C205

[red26]

I hate to ask this but what is the C205 good for? I have used it a couple of time but It seems to fall on its face quite fast and it has a lack of rounds. Would you use it more to defend a base or do escourts?? Or what?

[Krusty]

It.. has..... a lack... of rounds...????

Considering that it has three times what most 109s carry internally, considering it has the same cannon amount as a FW190, and is one of THE best-stocked planes in the game for ammo, I dont' think you can really claim that.

The c202 and c205 are great planes. They are nimble, light, can perform very well, and the 205 has great guns. The 202 flies a bit better but you have to saddle up and really blast the target to get kills (hint: take the wing guns, they help even if only a little).

Macchis are great! Most folks just don't want to learn 'em

[Schutt]

500 canon rounds is not that bad....

Good climb, verry nimble, lots of ammo, small target, ok views. Low eny value so good to get perk points with.

Pretty good plane

[ded]

Use it as an E-Fighter or BNZ.  Works great.

[Krusty]

Low eny value so good to get perk points with

6 kills in a 202 will average about 80 perks, and 8 kills in a 205 will average about 40-50 perks.

[Lusche]

Hehe, I always run out of fuel long before I run out of ammo in a C205.
In my opinion itīs not the ideal plane for a base defense, but I like to use it in offensive actions or for escort duties. Handles nice climbs fast and has a good punch. And like Schutt pointed it out: Itīs one of the best  perk farmers in game (In my second sortie with that plane, 7 kills gave me 94 perks. To bad Iīm rarely that successful...)

(You may take a look at http://gonzoville.com/ahcharts/index.php and compare the Macchi to for example the P51D)

[red26]

So the C205 would be great fo like escourt duty's? Ive flown it just a couple of time and I didnt find the handeling to be that good but I will keep trying it out. any more infop yall could put out for me would be great?

[Krusty]

I don't believe whatever you used to compute lethality...

2x MG151/20s with 500 rounds and 2x 50cal with 800 rounds, is 20% less lethal than 2x hispanos with 250 rounds and 2x50cal with 500 rounds?

I don't think so. Maybe it's just me.

The performance charts are a great comparison though.

I suggest folks compare the P51D, the SpitXVI, the Fw190A8 and the C205.

[red26]

Ok now when I get home today Im going to jump in a C205 and see what I can make it do. Ive noticed that I have to lay a lot fire power in to a person to bring them down . But they can just run a light pass of rounds of me and blow me to bits will LAG have anything to do with this?

[Krusty]

That or rubber bullets. Make sure vsync is "on" in your vid card settings. Also you could be hitting with MGs and missing with cannon. MGs naturally won't do much damage.

Best thing to do in C205 is to learn the cruise and max cruise settings to conserve gas.

I just wish I knew if there was any special order to draining the fuel -- I try to drain the wings first so I can roll better but I don't know if it really helps or not.

[red26]

vsync what is that and can I change it?

[EagleDNY]

I'm in Ki-84 land nowadays, but I spent a lot of time in 205s - it is a great B&Z plane.  I haven't tried it out in 2.08, but I still had controllability at 500 kts IAS after a long dive, and I got my only 262 kills in it.

It climbs well and has a big clip, so its not a bad bomber killer either.  It does suffer from the luftwaffe cannon damage modeling, so you do have to get more rounds on target to get a kill.  

I didn't think much of the turn & roll rates though - I'd recommend staying out of any sustained turn fight and use the monster climb rate to get out of trouble.

EagleDNY
$.02

[Krusty]

Originally posted by EagleDNY
It climbs well and has a big clip, so its not a bad bomber killer either.  It does suffer from the luftwaffe cannon damage modeling, so you do have to get more rounds on target to get a kill.

I'd have to disagree there. It does have MG151/20s, right from a LW plane. Same problems. I've also had many problems with bombers. I have unloaded everything I had before into a formation of B24s and not gotten kills until 3 minutes later (I set all on fire but it took a long long time, making slashing attacks from the side and front/side areas). I was thoroughly shot up by then, too.

Not the best bomber killer. Best bomber killers are faster, and have better guns, but again, this is all debate. The 205 is good (if not great) at killing buffs.

[Krusty]

Originally posted by red26
vsync what is that and can I change it?

Like in your windows display settings, advanced button. The screen where you set resolution, # of colors, etc, it should have an advanced button that gives you access to the card-specific settings.

[Lusche]

Originally posted by Krusty
I don't believe whatever you used to compute lethality...

2x MG151/20s with 500 rounds and 2x 50cal with 800 rounds, is 20% less lethal than 2x hispanos with 250 rounds and 2x50cal with 500 rounds?

Note that the amount of ammunition is not a factor in lethality in these charts, only in firing time. Its just the lethality of a single bullet (or burst??) from all primary/secondary weapons.