Why soo many players fly P38s in AH2?

[daddog]

You know I have noticed that too. A lot more flying the P-38.

All of a sudden, AH2 comes out and I can't hit the broad side of the barn in anything....except the 38.

It has been a nightmare for me.  I have been lucky if I get a kill for each sorte. Yet I see guys landing 5, 6, and 7 kills in my favorite ride the P-38. In AHI I was pretty confidant in the 38. Not one of the best sticks in it, but better than most. Over all I would given myself an above average pilot rating. Now in AHII I suck. I have had 3 weeks of being target fodder. Can’t hit anything. My days of tagging enemy AC at 600 yards is over. I can’t even hit them at 300. Everyone has been saying “get close”. 200 yards and open up. I have been doing this and still can’t hit anything. If I do little damage happens. This has been true of any AC I fly. Well low and behold I check my convergence just yesterday evening. Every aircraft is set at 600 yards! Well that could be part of the problem. How did that happen? Who knows. Somewhat excited with the prospect of improved gunnery I take off in a 109G6 w/gondolas. I set my convergence at 200 and don’t shoot at anything past 300. In 5 minutes I had 3 kills. I was quite pleased.

Setting your convergence makes a big difference. Just an FYI here is a shot of a P-51. Convergence is set at 200 and the target is at 200. Then the same target with convergence still at 200, but the target is at 400 yards. You can see that at 200 yards with convergence set to 200 those 6 .50’s will nicely rip things apart. Both of those were about 1 second bursts.

You can see how much spread there is and the dispersement that takes place at 400. No wonder I was having problems with everything since my convergence was set at 600 yards! I did the same with the P-38 and I see little difference since the guns are already converged, but the bottom line is get close and check you convergence. I will keep working on the 38 since it is my favorite ride, but it has been very frustrating to be sure, but I think I have solved one of my major problems.

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[daddog]

Murdr you do great in that thing. I was having another "bad" night and noticed you landed 7 kills the other day. WTG!

I hope my convergence issue will help now that I have it set to 200 instead of 600.

[SlapShot]

Originally posted by SLO
even If you do know how too.....its still a Golly-geen bus

... on steroids !!!

[SLO]

Originally posted by SlapShot
... on steroids !!!

 

[Jackal1]

OK, where`s AKAK?

[Arlo]

Flying his pee-dirty-ape, no doubt.

[jetb123]

Originally posted by ghi
AH1 was infested with Spits, now i see more P38s than Spits.
  What's soo special with P38 now?!!  I did't find any diference
         same school bus ,no?

 I had notived when I was playing ah1 that there was kinda of like a trend. When I first go to ah2 everybody was Flying nikis. Then I left for about 2 months come back everybody fly spit9s. And right before we left ah1 alot of guys were getting intrested with the 38 and what a good fighter plane it is.

[AKFokerFoder+]

1.  A P-38 in the hands of a good stick is an opponent to be feared.

2.  A P-38 on your six is the kiss of death.

3.  I can't fly a P-38.  

But for those of us who can't fly the Twin-tailed devil, there is still the Pony D and the LA-7

[killnu]

i think the nose mounted guns play big part in the "emergence" of the 38 if you will.  it is easier to hit nme with them, imo, and not having to worry about convergence.  if flown right, you wont die, make one mistake tho....u in trouble.  and it IS by far the sexiest plane out there!  
~S~

[Lazer]

Does anybody land 30 kill sorties in AH2?

I miss that buffer...

[Manedew]

i'll be back next week lazer

no stick with this box....

[Captain Virgil Hilts]

The P-38 has been used as a JABO ride since I've been flying AH. Its use for that purpose has been on a steady increase for the last few months. It climbs well even fully loaded, and accelerates loaded as well. This makes it attractive for those who only wish to live long enough to deliver their payload. They really don't care how well they can fight in it, they are generally on a suicide mission anyway.

There are those few who have always flown it who fly it in AH II as they did in AH I. There are some who are trying to learn to fly it who were not interested before. There have been some minor improvements in the flight model. It is still a plane best left to those who devote the vast majority of their time to it, unless survival in a fight just isn't a concern.

[BUG_EAF322]

been having terrible missers closer than d200

very frustrating

[Jasta]

I flew it because of the following:


1. It climbs pretty fast.
2. Awesome acceleration.
3. Lots of armament.
4. Centerline Guns.
5. Twin engine.


However, some do see it as an easy target. If you dont want that, fly a LaLa, at least from me. And dont fly and F6F! Your always the first one to be attacked. But now Im beginning to be less of an easy kill as on 190 pilot found out last night.

[TheDudeDVant]

When AH2 went live i could not hit hardly anything..  Now I fly with tracers off and hit very often.. hehe go figure  Even landed 12 kills last night with 500/40 left for ammo..  

The p38 is the sexiest plane simply for one reason.. Style! The p38 has more style than any other plane..

So, when your buzzing round the AH2 skies and think to yourself, 'hey!, im cool!!' you gotta ask yourself a few questions..
Do I have style?
Am I styling?
In the absence of a P38, both answers are deffinetly NO!!

See how that works?