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Offline Hoarach

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« Reply #30 on: May 10, 2006, 05:06:33 PM »
Until I learned my new reversal I feared spit 16s above me, now Im not so worried.  A high spit 16 is still a big threat as it holds E very well, very very hard to outturn and rolls pretty well.  Only thing that is maybe possible is try to outrun it but isnt always likely especially if it dives on you.
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« Reply #31 on: May 10, 2006, 05:18:36 PM »
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mk 9 had totally different engine to the mk 5:aok
So did mk IXA and mk LF IX.

Again, HiTech introduced perkies to prevent some high performance planes and/or planes build in very small numbers, to dominate the arena and/or keep numbers low for those rare birds.

I'm sure if XVI would turn the gameplay on its head, HTC would perk it without regards to year build and 1942/43 or 44 wouldn't matter at all.
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« Reply #32 on: May 10, 2006, 05:41:40 PM »
does it really matter what year it was made in for it to be uber/overused/blahblahah?
didnt think so.:aok
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« Reply #33 on: May 10, 2006, 05:42:03 PM »
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I agree with Urchin on the previous comments i think theres a preponderance of newbs who don't want to fly anything different from a spit or La because their easier furballing planes. I don't like flying them to much because their use is so much of a no-brainer that i get bored with them. At least when flying some of the more difficult types you have think how your going to use it against these disimiliar planes and use your advantage to win. The employing of tactics nessessary in flying a 47, 38, fw-190 or something makes them more fun for me than just mindless furballing in a spitfire.


The La-7 is a horrible furballing plane ... if you are truely furballing.

The La-7 is not a no-brainer plane ... if your truly gonna FIGHT in it.

I love it when people come in here and say ... "its so easy to kill in that plane" ... "it's a no-brainer" .... "blah blah blah" ... how many times have you flown an La-7 and run into YUCCA/Frenchy in a P-47 ... or Morpheus/Silat/Fester in a P-38 ... or Urchin/NathBDP/Stang/Furball in a 190 ? ... or Leviathn in any plane he chooses, if ya did, you would think your flying a brick and you just got a lobotomy ... and not flying a no-brainer plane.

Anytime you want to up that no-brainer plane and take on my FM2, let me know ... you will be very surprized.

La-7s are given a bad rap by most of the tards that fly them ... most use them to vulch-and-run ... or cherry pick those who are already engaged ... run away ... rinse and repeat.

It is an excellent plane ... and if flown correctly, it is a devastating plane ... but it's hardly a no-brainer.
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« Reply #34 on: May 10, 2006, 05:42:33 PM »
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yeah but the LF mk9 ans the mk 16 were in all aspects, almost EXACTLY identical.  

The mk16 has a greater Mark number than the mk9 by 78%.

Don't bore me with technicalities - The mark number alone makes it 78% better than the mk9, 100% better than mk8 and 14% better than the mk14.

Numbers don't lie - perk it!

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« Reply #35 on: May 10, 2006, 05:52:26 PM »
Why not Perk ALL PLANES. Lets say you get 200 perks when you start. Lets say the first month or so you don't loose Any Perks. Then you will start loosing perks after that. I think it would slow down the HO's, Rams But not the Gang banging:rolleyes:  Just A thought:aok




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« Reply #36 on: May 10, 2006, 06:00:25 PM »
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The mk16 has a greater Mark number than the mk9 by 78%.

Don't bore me with technicalities - The mark number alone makes it 78% better than the mk9, 100% better than mk8 and 14% better than the mk14.

Numbers don't lie - perk it!

Bozon


:rofl got to give him that, was a funny one !
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« Reply #37 on: May 10, 2006, 06:02:03 PM »
All you have to do is fly the Ki-84 and you will pwn everything.
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« Reply #38 on: May 10, 2006, 06:09:46 PM »
Fly the plane you want
Fly the way you want
Fly as high as you want
Fly as long as you want
Fly against any plane you want.
Fly again and again as much as you want


Seems to me that HTC delivered a lot of wants for 14.95$ a month.
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« Reply #39 on: May 10, 2006, 06:13:31 PM »
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Well, if you're looking at it that way, then you could say mk IX airframe was esentially modified mk V airframe which was modified mk II which was improved mk I, which again was based on 1936 prototype.

That said, Me 262 is based on 1941 airframe...


Look at it this way -

Merlin 266 = Merlin 66 made in the USA. (2 denoted manufactured abroad)

LF IXc (1943) had a Merlin 66
LF IXe (1944) had a Merlin 66
XVI (1944) had a Merlin 266

Identical planes APART from 1 difference - The XVI and LFIXe had 2 x .50cals.

Both the LF IXe and XVI rolled off the same production line, side by side.
All that decided the mark number was where the motor was made.

Urchin hit it on the head -
"There is a reason that the Spit 16 and La-7 are the most used planes... they happen to be the best planes for the game."

XVI was made for low alt fighting, guess where most of the MA furballs are?

So you can say 50 cals makes it 1944, but then again people argued the old Mk IX was a 1944 bird for the same reason, despite it having a 1942 Merlin 61.

To be honest, I would bet the VAST majority of kills are to the 2 x hispanos anyway.
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« Reply #40 on: May 10, 2006, 06:31:46 PM »
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Originally posted by Kev367th
Look at it this way -


Answers:
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I'm sure if XVI would turn the gameplay on its head, HTC would perk it without regards to year build and 1942/43 or 44 wouldn't matter at all.

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does it really matter what year it was made in for it to be uber/overused/blahblahah?
didnt think so.

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Originally posted by Urchin
There is a reason that the Spit 16 and La-7 are the most used planes... they happen to be the best planes for the game.
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« Reply #41 on: May 10, 2006, 06:33:18 PM »
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Look at it this way -

Merlin 266 = Merlin 66 made in the USA. (2 denoted manufactured abroad)

LF IXc (1943) had a Merlin 66
LF IXe (1944) had a Merlin 66
XVI (1944) had a Merlin 266

Identical planes APART from 1 difference - The XVI and LFIXe had 2 x .50cals.

Both the LF IXe and XVI rolled off the same production line, side by side.
All that decided the mark number was where the motor was made.

Urchin hit it on the head -
"There is a reason that the Spit 16 and La-7 are the most used planes... they happen to be the best planes for the game."

XVI was made for low alt fighting, guess where most of the MA furballs are?

So you can say 50 cals makes it 1944, but then again people argued the old Mk IX was a 1944 bird for the same reason, despite it having a 1942 Merlin 61.

To be honest, I would bet the VAST majority of kills are to the 2 x hispanos anyway.


I'd agree.  However, the just because the Spit 16 is a "1943 plane" doesn't mean it isn't the best fighter in the game.  Personally I think it is (I'd give the nod to the Ki-84 but for the Hizookas).. the Spit 16 accelerates well, turns well, packs two of the best cannon in the game, and has very snappy handling.  

The La-7 is better suited to much of the arena's "fighting" "style" (which is to say.. don't), but once you get stuck in there is no better plane than the Spit 16 in my opinion.
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« Reply #42 on: May 10, 2006, 06:34:17 PM »
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Technically, LF XVI 266 was 1944 plane.


Its not the L.F model its the CW model
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« Reply #43 on: May 10, 2006, 06:45:45 PM »
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Its not the L.F model its the CW model

All Mk XVIs were LF models.  LF was determined by the engine and the Merlin 66 or 266 were LF engines.
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« Reply #44 on: May 10, 2006, 06:46:58 PM »
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Its not the L.F model its the CW model
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