Originally posted by SuperDud
Just for pratice I'd use a tempest.
Wouldn't ast be better off in a Typhoon? As a newbie he's not going to have much access to Tempy's till he builds up a cpl hundred perk points; Typhoons are free. The speed and roll rate between the 2 rides are different to a fairly significant degree. The Typhoon will de-ack a large, medium or small base easily with it's 560 Hispano cannon rounds. Load up 8 rockets and you can neutralize radar and barracks as well.
Just my 2 cents
Max