is it just me or is aa not actually shooting at planes?

[17091]

my guns just track the enemy planes, and now i lost a whole load of guns and troops to a bombing run, even though it got tracked multiple times by multiple aa guns. rage quit moment.

[Culee]

If your gun tracks but not fires, it means it is out of range. Guns do not get extra range when they fire at air targets.

[Jerry]

Originally posted by Culee:

If your gun tracks but not fires, it means it is out of range. Guns do not get extra range when they fire at air targets.

then you should add some extra range when they fire at air targets.... because plane is fast , and the AA can't have a chance to fire upward .
Also when i was using hand control of the AA , i can't see the plane when it flying toward my scope . After than my 88 get bombed .

[Meloo]

My AA were pointed straight at the aircraft and dont fire as well... Had one on HE and one on AP looked right at it, they waved. Waved again and let the bombs fall on them...

[Meloo]

In fact yeah it's happened every map I defend they call Air in and i put AA everywhere and they never fire

[Zupanicarr]

Yeah, planes can fly right over the AA and it won't fire a shot.
It definitely needs fixing.

[sagagt505]

My AA just shot plane down today in conquest mode. But you need AA in range for anti aircraft (Need buff).

[Daggetd]

Agreed. Finding aircraft to be the most annoying thing of Conquest right now,
AA needs a range fix for aircraft. Would also be very handy to be able to see the planes through the render distance fog.

[Meloo]

Originally posted by sagagt505:

My AA just shot plane down today in conquest mode. But you need AA in range for anti aircraft (Need buff).

Imagine, I basically said it was a waste of time because I set up a row of AA trucks and stationary. They flew directly over two times and then proceeded to bomb them (this is in conquest). They aimed at them, I been playing all night so its to where Im saying screw it, selling teh AA and just scrambling my defense/offense to avoid bombers

[YamatoPower9000]

I play germans and had first encounter with bomber and it was BF110 - german. Wtf?
After it killed my Pz3 next def round I bought Opel with 2cm flak and tried to take plane down myself... turns out I couldn't turn gun fast enough to track plane. That sucks. Lost Pz4. And even if I had a window to shoot it probably wouldn't be enought to take it down with 3-4 shells.

[Meloo]

Originally posted by YamatoPower9000:

I play germans and had first encounter with bomber and it was BF110 - german. Wtf?
After it killed my Pz3 next def round I bought Opel with 2cm flak and tried to take plane down myself... turns out I couldn't turn gun fast enough to track plane. That sucks. Lost Pz4. And even if I had a window to shoot it probably wouldn't be enought to take it down with 3-4 shells.

Till they buff/fix AA like I was saying, soon as plane arives scatter your units in different directions (not to far away) as usually the bombing point is already pre-selected before launch a plane attack. That'll save you some head(heart)ache

[Firelock]

Just started playing, and this is the thing I dislike the most about the whole game. I could be satisfied with anything else that's not perfect, but losing my best units all the time because all my AA guns never shoot anything down makes me feel like leaving a negative review.

[starbuck310]

As the Russians I found AA to be very effective. They have a lot of towed options also effective AT from flanks. Has to pointing in the General direction. Crossing targets are RNG for hit. Has to have a good field of fire. Doesn’t work from behind buildings

[Mactheknife]

Put your AA in an area where you have good line of sight. Trees, towns really shorten the view. Get on a high point with clear sight lines. And listen for when the attack planes come. You normally have a few moments to scoot away from a possible danger zone (it is always dangerous when your units are bunched up). I usually protect my high value items with AA (Flak 37 German). I take my losses, but overall am winning the air battles.

[Kinakin]

note alot of people use the 20 ish mm AA guns ( the ones you also can get on trucks) and they have pretty short range. I find the 30 ish mm AA guns while immobile to be better AA guns cuss of their greater range. you can compensate with the mobility of the mobile AA but that requires more micro.

also direct controle can lead to some realy fun moments like shooting down planes with tanks.

[Zyga]

We only need a button to focus planes/rest - I would say the same for tanks. It's true that range isn't great either but i've never had a problem, even before patches. Placing them in correct spots is the key