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Offline BaldEagl

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What's better, F4U-1 or la7?
« Reply #75 on: April 05, 2007, 12:10:43 AM »
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That depends on what is being flown. In Spits or Zekes, that is likely the case. However, in P-51s, blowing out a bit more than 1k is normal. Especially if one or both of the pilots know that more than 3 notches of flaps is counter-productive with the Mustang.

Dissimilar types demand different tactics. If I'm dueling a Spit5 with a P-51, lateral separation is essential as the Mustang can't hope to knife fight the Spit. Thus, he needs to conserve E and work at gaining an angle.

As far as I'm concerned, if the other guys stays engaged (meaning he is maneuvering for an advantage), I don't consider it an issue if he gets 2k of separation. It only means a re-merge. Heck, I'll often let them get that far out intentionally just to see what he tries to do next.

My regards,

Widewing


I'd go even further.  In some match-ups, if being chased, you could need 3-3.5K to get the nose around for another merge.
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Offline Bubbajj

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What's better, F4U-1 or la7?
« Reply #76 on: April 05, 2007, 12:44:22 AM »
I fly stupid, If I land 5 kills it's a good sorte. However, i've slaughtered any number of high performance rides with my poor little zeke. I love to see a spit flyer comin cause they all want to turn fight. As for the F4U vs La La, F4 is a better turn fighter but I think the LA BnZ's better. Just my uneducated noob opinion. I've shot down each but it seems the La La's are always running away where an F4 will stay and fight.
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Offline SkyRock

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« Reply #77 on: April 05, 2007, 01:01:53 AM »
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Btw. Storch is a true gentleman ... compared to you.

Viking, this statement alone tells me much about you!
:rolleyes:
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Offline SkyRock

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« Reply #78 on: April 05, 2007, 01:11:35 AM »
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when SkyRock criticized me for killing him in a dweebish way  


I never intended to criticise you for killing me in any way, I just responded to what I thought was an attempt to convey and alterrior reality as to what actually happened in the DA.  You act as though I did not type to you that I had conv set to close the first time I went up with you and that I said it wouldnt happen again.  Youact like it was somehow evenly matched when  you were totally and completely outmanuvered in every aspect of the duels.  You had the one time that I missed a shot in the vert and act like that was how the fights were going.  I dont care who wins and loses in the DA as I have been on both ends too many times to count. I do care about integrity of the affair!  if it had been close, believe me I would have said so in this thread!  

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Offline Vudak

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« Reply #79 on: April 05, 2007, 02:09:38 AM »
Well, I'm glad we managed to remember what's really important about dueling here...  Beating the other guy mercilessly, having him know it, and making damn sure that everyone else and their brother can't miss it either :rolleyes:

Anyone's opinion about anyone's ability as a player change from page 1?

How about as a sportsman?
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Offline SkyRock

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« Reply #80 on: April 05, 2007, 06:28:14 AM »
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Well, I'm glad we managed to remember what's really important about dueling here...  Beating the other guy mercilessly, having him know it, and making damn sure that everyone else and their brother can't miss it either :rolleyes:

Anyone's opinion about anyone's ability as a player change from page 1?

How about as a sportsman?
Vudak, read into it a little more.   We dueled the hog-1 against the la7.  I am partial to the  hog-1 and he the la7.  Now, I took offense at him coming in here and skewing the results or trying to paint some picture that  just didn't happen.  The la7 had only one didmension to fight the hog with and it only had success in that dimension, 1 out of 5 attempts.  I thought stating otherwise was a cheapshot!:aok
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Offline Lye-El

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« Reply #81 on: April 05, 2007, 07:35:32 AM »
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 I am partial to the  hog-1 and he the la7.  


So now change planes. The thread is about whats better the -1 or the La7. We still don't know. We just know what pilot in a particular aircraft hammered the other pilot in a particular aircraft. And one hit a tree and one didn't.
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i dont got enough perkies as it is and i like upen my lancs to kill 1 dang t 34 or wirble its fun droping 42 bombs

Offline SkyRock

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« Reply #82 on: April 05, 2007, 08:18:28 AM »
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And one hit a tree and one didn't.
Lol, this is exactly what Im saying...... He augered into the ground trying to dodge my bullets with me 200 out,  then I hit a pop-up tree while setting up kill shot from 400 out his 6.   Both of these (augers) were after the fight had already been determined as far as manuvering for a kill was concerned.  :aok

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« Reply #83 on: April 05, 2007, 08:43:47 AM »
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That depends on what is being flown. In Spits or Zekes, that is likely the case. However, in P-51s, blowing out a bit more than 1k is normal. Especially if one or both of the pilots know that more than 3 notches of flaps is counter-productive with the Mustang.

Dissimilar types demand different tactics. If I'm dueling a Spit5 with a P-51, lateral separation is essential as the Mustang can't hope to knife fight the Spit. Thus, he needs to conserve E and work at gaining an angle.

As far as I'm concerned, if the other guys stays engaged (meaning he is maneuvering for an advantage), I don't consider it an issue if he gets 2k of separation. It only means a re-merge. Heck, I'll often let them get that far out intentionally just to see what he tries to do next.

My regards,

Widewing



agreed for sure widewing, i was simply offering a limitation for thier duel. A remerge is always a good way to end a chase stalemate.


Its just a good way to say 'hey, ya got me on the back foot, lets save the flying time and re-merge from here'.
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