"Darkness as an Ally: Night Fighting" Topic
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| Tango01 | 30 Oct 2020 9:44 p.m. PST |
"Since the early days of flying aviators have sought the cover of darkness to evade the enemy, from balloons escaping besieged Paris in 1870 to the Zeppelin raids of the First World War. Flying at night is inherently dangerous, but in the face of strong defences the benefits can outweigh the risks; at the start of the Second World War the RAF and Luftwaffe bombed by day, but unsustainable losses meant that both air forces were forced to conduct strategic bombing by night from late 1940. Though most War Thunder matches happen on a clear day, battles occasionally take place at night. Night battles are visually striking, with searchlights playing across the sky and coruscating tracer fire blazing against the darkness; the effects are not just for show, searchlight beams are as dazzling as the sun if you are caught in them. In modes with target markers these are still present, but appear at much shorter ranges than in daylight. Bombers have a better chance of remaining undetected, especially if taking advantage of terrain or cloud cover to their target. In tank battles, stationary vehicles are particularly difficult to spot, offering great ambush potential…" Main page
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