Originally posted by Dichotomy
dang
that would be one worth watching I think
i WISH i'd filmed it, it was an EXCELLENT fight. it was a total stalemate. i'd get on storch's six, only to not have the E or the engine power to push the nose up for the kill. i'd get a few pings, have to dive for E, and repeat, try to reverse, get behind, get outclimbed.
he'd get get some alt, i couldn't follow. he'd dive back down, i'd swing out of the way of his bullets. this same process carried on, back and forth for 15 mins. p51b vs 109g6...
eventually, he was learning how to bypass my moves, so i had to come up with new and inventive ways to drag him down, and reverse on him close enough to get a shot (stupid biggles had his convergence set to 200 yrds
). during this stage i got some quick snapshots and steady pings, but no effective damage.
eventually i got too daring, too cocky and too greedy, let him in too close before reversing and lost my wing
was one of the best fights i've ever had in AH, whiteknuckle ride all the way.
would have been a totally excellent training video, A) for learning to use a heavier, less maneuverable plane in a turnfight (pony b) and B) learning to fly to your plane's advantages and not get sucked in (109)
storchita, it was awesome