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Auto Credit Based on SledDriver's SD-M2 Howitzer 'Fleet Killer'
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This thing of beauty can hit anything on the map, from anywhere on the map (as long as there's a direct line of sight). The M2A1 comes with a spotter drone, that allows directing fire at targets far beyond visual range. For instance, from the Wright Airport spawn location, it can hit Snowstone, the Maywar pyramid, and the Kraken.
GUN CONTROLS
- Air-to-ground mode to arm.
- Traverse using roll.
- Elevate using throttle.
- 'Fire' to fire.
- AG4 to toggle muzzle flash effect.
DRONE CONTROLS
- Retract landing gear to activate drone.
- Use AG3 to toggle drone controls (when AG3 is off, pitch, yaw, and roll won't affect the drone).
- Roll to turn, pitch to change altitude, yaw to strafe from side to side
- AG1 to go forward, AG2 to go backward. Keeping AG1 or AG2 turned on for too long will quickly accelerate the drone to unmanageable speeds, be warned.
See the screenshots to get the elevation angles for some common targets.
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Predecessor SD-M2 Howitzer 'Fleet Killer'
- Successors 1 airplane(s)
- Created On Windows
- Wingspan 128.6ft (39.2m)
- Length 316.1ft (96.3m)
- Height 90.2ft (27.5m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 67,629lbs (30,676kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 1.196
- Wing Loading N/A
- Wing Area 0.0ft2 (0.0m2)
- Drag Points 436545
Parts
- Number of Parts 462
- Control Surfaces 0
- Performance Cost 2,888
@SledDriver NP!
@KrAkenAtomic Thanks for the upvote spree :)
@Jim1the1Squid You asked a question, I answered.
Hmm. Ok. I see.
@SledDriver
BTW that's a LOOONG comment.
@Jim1the1Squid
Getting the shells to reach that far away is the easy bit: you just increase a number (detachForce) until you get enough "muzzle velocity." But you can't hit what you cannot see, so I had to make a spotter drone to observe and direct the fire. That's the black box you see hovering in the screenshots.
Then you need traversal controls fine enough to be able to aim in steps of a fraction of a degree. Rotators hooked up to VTOL and Trim just won't cut it. So I built the howitzer on a platform of wheels, and used jet engines to rotate it. This also means you can use the compass to record the bearing for a given target. If you look at the screenshots (open them in a new tab for the full size), the bearing for the eastern bridge on Krakabloa is around 17 degrees, and that for the pyramid on Maywar is around 118 degrees.
Finally, you also need a way to measure elevation, because with indirect artillery fire you aim above the target to account for the fall of the shell due to gravity. So I used throttle to elevate the gun, so that once you get the elevation for a given target, you can record the throttle setting. Again, looking at the screenshots, the elevation for the east bridge on Krakabloa is 31%, and that for the Maywar pyramid is 61%.
How did you do it?
This one guy said that you are a legend.
AKA @F104Deathtrap
@SledDriver
Thanks, @Jim1the1Squid
VERY AWESOME.
@SledDriver
Thanks, @Tang0five
Very neat!
Thanks
Oh ok
@TheFlyingYak I think you missed this part:
Hey i am having lots of trouble with making the drone go froward and backwards on mobile. i can strafe and change altitude but going forward and back doesn't work. when I hit AG1 or AG2 nothing happens. IS there anything else I could do?
Oh...
@Latios22 I don't think that island is even available on tablet/mobile.
Nope
@Latios22 You don't have a compass on tablet?
Guh... I’m on tablet
@Latios22 Look at your compass, the bearing is displayed at the very bottom of the HUD, below the artificial horizon.
I can’t find how much degrees...
@Latios22 118 degrees from Wright Airport, about 50 miles.
And where is the pyramid
@grizzlitn You say sorry too much :) Not needed between friends.
@SledDriver no problemo at all my friend, and sorry for the deeply because I was out of G4 xD.