Time to Declaw the F4U-1C

[Yeager]

Yes!

After several weeks of killing in and dying
in front of this lethal assault weapon, I have come to the conclusion that this bird should be de-feathered right back to six 50s!

Anyone else with the sensibilty to agree?

Yeager  

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[Sunchaser]

I agree, it does not belong here yet.

[Hristo]

Maybe a better idea would be to bring planes which could effectively counter it, snapshot for snapshot  

[CptTrips]

What?  An A-10 Avenger?  

[funked]

Well if it was this good in real life, certainly it would have been used more widely?

Hmmm maybe guns weren't as important in real life.  

Maybe it wasn't enough to get with in 800 yds and start spraying.

Maybe one actually had to *gasp* fly some ACM?

[BigJim]

LOL and while were at it lets get rid of all the other planes that shoot me down, like those damn uber 109's.  Heheh on a serious note, if we ban this plane what is next and where does it stop, an F4U-1C in a novice hands is not tuff, but any plane in a good pilots hands is leathal, the only thing I can say in defense of this request is that the varient didn't see much historical action, but then I never heard of the C205 until I got here either and I actually remember WWII since I was born in 1943.  So if we want just the planes that saw extensive action in WWII we can eliminate alot of the other varients also.

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[Duckwing6]

how did somebody put it ?

CANNON Envy  

hey folks i get killed by all the other planes in the sim too and the other cannon birds are just as deadly in regards of snapshots (talk about the niki)
Just stay away from the front side of the HOG and you'll be ok .. that's true for all the other A/C too!

[juzz]

How about a Tempest V(4x20mm, fast), La-7(3x20mm, fast) and Fw190D-9(2x20mm, fast)? Then we'll have four fast-flying, multi-cannon planes to whine about!  

[Fishu]

 

Originally posted by juzz:
How about a Tempest V(4x20mm, fast), La-7(3x20mm, fast) and Fw190D-9(2x20mm, fast)? Then we'll have four fast-flying, multi-cannon planes to whine about!  

D9 is slow.. has to be either d-12 or d-13  
P-51D is faster than 190D-9... so, its not fast enough, definetly not with only 2 cannons   (gee, even spitfries has more firepower)

[spinny]

Any cannon-armed plane can kill you with a snap shot.

And BTW, Hristo why don't you just butt out of this board, since you've said you wouldn't be flying when the game went pay. And if your running mate Fishu isn't gonna pay, either, he can butt out, too.

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Spinny, VF-17, The Jolly Rogers 8X

[Downtown]

I have been flying the 1C quite a bit.

It seems to me that it is pretty easy for folks to get out of my way.

Unless I find an Extremely stupid spit driver, or someone else gets them cornered on the Deck, they loop around me with Vertical moves all day.

The Niki has 4 cannon also.

I like the speed and how tough a 1C is.

I think that it won't be flown very often, and I am not six veiw whining, but you just can't see out of the back of that damn plane.

I asked who else (Rooks) was flying the 1C so we could wing up, and got no reply.  I don't know if that is a rook thing, or no one else was flying the 1C.

Its new, that I think is its main reason for popularity at the moment.

Hell Yeager I got on your wing (you were in the Pony) Cause I figured that if someone got on my 6 you could get them off.  Also in an attempt to keep your 6 clear.

After you Augered in, I was alone, it was scary.

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Lincoln "Downtown" Brown.
 lkbrown1@tir.com
 http://www.tir.com/~lkbrown1
Those who don't remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
Hals und beinbruch!

[juzz]

Does anyone fly the -1D rather than the -1C though? AFAIK there is no advantage the -1D has over the -1C, so it would appear to be rendered obsolete merely by the -1C's presence...

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[Hristo]

Thanks for being so kind, Spinny.

Sorry if my posts seem to you as unconstructive or narrow minded. I admit, I was a bit harsh with some of my comments, some were even made under certain frustration (flying 109 in the late war arena isn't all that easy).


FYI, these are some of my last posts in this UBB, until I sign-on (hopefully).

I am still using these free days to fly (under different handle ). As for reasons I am not going pay-to-play, they don't have anything to do with AH and the current state of the game. Thanks everyone for very 'intense' flying last months.

And, Spinny, thanks for arrogance. I can just wish some more 30mm shells flying in your general direction in the future  

[pzvg]

Real cool Spinny, real stand up guy.
Yeah let's show newbies reading the board how friendly the community is, great idea
'course some of you have this fantasy that
HTC can thrive on your meager contribution alone.
"If ya ain't got nuttin good ta say, don' say nuttin"
Simple enough for you?


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pzvg- "5 years and I still can't shoot"

[leonid]

Come on, Spinny!  Ease up.  Don't get so harsh with Hristo.  He's been a part of this beta process too.  I know he gets a little caustic at times, but Hristo's not that bad a guy.  If can get the $$$ he'll be here soon.

And if Hristo has been that much of a pain, would you show some slack, since it would be unfortunate if this board got as harsh and cynical as AGW.  Just my concern.

Next time Hristo comes to the States, he'll owe us all a beer  


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leonid
129 IAP VVS RKKA

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