Lala's Ruined It For Me

[Captain Virgil Hilts]

So aircraft development begins and ends with the Spitfire with regards to the air war on the Western Front. Okay, whatever you guys think.

I guess we should all fly Spitfires and LA7's. You folks have fun now.

[Karnak]

Originally posted by Captain Virgil Hilts
So aircraft development begins and ends with the Spitfire with regards to the air war on the Western Front. Okay, whatever you guys think.

Did I say that?

You and Kev took oposite standpoints.  I did not.  I took a case by case stand point.

You said all develpoment was going towards higher alts.  Kev said towards lower.  I said it depended on the role of the aircraft and listed off a bunch of types for which high was desired, then pointed out that in the case of some lower was desired.

[RedTop]

Originally posted by JB73
back sir, i just feel how i feel lol

i can't wait until the last week of june when JB's dweeb week is, i'll show the true meaning of dweebery in an la7 and spit V >: ) muhahahahahahaha

Hurry Back Odd....I understand your frustration.

JB...holler when your turn DWEEB in the V:rofl I'll wing with you for a few sorties if ya like. Since of sourse I am the DWEEB that flies em.

[JB73]

LOL will do, if you can hang with my uber l337ness ; )

[Vad]

ok, finally.

Just tried Spits, V and IX. Yes, I understand your frustration now.

Only planes which DIDN'T run away from my Spits were La-7. All others - Yak, F4U, Dora, and P38 - tried to run because they didn't have 5 K alt advantage.


You have very strange logic. If we take as fact that only what La-7  can do is running what is the difference how many cannons it has or how good is their turn or climb performance? If they only run away you would never see their cannons!

The problem is not that they run. The problem is that they DON'T run. And you can't run away from them. La-7's ruin your childish games in "real life". "I have to accomplish my mission, I have to bring ordinance to the enemy field, my squad commander ordered me to take that field so I am going to imagine myself as a WW2 hero!". You don't want to fight - it is "quake game" for you! No,  you want to "win the war", to "accomplish my childish mission", to "protect bombers..." - anything but not fight!

Actually, it is ok, I will kill you in La-7 anyway. BUT WHY DO YOU BLAME LA-7 FOR BEING RUNNING AWAY? I don't understand to whom do you lie? To me? - I am flying on the same arena as you do, and I am old enough to see obvious things.

You lie to yourself.

[killjoy1]

The Flying Zoo have 28 out of 32 in our squad taking a "sabbatical".  

Hope to see you again Odd.

[Kev367th]

Originally posted by Captain Virgil Hilts
So aircraft development begins and ends with the Spitfire with regards to the air war on the Western Front. Okay, whatever you guys think.

I guess we should all fly Spitfires and LA7's. You folks have fun now.

Only used them as an example to show that the trend was towards aircraft that performed better at lower alts.
Of course there were still high alt aircraft needed to escort, and to intercept high flying buffs.
Even after D-Day once the fight was almost exclusively down in the dirt both sides still kicked out the odd high flyer.

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by Clifra Jones

Hey jacka**, if you are gonna insult my squadmate with your pic.  Correct the spelling on your avatar, you idiot!

Karaya

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by DamnedRen
Oddball, sounds like a slight case of burnout. Everyone goes thru it at least once. Hope to see you back when yer finished with the sabatical.

Ren, I appreciate a NON-ROOK not interested in flaming.   I received an email today stated a combo of the La-7 and burnout.



Karaya

[JB73]

Originally posted by Masherbrum
Ren, I appreciate a NON-ROOK not interested in flaming.   I received an email today stated a combo of the La-7 and burnout.



Karaya

oh so i'm chopped liver?

 fine

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by JB73
oh so i'm chopped liver?

 fine

Diced liver?  

Of course not.

Karaya

[Enduro]

wait, wait...where is it?  o damn. ah, here it is...

[A_Clown]

Here's to what it was.
Good times

A_Clown

[FiLtH]

I think what most folks complain about is this. If the planes had catagorys, each with a value that showed what the climb rate, speed,lethality, manuever, durability,acceleration. the chart would look like this:

SpitV:
climb=3
speed=3
leth=4
manuver=5
durability=2
accel=5

P51D:
climb=3
speed=5
leth=3
manuver=3
durability=4
accel=3

F4UD:
climb=3
speed=4
leth=3
manuver=4
durability=5
accel=1

LA7:
climb=4
speed=5
leth=5
manuver=4
durability=5
accel=5

  Where most planes have one or two high catagories, but countered by also having 2-3 bad catagories, the La7 seems to have all high catagories.

   I know when I fly it..unless the base is vulched, its a guarranteed 4-5 kills. If ever there was a "Its the plane not the pilot" ride, the La7 is it. We all know it. We all fly it at times. We all feel a lil dirty afterward.

[rv6]

I flew an La7 in my pajamas once?





(how it got in there? I'll never know..)