A day in the life

[Murdr]

New yrs eve I poped into the orange arena and filmed all my flights for that login.  First one is in a P38J the other two in the L model.  Most topics are already covered at my squad site, rather than do an AAR for each film, I'll field questions if there are any.  Just refer to which film and a timestamp so we're on the same page.  I know a few can come up with some good topic starter questions.


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[Damionte]

Your many vs one videos can't be explained in mortal terms Murdr. It's clear that the force is your ally! And a powerful ally it is.

I'm fairly convinced that you don't fly with your eyes open, or even touch your controls. You simply leans back in your chair, open yourself up to the force and the planes fall down around you.

Forget ACM I'm going to go practice bending spoons!

[MrPippp]

Your leading of targets is amazing!

What is your convergence set at?
When are you applying full flaps? Anytime its possible?

Thanks for the Vids!

[Murdr]

Originally posted by MrPippp
Your leading of targets is amazing!

Im actually a terrible shot in general.  But I know what shots I can hit consistantly.  If you notice in the 2nd two films many of the one pass kills are pretty much the same shot (same distance, same basic sillohett of the enemy plane.  So what Im doing is attacking from angles that will likely give me that shot.

What is your convergence set at?

Convergence matters much less in a P38 because all the guns are within 2 feet of each other, but convergence also sets the elevation so the bullets will arc back through the centerline of the site at range.  I have .50 cals set at 400 and 20mms set to 600.

When are you applying full flaps? Anytime its possible?

You can actually pause a film and look at the intruments, which will show my flap settings.  I go to full flaps a few times when trying to out 'zoom climb' enemy planes, to ridiculously slow speeds.  I call this the P-38 'flap hang' because it can climb ROC 2.5 down to 86 mph with no torque while most other planes are fighting to control their nose at that speed.

Also in the first film when I get into trouble I am all over the flaps.  The short answer is anytime I am maneuvering at that slow of a speed, but no more than absoutely nessacery.

Thanks for the Vids!

[Murdr]

Originally posted by Damionte
I'm fairly convinced that you don't fly with your eyes open, or even touch your controls. You simply leans back in your chair, open yourself up to the force and the planes fall down around you.

The Force=SA
In those types of engagments, many times I am reacting to what seems like very little info.  However even if I cant see the opponent, I can hear his approximate location, and also have a good idea of their closing speed from the sound.  If I happen to catch a glimps of tracer fire, that gives me thier angle of approach in relation to me.  Add to that, I likely caught a passing glimps of the opponent earlier, and made a mental note of their E and heading.  So with all that info, that is enough to deduce their position, attitude, and relative speed, which is enough to make a decision on how to deal with them.

Also In an outnumbered engagment, you can't affort to 'saddle up' for long.  What I am doing is constant threat assessment when I get pinned down to the deck like that.  I will drop pursuit of an enemy in a heartbeat if I forsee another enemy will have shooting position in a few seconds.

Lastly, as I always say, it is best in an outnumbered engagment, to try and keep the enemies in the same hemosphere in relation to you.  It makes it much easier to keep track of the other planes.  Even if that means all on your 6, or all higher than you, at least you can track their movements.  All it takes is losing track of that one enemy to get you shot down.

[Geaux]

Thanks for the film.  Good learning tool.

[SlapShot]

hehe ... AHFan and cb#numbersguy won't forget your name for awhile.

Timing is everything ...

[KONG1]

Originally posted by Geaux
Thanks for the film.  Good learning tool.

Good for learning vulchin', horde flyin', base takin', dweebery..................... ........not that there's anything wrong with that.

[Geaux]

Whatever floats ur boat there Kong, but you have thing against aeroplanes now dont you.....

[Murdr]

I liked the little Seinfeld disclaimer lol.

[MajWoody]

Murdr,

 I guess I don't have the terrains for those films. Looks like you were fighting over water on my end. What terr were you flying in?

[Damionte]

Looked like that for me too.

[Lazerr]

So far I have watched the first film.. the only reason you lived past 20 seconds in the sequence after you kill the f4u, is because everyone is a horrid shot.

You left yourself wide open for bullets on more than 3 occasions, with the n1k/p38 especially, because of fixation on the 152.  I think if you wait to shoot from 400 or less, you might find more success, especially with tracers off.

Ill give my opinion on the others as I watch them.

[Damionte]

They're not bad shots Lazerz. HE'S USING THE FORCE !! The Jedi mind trick is messing up thier shooting!

/waves hand "This is not the P38 you were looking for."

Having Ht change his call sign to Darth Murdr!

[Lazerr]

Ill condense some films, anyone able to host?