Author Topic: Can't hit a barn with the 109! (Read 1483 times)

DipStick · « **Reply #30 on:** May 28, 2004, 03:27:14 AM »

I've found if I set convergence to 300 and never fire outside of 250 I can kill pretty easy in the 109s. YMMV!

gofaster · « **Reply #31 on:** May 28, 2004, 08:44:45 AM »

Ok, here's what I've learned so far from the AH2 beta:

(1) The slats deploy unevenly and there will be some wing wobble. Its a good warning that you're about to stall. If you're not sure if your slats are deployed, just look out at your wing. Nice graphic!

(2) Turning off tracers will improve your gunnery. At least it did for me. The smoke trails were too distracting.

(3) You can raise your head farther in a 109 in AH2 than you could in AH1. I recommend you raise it to open up your forward field of vision, even if you've imported your view settings from AH1.

(4) I can't hit anything outside of d400. Get in close before you shoot. Close-in fights favor planes with guns in the nose.

(5) 2x13mm/1x20mm in a G6 will knock down a Lancaster or two, and still have enough to bat clean-up on an escorting fighter.

(6) 2x7.7/1x20mm in a 109F will knock down a Corsair with a quick burst.

Ok, that's all I've got for now.

Hooligan · « **Reply #32 on:** May 28, 2004, 08:50:46 AM »

I have Luftwaffe and Reichlin documents for the Mg151. Both list 700 RPM for the rate of fire.

http://home.earthlink.net/~jayboyer/b-20mmTabelle4.jpg

Hooligan

fluffy · « **Reply #33 on:** May 28, 2004, 09:16:05 AM »

Late war 109s were apparently a handful at low speeds (takeoff - landing). I heard second hand from a 109 pilot that moved to Canada after the war. He got into the airwar late on the Eastern Front flying later model 109s (sorry - don't know which marks). He said that they lost more pilots - including his very experienced commander - in accidents during takeoff and landing. His commander was killed during takeoff. The engines became so powerful relative to the airframe weight that torque became difficult to manage. But he was very young (a teenager) when he got into it. He went on to become a successful lawyer in Ottawa after surviving the chaos in Europe.

GScholz · « **Reply #34 on:** May 28, 2004, 10:52:59 AM »

The T/O and landing accidents (by green pilots) had nothing to do with the 109's low speed handling, but with its ground handling.

nopoop · « **Reply #35 on:** May 28, 2004, 11:12:22 AM »

Regardless, I'm seeing a WHOLE lot of 109's when I'm online.

GODO · « **Reply #36 on:** May 28, 2004, 12:48:19 PM »

Thanks for that document Hooligan.

gofaster · « **Reply #37 on:** May 28, 2004, 02:22:34 PM »

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Originally posted by nopoop
Regardless, I'm seeing a WHOLE lot of 109's when I'm online.

That's just a perception problem. All those 109's are me fighting multiple bogies all over the map, and then landing the kills.