ratio is the M80 F/S and M276 Dim Trace loadout for M134 miniguns. It's 9 rounds of M80 ball with flash suppressive powder to 1 round M276 dim trace which can only be seen using IR NVGs.