Author Topic: You think 51 better than the 38 huh? (Read 1967 times)

Hoarach · « **on:** June 16, 2006, 09:12:13 PM »

Well 1epic1 was going on country saying a 51 could pwn a 38 anytime. Well we went to the DA and this is what happens to him.

38 spanking 51

38 spanking 51 again

And yet again 38 spanks 51

Vudak · « **Reply #1 on:** June 16, 2006, 09:14:02 PM »

I want to play

yayyyy · « **Reply #2 on:** June 16, 2006, 09:29:39 PM »

lan died

Hoarach · « **Reply #3 on:** June 16, 2006, 09:31:37 PM »

Think the longest one was the last one, the 1st fight only lasted 10 seconds.

TinmanX · « **Reply #4 on:** June 16, 2006, 09:51:41 PM »

bored now.

Bronk · « **Reply #5 on:** June 16, 2006, 09:56:21 PM »

Hey at least he got to fire MGs in the 3rd one.

Bronk

Shifty · « **Reply #6 on:** June 16, 2006, 10:01:05 PM »

To hell with the films. I'm glad Bronk brought back his old avatar.

WldThing · « **Reply #7 on:** June 16, 2006, 10:28:16 PM »

P51 has always had a decent chance with the right pilot..

Creton · « **Reply #8 on:** June 16, 2006, 10:34:19 PM »

109k4,or 109g2

Kermit de frog · « **Reply #9 on:** June 16, 2006, 10:35:02 PM »

I think the P51 is a better plane than the P38.

1K3 · « **Reply #10 on:** June 16, 2006, 10:37:41 PM »

P-38 pwns P-51 in slow dogfights

P-38 has better climb

P-51 only good at running

TinmanX · « **Reply #11 on:** June 16, 2006, 11:06:47 PM »

I didn't say it early, though I wanted to. had some whisky since then though...

Are we really suprised that a plane with huge ailerons, a huge elavator, magic flaps, cowl mounted Hispano cannons and twin engines out performed a 51, and I mean this as no offence, flown by an average pilot.

I'd be embarrased if I didn't win 3 outta 3 in that match up, and certainly wouldn't have posted films for my own glorification afterward.

eilif · « **Reply #12 on:** June 16, 2006, 11:17:37 PM »

I used to fly the p38 religiously, since then i spend most of my time in the p51 in a tactical situation. The p38 is one hell of a dog fighter but i generaly prefer the p51 in MA. It takes a slightly better p51 pilot to hang with a p38 from my expirience, if the p51 cant kill the p38 in the first couple turns its best bet is to run like hell!

Raptor · « **Reply #13 on:** June 16, 2006, 11:23:06 PM »

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Originally posted by eilif
if the p51 cant kill the p38 in the first couple turns its best bet is to run like hell!

Which, sadly they do. P38 will out accelerate a P51 in level flight, but P51 out dives a P38.

Widewing · « **Reply #14 on:** June 17, 2006, 12:22:03 AM »

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Originally posted by Hoarach
Think the longest one was the last one, the 1st fight only lasted 10 seconds.

Well, in that last fight, he beat you on the first three reverses, and should have killed you on the #2 and #3 reverse. I watched from his cockpit and saw a P-38 centered in his gunsight twice. 1epic1 is too inexperienced to recognize a shot before it passed.

Beating a N00b doesn't prove the P-38 is better than the P-51. Fight and beat someone at your skill level and you could make that case, but these fights don't.

Now, we know that the P-38J/L will out-turn the P-51 in a flaps-out turn fight. However, at corner speed, the P-51s out-turn the P-38J/L. If the P-51 pilot keeps his speed above 250 mph, the P-38 will have a tougher time winning.

Besides, the F4U-1D can slap the snot out of either of them, should they attempt to turn with it.

My regards,

Widewing