Author Topic: MkI Spity & Hurri (Read 3321 times)

mussie · « **on:** October 22, 2005, 11:12:44 PM »

Every now and then I like to take up a MkI Spity Or Hurri.

Why.... Guess I like to be outclassed..... no that cant be it I am outclassed in an LA7.

I Always forget about the gravity fed carbs and think that I am out of fuel the first time I go into Neg G's LOL

So, anyone else here like to fly the unfriendly sky's in these death traps...?

Krusty · « **Reply #1 on:** October 22, 2005, 11:22:47 PM »

Schatzi? Schatzi? You there? *rummages around*

Well she's here somewhere....

Blooz · « **Reply #2 on:** October 22, 2005, 11:30:13 PM »

I tried to fly a Spit 1.

I love the sound of those eight .30 cals but I just can't stand the plane.

Like the A6M2 Zero it's just too weak to be fun for me.

mussie · « **Reply #3 on:** October 22, 2005, 11:48:07 PM »

Tour 69
Schatzi
Hurricane Mk I
16 Kills <---- Impressed Well Done

Can anyone top this ?

Bet its a hell of a perk producer

OOZ662 · « **Reply #4 on:** October 23, 2005, 01:26:10 AM »

Hurri beats the Spit hands down, up, or sideways. I love turnfighting the LA7s in it because they figure, "1939 plane...pfsh, flying brick." Then they either can't see through the blood, can't see through the chute straps, or can't see through the dirt.

Perks=YourENY/TheirENY*PerkBonus*(A multiplier based on if you land, bail, die, ect)

That means that the HurriI would get 11.4 perks for landing 1 LA7 kill at the beginning of a war when the numbers are equal.

rogerdee · « **Reply #5 on:** October 23, 2005, 05:45:13 AM »

i fly the hurricane 1 or sometimes the spitfire 1.the hurricane although slow is the stronger out of the two it can take a lot more damage,i dont get many kill but lots of assists lol

and as for schatzi girl she can fly,the other night flying aganst some of 71 squadron i couldnt get her off my ass, just wished it was the other way around:p

salute guys and girls just fly what gives u fun and sod the rank

zorstorer · « **Reply #6 on:** October 23, 2005, 08:04:13 AM »

Love the Hurri Mk1!!!

Got 35 kills in it this tour

The trick as i have found is to make the person closing on your 6 believe he has a shot at you. Keep dancing out of his guns and sooner or later he will over shoot and give you a chance to pull some parts off with the mighty 303's (well at close range maybe

)

Plus it might be the one of the few birds that no one can or should complain about

Hoarach · « **Reply #7 on:** October 23, 2005, 11:29:24 AM »

Before the BoB scenario last year, I flew the spit 1 in the MA for about a month for practice. Found that it rips up 51s and cv craft pretty quickly. Its a nice plane just hard to get away in.

Treize69 · « **Reply #8 on:** October 23, 2005, 12:08:46 PM »

I'd be in heaven if we had the Spit MkII, so it didn't cut out on negativeG maneuvers

Bu Im guessing there weren't enough of them made to justify adding it

Angus · « **Reply #9 on:** October 23, 2005, 12:41:13 PM »

Spit II also had a floating carb.
Anyway for a challenge take a C.202 with just 2 guns.
Well it is faster and rolls better than Spit I. I just love pinging 109's in them, hehe.

frank3 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 23, 2005, 01:21:19 PM »

And besides, Hurricane is for the real men

Karnak · « **Reply #11 on:** October 23, 2005, 02:40:45 PM »

The way they are modeled in AH the Bf109E and Spitfire Mk I would have been canceled after the BoB and the Hurricane Mk I and Bf110C-4 would have been used as the basis for further development.

Lets just say that perhaps the wrong pair of fighters come out on top in AH.

zorstorer · « **Reply #12 on:** October 23, 2005, 11:37:09 PM »

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Originally posted by Karnak
The way they are modeled in AH the Bf109E and Spitfire Mk I would have been canceled after the BoB and the Hurricane Mk I and Bf110C-4 would have been used as the basis for further development.

Lets just say that perhaps the wrong pair of fighters come out on top in AH.

Do you think it's because of the fabric covered control surfaces? Not a flame or anything like that, just wondering why (at least imho) the Spit 1 is taken to the cleaner by the Hurri 1??

ramzey · « **Reply #13 on:** October 23, 2005, 11:51:01 PM »

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Originally posted by mussie
Tour 69
Schatzi
Hurricane Mk I
16 Kills <---- Impressed Well Done

Can anyone top this ?

Bet its a hell of a perk producer

wow in one sortie???????

my max is 6-7 in one sortie, no rearm, on MA
but have not ride this plane last 1-2 monts

Karnak · « **Reply #14 on:** October 24, 2005, 12:40:17 AM »

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Originally posted by zorstorer
Do you think it's because of the fabric covered control surfaces? Not a flame or anything like that, just wondering why (at least imho) the Spit 1 is taken to the cleaner by the Hurri 1??

I think the Spit is modeled as less able to take damage than it should be (not hugely, but little things add up) and the Hurri is a bit too tough. I suspect the Hurri also rolls better than it should as pilots from the time all seem to comment on how eagerly the Spit lept to obey control input and the Hurri was comparitively sedate. In AH the exact opposite is true. The Hurri out performs the Spit by significant margins in both the roll and turn.

The Bf110 seems to be optimistically modeled in general. Roll rate, turn rate, acceleration and durability whereas the Bf109E-4 seems modeled much like the Spitfire Mk I, as a generally lackluster fighter. From all accounts the Spitfire Mk I and Bf109E-4 should be the premier fighters of their day and they just aren't in AH's 1940 setups.