Originally posted by Kweassa
The F4U-4 can do everything the P-51D can do, and quite a lot more.
But the problem is the low fuel endurance - P-51s can scurry around the skies at 30k, go down and fight, climb to 30k again and again, and it could still fight. The pilot is usually not in a hurry, and he can leisurely choose his fights - whereas the F4U-4 has a very short time over target. He won't gonna get more than two~three chances to extend and climb, regaining the advantageous position.
lol, as always Kawessa have point in short way what is the way!!!
in a fu4 u got a better roll then in a p-51 and also that u turn better than p51B ....
the problem is the fuel..... that are the times that u can fly in MA :
airplane time with full +l time with DT=total
p51-D 54min +30min =84min
p51-B 53min +32min =85min
f4u-1 43min +8min =62min
f4u-1C & 1D 28min +18min +37 min =65min
f4u-4 25min +18min =58min
the f4u-4 a gasoline drunker!!!!
those times are to be referred to a fuel setting X2
as u can see only the f4u1 have a large autonomy without Drops Tanks, 10 monutes less than a 51.
and in particular the f4u-1 is the moore manovrabily f4u, but he also be the less fast, a bit moore than 300mph, if i remember rigth
the F4u-4 have the best speed but u know moore speed less manovrability.....
always i choose the 1C for jabo or short mission when CV is next to a field and the 1 when i have time to grab alt to fly around
and about the perk's planes every body have his own filosofy:
i like take a perk's plane when i want to fly in a different way ......like using the
TA (over 20k), the LW jets, or sometimes the Tempest to drive like a stone.....
fly a f4u-4 , the 20mm corsair or the perk-spit is only a way to say to the other : "if u kill me u get more perk then kill the 109 next to me" so it is an advertisement making that everione try to point u, without having so much fun like be in same situation bu having a 262 in your hands.....
