Originally posted by SpitLead:
If you're in the Dora you can use the vertical.
I agree.
Originally posted by DeeZCamp:
You either fight very good using roll, or wind up running and doing the BZ thing.. but
not for long becuase 190 climbs like A large anti aero dynamic rock.
When trying to maintain "saddled up" on a bandit, that is turning inside my max turn radias, I use a
lag roll (basically roll away from the con, then roll back onto it, using a slight vertical climb)
Now to answer the original thread question;
FW 190A5: is the dogfighter of the FW 190A series. It still can't turn with most enemy planes, but it is lighter and more manuverable than the
A8's. I usually take it with only the two 20mm cannons a D/T and 50% fuel. Of course discarding the D/T prior to engaging.
FW 190A8: is the BUFF buster & field vulcher of the series. Faster on the deck than the A5 and better armed. I usually take the four MG151 20mm cannons a D/T and 50% fuel.
The twin MK108 30mm are nice for HOing and the so called "1 ping" death usually frustrates your enemy, however if ya plan on a lengthy fight, you'll soon be out of 30mm and then have only the twin 20's and 15mm machine guns to rely on.
I have been known to take the A2A rockets on occasion, but use them for hiting AAA or planes rolling on take off. The drawback being that after ya fire em, your plane suffers from the racks being modeled as still attached.
THE ASSASSINS use the A8 for JABOs over any other FW 190 series.
FW 190F8: is the grond attack version, supposedly highly armored, and able to carry more bombs. However as the 190 is already a difficult plane to handle well in the MA, the F8 is the most un-manuverable of the lot. It takes a steady hand to fight with one and survive. I have taken it into a fight exactly three times, and had my arse handed to me everytime. Make your own call on this bird.
All the A series FW's suffer from 1 ping engine death, dunno if it's a bug, but one would think that it's big BMW 801 radial engine would be able to lose a cylinder or two and keep running.
FW 190D: inline engine sez alot, Dora is fast, climbs well, has a fairly good ammo loadout and maintains the FW roll rate. However the Dora is still no T-n-B plane, use the vertical, it's roll rate, and it's ability to extend and you will do very well in it.
Ta 152: (perked plane) High altitude BUFF interceptor, inline engine like the Dora, but longer wings than Dora, better armament than the "D" and does very well at 30,000+ ft, however the Dora is the better A/C at lower altitudes.
Ta 152 sports nice weapons package and can kill extremely well. And although I have plenty of perkies to fly one whenever I want, I rarely select this version of FW, if I'm gonna go looking for trouble it'll be lower than 20,000 feet usually, and the Ta is not in her element there. Still tho, for whatever the reason, there is sumthin' appealing about killin' with this perk plane.
Hope that helps
Eskimo<S>
Milenko
