La 7

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La-7 shouldn't be perked IMO. There are free planes that can counter it.

On a side note, how many of the 3 cannon version were used in combat in WW2? If the number is similar to the number of F4U-1Cs, then an argument could be made for perking the 3 cannon version and leaving the 2 cannon one free.

Edit: C hog is an F4U-1C (the corsair with four 20mm cannon).

[Husky01]

Ok name 4 non-perked planes taht can counter La7?

[Kermit de frog]

The dora can catch the la7.

Any spit can outturn the la7.



The noobs and scorepotatos need a plane to have fun in.   Leave it unperked.

[ujustdied]

Originally posted by Kermit de frog
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Any spit can outturn the la7.



 

umm the La7 is way uber. if u dont think a la7 can out turn a spit fight furball. still dont know how he did it. but yes it needs to be perked like 5 perks at least. then it would be a little better.

[hubsonfire]

If everybody did fly them constantly, and flew them well, I'd say perk it. Since most people fly it as poorly as anything else, it's just one more target that shoots back at you- just like all the other fighters. Yay.

[SAS_KID]

Spit16 needs to be perked it pwns all. Especially, in the hands of an expert.

[Kuhn]

I have shot down LA-7s in my favorite ride, The LA-5.
I wish people would complain less and give advice as to how to counter certain rides.

[MIShill]

The proportion of La-7s seems to be falling. I fly them for base defense. But a Yak & Spit-16 have many of the same advantages- so many more people now use those. I don't see the big problem, though they do account for the highest number of kills of me each month.
-MI-

[SkyRock]

Originally posted by goldelks
Ok name 4 non-perked planes taht can counter La7?

It would be easier to name 4 that couldn't!  But here are 4:  Spit16, F4u-1, f4u-1c, f4u-1D.  Here are 4 more:  Spit9, f4u-4, hurri2-c, a6m5b.  Here are 4 more:  109k-4, p51D, Spit8, spit5.

[straffo]

Originally posted by Xasthur

Also, pardon my ignorance, what is a chog?

F4U1-C , the jabo monster with 4 hispano countless of rockets and bombs

[Wolfala]

Originally posted by goldelks
Ok name 4 non-perked planes taht can counter La7?

P-47N, P-38J, P-38L, P-40E

[JB42]

My beef isn't why the La7 is not perked. More of why the Ta152 is. Many many forum topics have brought up how poorly modeled our Ta is and the armament is not much more deadly than say a Typhoon or CHurri. So rather than perk the La7, unperk the Ta152.

[bagrat]

Originally posted by SlapShot
Please bring forth your in-depth research that proves that the La-7 is modeled incorrectly ... many of us would love to see it.

i dont recall the site it was from but a few times ive seen that the LA-7 was slightly slower than the P-51D by around 8mph at 20k i believe.

i suppose the major conflict wit seein a lot of LA's is that people like to land there kills, an most people who fly either choose somethin to an extreme
thats fast or somethin that turns well.

so lets say u have some kills an youve managed to get away from the fight, an now ur almost home free,  u have some guys in spits who are want to kill you (thats fine u have ur lead u can get away) but theres that one guy who is in an LA-7 who without a doubt will catch u and force u to turn now u have to fight off everyone.

A) make high G turns an attempt to out maneuver LA, but now spits have caught up to u with no E.

B) make low G turns attepmt to keep ur E an work ur way behind the LA (witch is tough because la manages E well an accelerates unbelievably)

but this is my oppinion.............I didnt think i would end up typin this much

[Brooke]

The La-7 is a great plane, but it doesn't seem to be more popular than the Spit 16.  One aspect I find tough about the La-7 as an opponent is that it is so small and hard to see.

I think perking should be (and might be already, for all I know) based on two things.  Perk any plane that is too powerful (i.e., without perking it, it would make up, say, 75% or more of the planes you see).  Perk any plane that was, in real life, made in very small numbers.

The Ta 152 and F4U-1C are examples of planes that weren't produced much in WWII (about 150 and 200 aircraft, respectively).   There were about 5700 La-7's produced in WWII.

[bkbandit]

this one comes up ever now and then. there werent many 3 cannon la7s, just like there werent many f4u1cs. A lite perk wouldnt hurt anything, f4u1c is super cheap and if u cant afford one u seriuosly need to stop in the t/a. La5 s a good plane, but u wouldnt know that by looking at the numbers.

Spit16...la7s partner in crime is another one that always comes up. The thing is just too easy to fly, some acm and ur hard to touch. if it has any soft spots its the gun package, its not heavy in the armor department, and it breaks up easy under g's(are maybe im too rough). A while back i remember being in t/a and a guy wanted me to fight him useing it, after flyin other heavyer planes it feels reall uber, unless the plane with its roll and turn rate just creates that illusion. Another plane that if litly perk wont hurt a thing, again if u cant afford it u got problems. theres alot of other spitfires out there, my fav was the seafire.

 "well alot of people fly them but they dont fly them rite", this means nothing, that means that we give the new guys some slack, but then when they develope bad habits and do nothin but hord,ho and vulch and u vet guys cant find a good one on one u get mad. I find good one on one's but maybe this is because of the time im playing.

Lite perks wont hurt anything, 5 perks if ur wining 8 if ur loseing no less then 2.