Author Topic: Top 10 Fighters for Tour 60 (Read 1399 times)

Karnak · « **on:** February 05, 2005, 04:44:16 PM »

The La-7 has 25440 kills and has been killed 20396 times.

The Spitfire V has 22889 kills and has been killed 22726 times.

The N1K2 has 21430 kills and has been killed 18196 times.

The P-51D has 18096 kills and has been killed 19417 times.

The SeaFire has 17233 kills and has been killed 15971 times.

The Spitfire Mk IX has 16554 kills and has been killed 18450 times.

The Fw 190D-9 has 15091 kills and has been killed 9992 times.

The Typhoon IB has 14983 kills and has been killed 10256 times.

The P-38L has 14880 kills and has been killed 17936 times.

The Bf 109G-10 has 11637 kills and has been killed 8219 times.

TBolt A-10 · « **Reply #1 on:** February 05, 2005, 05:07:58 PM »

popularity contest.

MANDO · « **Reply #2 on:** February 05, 2005, 05:38:01 PM »

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Originally posted by TBolt A-10
popularity contest.

If popularity (usage) related, then better sort them by deaths.

Halo · « **Reply #3 on:** February 05, 2005, 05:46:04 PM »

Aaagh, somebody do the math and rank them in most successful in kills vs. deaths, e.g.,

D9 1.510
Typhoon IB 1.460
G-10 1.415
La7 1.247
Niki 1.177
Seafire 1.079
Spit V 1.007
51D 0.931
Spit IX 0.897
38L 0.829

Oh ... I just did.

Karnak · « **Reply #4 on:** February 05, 2005, 07:07:25 PM »

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Originally posted by MANDO
If popularity (usage) related, then better sort them by deaths.

That method is just as flawed as tracking usage by kills. It assumes that all types die at the same rate per sortie.

MANDO · « **Reply #5 on:** February 05, 2005, 07:48:59 PM »

It assumes that a plane can "die" only once per sortie, while killing more than one per sortie. Every death is a sure sortie, every kill is not. Easy enough to understand?

DipStick · « **Reply #6 on:** February 05, 2005, 08:13:09 PM »

The more things change, the more they stay the same...

Krusty · « **Reply #7 on:** February 05, 2005, 08:18:24 PM »

Typh most likely being used for anti VH duties more than A2A. 190D probably has more kills than deaths because of bomber interception and its propensity for bald-faced cowardly bugging out in a fight.

Urchin · « **Reply #8 on:** February 05, 2005, 09:53:09 PM »

I'd say it is pretty common A2A, it is the best bore n zoom aircraft.

Dead Man Flying · « **Reply #9 on:** February 05, 2005, 10:38:23 PM »

I'm so proud of the Spit V. It's like watching my little baby grow up!

-- Todd/Leviathn

Urchin · « **Reply #10 on:** February 05, 2005, 10:47:52 PM »

Don't get to euphoric, it'll never overtake the El gay for the top spot.

Krusty · « **Reply #11 on:** February 05, 2005, 11:27:26 PM »

I started flying Spit a few times lately. DAMN something's messed up with those hispanos. The REASON it has the second highest kills of any aircraft is a single ping by ANY 20mm in ANY location will kill or disable such that the plane crashes/dies quickly thereafter.

It's really BS if ya ask me. But hey, whatcha gonna do? (Except.. maybe... fly only the spit, like people who want easy kills)

Urchin · « **Reply #12 on:** February 05, 2005, 11:37:51 PM »

Of course that is a big part of why people fly the Spit, but the other part is it is manueverable enough to get the guns on target.

If it was only about the firepower, the A-8 would probably see around as much use as the Typhoon, and more than the Spitfires.

The name of the game is min/max, just like any other MM game.

DipStick · « **Reply #13 on:** February 05, 2005, 11:38:05 PM »

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Originally posted by Krusty
I started flying Spit a few times lately. DAMN something's messed up with those hispanos. The REASON it has the second highest kills of any aircraft is a single ping by ANY 20mm in ANY location will kill or disable such that the plane crashes/dies quickly thereafter.

It's really BS if ya ask me. But hey, whatcha gonna do? (Except.. maybe... fly only the spit, like people who want easy kills)

Levi I knew you were just after easy kills! Shame on you.... shaaaaaaaaaame!

Urchin · « **Reply #14 on:** February 05, 2005, 11:40:16 PM »

I don't think anyone could honestly say it isn't easier to get kills in a Spit V than it is to get kills in a similarly early war A/C like the 109E or F, or 202, or .

Easy kills, yes. Landing much, no.

Of course, with the other pre-'45 aircraft.. you don't get to land either, and it is a wee bit harder to get the kills.