Author Topic: best noob plane with 50 cal setup (Read 1465 times)

simshell · « **on:** January 30, 2004, 05:40:11 PM »

i know a buddy that have just started playing and im trying to train him and hes geting better but he does not do well in the spitfire because of the cannons and he loves the 50 cals on the US planes

so i told him to fly hellcat

what do you all think is a good plane for new comers that uses 50 cals as there main weapon

im thinking the hellcat is good

while the P51D seems good for learning the boom zoom but he needs a good knife fighter and the P51 just can not do that well

WldThing · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2004, 05:43:45 PM »

P-51 can do many things if flown right...

But anyways, i agree, F6F is a good plane with 6x 50 cals.. It inflicts major pain within 400 yards, and is easy enough to be flown for a rookie within the game.

eskimo2 · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2004, 06:03:11 PM »

f6f or fm2

eskimo

streetstang · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2004, 06:18:27 PM »

Today i took up an F4F-4... 6x50s of the most OBBER kind... Its a nice little turner, has no WEP, is pretty dang slow but is fun to fly over all... Should try it out...

simshell · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2004, 06:24:43 PM »

try the FM2 its much faster and does have wep

the 4 50cals is good for the plane i mean most of the planes you well be fighting well be other slow planes that are weak armor and this gives you a long tracking shot 2

Roscoroo · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2004, 06:30:37 PM »

The P-51b is actually a simple plane to fly alot more forgiving then the D model , theres also the F4F,F6F ,

killnu · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2004, 06:36:13 PM »

the P38, it even has a 20mm cannon.

~S~

Widewing · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2004, 08:35:26 PM »

FM-2

Why? It's too slow to run, so they'll have to learn to fight. But, few fighters can knife fight like the FM-2. Rear visibility is awful, so they will have to learn SA quickly too. As most should understand, the little Wildcat with a little E is a lot of trouble.

My regards,

Widewing

MetaTron · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2004, 08:51:11 PM »

Without a doubt the best gun platform to learn on is the F6F.

Rafe35 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2004, 09:54:24 PM »

Try some F4Us

F4U(-1, -1D, -4) with 50cals
F4U(-1C) with 20mm (Many people love this plane cuz of vulch)

Lazerus · « **Reply #10 on:** January 30, 2004, 10:09:06 PM »

190A8 is the best plane to learn on by far. Can't turn, can't out run most planes that are common in the MA, ballistics suck, climbs like a rock and flies like a brick.

Ya gotta love it:D

lasersailor184 · « **Reply #11 on:** January 30, 2004, 10:13:35 PM »

P51b is a good choice. It's fast and can react better then the D.

Wadke · « **Reply #12 on:** January 30, 2004, 11:46:22 PM »

F6F......Why do you think i fly it? (noob)

streetstang · « **Reply #13 on:** January 31, 2004, 12:26:25 AM »

P-40 in any variation is also a hoot

YUCCA and I had a nice run the other night... It was a blast!

simshell · « **Reply #14 on:** January 31, 2004, 03:50:17 AM »

i think everbody know's that the F4U is a very hard plane to fly for a newcomer

it ground loops and the stalls are killers and is very hard to land

it needs a pliot that uses boom zoom and knows how to use the roll rate in sticky spots

and the FM2 seems kind of slow but its alright

and the P40 needs a pliot that know's how to use flaps and trim in the right spots and good aim because of the short ammo for that kind of setup

the F6F reminds me of a US spitifre only the F6F is stronger and better gun setup