RTR, sorry to bust your bubble, but ive met wldmn in a Hmk1 "showdown"..... he whips my butt thouroughly and easily

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Poof:.... thats the whole point..... how do you suggest "flying smart" in a HMk1? Keep your alt and speed? only engage single targets (running/extending if they are smart)? Fly with lots of greens about and rack up assists?
As i said... getting a kill or 3 is not the issue (much).... RTB is. I RTB about 10% of my HMk1 sorties... if at all.
Im serious: try it. In MA.