Author Topic: worthless planes (Read 4420 times)

Replicant · « **Reply #45 on:** June 12, 2004, 05:32:24 AM »

I been flying the P40E a fair bit in AH2 and it's great fun.

GTR went through a stage of using the P40B in the MA and would often RTB many kills. I dunno how he did it.

lazs2 · « **Reply #46 on:** June 12, 2004, 08:09:08 AM »

none of the planes are "worthless" they are just at a huge disadvantage in the current MA.... a fairly decent stick can kill the best we have if the best is in one of these planes.

They are not worthless just nearly so. they are simply not used or seen much. You can surprise people in em because people don't expect much but if they go at you with any kind of caution you are meat in those things.

lazs

SirLoin · « **Reply #47 on:** June 12, 2004, 08:15:16 AM »

The P40 should have a much higher ENY value.

Rolex · « **Reply #48 on:** June 12, 2004, 09:28:49 AM »

I really like flying the P-40. It served a significant role in history and I believe it deserves a place in the game.

It is fun and classy - Traits that some people still appreciate.

Halo · « **Reply #49 on:** June 12, 2004, 09:52:10 AM »

In addition to value in historical scenarios like Combat Theater, the earlier planes are enjoyed by the best pilots as a means of handicapping the competition, like giving strokes in golf or a headstart in track.

Kweassa · « **Reply #50 on:** June 12, 2004, 09:57:14 AM »

There are.. "ways"... to make "crap".. planes, less "crappy"...

...

(hint*hint*)

AdmRose · « **Reply #51 on:** June 12, 2004, 10:03:11 AM »

Best record in the P-40(E) is 4 kills...

...only left the fight cause I ran outta ammo.

lazs2 · « **Reply #52 on:** June 12, 2004, 10:09:52 AM »

rolex.. the early war planes are very much appreciated in the arena... especialy by those who come up against em in a late war plane.

I have flown the p40 and gotten kills and landed em. I have flown every plane in the game and landed kills... some it was easy in because I was flying a superior plane..

In the inferior planes I got kills because my enemy didn't expect much and got careless.

counting on your enemy dismissing u as harmless is hardly the same as him being beaten because you have an equal or superior plane.

lazs

68DevilM · « **Reply #53 on:** June 12, 2004, 10:45:19 AM »

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Originally posted by Octavius
****, I'll learn you a thing or two. Morph, let me handle this.

Cant turn? Slow? Cant dive? Bad armament? I strongly disagree.

DevilM, when is convenient for you? AHII some time this weekend good for you?

BTW, what are you accomplishing by starting this thread? You want them removed or something? Keep their popularity down, no more threads like this.

remove for something better hmmm let me think about this?

nopoop · « **Reply #54 on:** June 12, 2004, 11:24:06 AM »

Honch is an animal in his wittle P40.

If you got bagged by a P40 there's a good chance it was Honch.

jameswilsongt · « **Reply #55 on:** June 12, 2004, 11:28:49 AM »

P40 was the 3rd most produced fighter in the US inventory with somewhere around 12,000+ built (don't have my references on hand...) (P47 and P51 were 1st and 2nd, respectively) ahead of the P38. For that reason alone the P40 is here. (After all, less than 300 C.205s were produced and we have them)

The P40 was admittedly relegated to a secondary roll in the ETO, but in N. Africa and the Pacific, it was much more succesful.

The main problem with the P40 in AH is that we don't have the the most popular model, the 'N'. Admittedly these were introduced about the time the P47 was coming in to play. And, as you can see by the 'N', they burnt through a lot of the alphabet desperately trying to improve the P40. But, the P40N had a competetive bombload (1,500 lbs, I believe) and a higher max speed (345 @ ~15K or thereabouts if memory serves me right) plus some more armor for the hapless soul inside.

Anyway, I suppose the thread was just to rattle some cages, but the P40 ain't a bad plane--just give us the P40N!!

righty

Morpheus · « **Reply #56 on:** June 12, 2004, 11:31:21 AM »

BRING ON THE NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!

beet1e · « **Reply #57 on:** June 12, 2004, 11:41:04 AM »

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Originally posted by MoRphEuS
BRING ON THE NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!

I thought "NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!" was a word you said if you had constipation and were attempting to rectify the situation. Surprised Nopoop isn't the one to be saying it, with a handle like his.

Morpheus · « **Reply #58 on:** June 12, 2004, 11:50:15 AM »

eeewwww u sick little dweeb:o

It might sound like eeeehhhhhhhherrrrrahhhhhhuhhh hhhhgg

ahhh

MOSQ · « **Reply #59 on:** June 12, 2004, 01:09:34 PM »

After reding this thread this morning I was inspired to try out the 202 in AHII. My first sojourn ended in a nice fight with a Niki that I ultimately lost. When I re-upped, I left the wing mounted 7.92s in th hangar, sallying forth with only the cowl mount 12mms. At least in my mind it seemed to help in both the turning and acceleration depts. I landed that misson with kills on a Niki, an F6F, and a LA-7, along with at least 2 or 3 assists.
The next few times I tried to up were at a base that was being vulched. Lousy SA, but fun. The closest I got to survival was against a 109F, but he eventually outturned me in a low speed edge of the stall full flaps turnfight.
A Challenge to survival, definitely.
Worthless, no way.

There is a certain feeling when RTB in a 202 with three high value ENY planes in one's kill column. Almost Zen like. You can't help but grin from ear to ear!