The greatest fighter plane you've never flown.

[gofaster]

Originally posted by MOSQ
GoFaster,
How much did you pay your sister to dress like that ?
Mosq

She did it for free. You know, family discount.

[gofaster]

Originally posted by WldThing
Yak's suck IMO,  but to each his own,  while were on the subject of a great plane,  i cant fail to mention the C205.  I have spent alot of time in this plane,  great climber,  excellent diver,  good guns,  not a bad turner,  everything i usually need..  The only down turn seems its poor visibility out of the plane.

The 205 is a Ferrari.  Its fast enough, handles well enough, but the guns are pitiful.  I can't hit a thing with them.  Visibility is marginal, too.  I guess the Macchi designers took their saying about Italian racing to heart:  "What's behind you is not important."

For me, the Yaks are more aerobatic and can pull off some great turns and spirals.  I fear nothing in them except a higher N1K2 or Spitfire Mk. V.

[Dead Man Flying]

I don't know about the Yak-9T, but I flew the Yak-9U last night in the CT.  It's even more amazing than I remember from the last time I flew it, easily capable of handling anything the Luftwaffe could throw at it (all forms of 109 and the 190A5).

Now I know why no-skill dweebs like Sikboy like to fly them.  

-- Todd/Leviathn

[Sikboy]

Originally posted by Dead Man Flying


Now I know why no-skill dweebs like Sikboy like to fly them.  

-- Todd/Leviathn

Lets see you try and run that smack with combat trim turned off!




-Sik

[Tarmac]

Originally posted by gofaster
The 205 is a Ferrari.  Its fast enough, handles well enough, but the guns are pitiful.  I can't hit a thing with them.  Visibility is marginal, too.  I guess the Macchi designers took their saying about Italian racing to heart:  "What's behind you is not important."

For me, the Yaks are more aerobatic and can pull off some great turns and spirals.  I fear nothing in them except a higher N1K2 or Spitfire Mk. V.

Guns are no worse than any of the LW planes.  Same cannon, MG151/20's with 250rpg.  12.7mm MG's should be better than AH LW MG's if they have the HE/I shells modelled - not sure how trajectory compares though.  Probably a bit worse (lighter bullet).  Armament overall lines up pretty well with the Dora or light A8 in terms of power and ammo quantity.    

It's the 205's visability that is the dealbreaker for me.  You can't even see what's in front of your plane through those huge windshield frames.

[simshell]

people wont fly a 205 for its views yet will fly 109's



the 205 was the plane i used to learn boom zoom when i was a noob and i learned alot from it



the 109G-2 without the gun pods gives a yak-u a run for its money

trust me i would no

[Sikboy]

Originally posted by simshell



the 109G-2 without the gun pods gives a yak-u a run for its money

trust me i would no

Have you ever killed a Yak-9u in a 109G2?

-Sik

[WldThing]

Originally posted by Sikboy
Have you ever killed a Yak-9u in a 109G2?

-Sik

Not that it matters but i have ..  109G10 too,  straight TnB.  109 better Stall fighter than Yak.

[Sikboy]

Originally posted by WldThing
Not that it matters but i have ..  109G10 too,  straight TnB.  109 better Stall fighter than Yak.

Well, I imagine you've killed almost each plane in almost each other plane. But that's neither here nor there

I was just wondering why I should trust Simshell lol

-Sik

[Tarmac]

Originally posted by simshell
people wont fly a 205 for its views yet will fly 109's

Yep.  The narrow framing of the forward glass on the 205 makes snapshots extremely difficult to judge.  By comparison, 109 has heavy framing at the top of the forward glass, but the sides are ok.  

Plus, the 205 is smurfy.

[Guse]

Great plane I'm glad others like it as much as I do
Definately a plane for a patient sniper type.
keep ur e or die tho...
Guse