How's Your New P-38 Boys? :)

[Redd]

Originally posted by Kweassa
Karnak, no P-38 can turn with a Spit in the game. However, they can force a gun solution and "stuff in" a shot before having to go easy on the stick to avoid real stall.

 In AH1, almost all planes could do this. Just at the brink of stall, when you need a little bit more lead to hit the target, you can momentarily yank the stick back, take a shot, and ease off.

 In AH2, only the P-38 can do that. Couple that with the efficient flaps, and the P-38 can gain a gun solution against almost any plane, however extremely the target is turning. Most P-38 pilots who can do that easily, also have a keen sense of gunnery in most cases. So once a P-38 grabs somebody by the tail, it will most likely shoot the target down before the turning really gets prolonged and the true difference in turn rates/angles show off.
 

Not sure the 38 is the only plane with this trait. I've always thought of it as utilizing the nose bounce - just twanging the nose on the edge of stall to get a shot  - the Spit 5 does it pretty well also.

Anyway, the 38 is still an ugly POS that lawn darts , stalls, spins and does all manner of crap to me  ,  so you guys can still have it      

I think my dislike stems back to it's uber-plane days in WB when it ruled the skies with hammerhead flips and UFO tricks  

[eilif]

the pitch thing that kweasa's talking about, the p51 can do that very well too. Often they say they out tuned a spit when really they just yanked it with a click of flaps.

suckered a spitV  into flying slow vs my  g, i just sat back there poping flaps, he was trying to over shoot me, he just totered in. i defanantly agree with who ever stated the g has the lowest stall speed, you have to watch it tho, its similare to the c hog, you have to really manage your e or you will winde up on the botom of the fight.

[Kweassa]

But compare the consequences when you make a mistake when doing that. Spitfires have a high tendency of falling into a tail-hurling flatspin, and the P-51s also have a tendency to spin in a violent manner.

 The turning momentum is discontinued when that happens, and you have to correct your plane's attitude and resume turning - which by the time your plane resumes turning, it lost a lot of ground, and a firing solution will probably never be gained again. You "lost the turn fight" - time to straighten out, accelerate full, and run away.

 The P-38 can pull much harder than the other planes, and it will just "mush" when it goes over the edge. No wobbling or destabilization. The plane still "turns" even if it stalls. Only when a lot of rudder is applied, or in a very tight downwards turn, the P-38 will ever go into a spin.

[6GunUSMC]

Originally posted by Kweassa
Well?? How is it?

 Express how you feel guys!

Every time I see them, I like to leave them... "Extra Chrispy"

[Jackal1]

Arrrrrrrggggggggggghhhhhhh... the tiny guages.