Author Topic: Darn Spitfires! (Read 2240 times)

zlehmann · « **on:** April 20, 2007, 08:23:06 AM »

alright so im pretty new to the game but i was absolutely wrecking everyone i was playing against 2 days ago (not bragging just saying). yesterday i hoped on again to mop up some other poor souls but it didnt quite work out that way.

im in love with the la-7. i love its decent climb rate and the cannons, my god the cannons! anyway ive been using my planes strengths and fighting the energy fight against my opponents. last night i ran into a bunch of spitfires and quickly came to the realization that i couldnt out climb them or force them into a stall (i looked up their stats this morning). i thought spits were turn fighters which it appears they are but they have a darn good climb rate too.

ok so finally the question...what are some of you pro's strategies when you come up against a spit? ive heard something about barrel roll fighting? any ideas?

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #1 on:** April 20, 2007, 12:42:16 PM »

In the La7, you don't want to force a Spitfire into a stall fight, they will chew you up. Do not turn with them in a the medium speed range or they will chew you up.

ack-ack

Blagard · « **Reply #2 on:** April 20, 2007, 12:54:45 PM »

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Originally posted by Ack-Ack
In the La7, you don't want to force a Spitfire into a stall fight, they will chew you up. Do not turn with them in a the medium speed range or they will chew you up.

Drat

you are going to turn him into another La runner

zlehmann · « **Reply #3 on:** April 20, 2007, 01:06:09 PM »

oh im not running, its a lot more fun to watch my plane get shot to pieces in the review video later than it is to watch me run lol.

so if i cant outclimb them, and i cant out-turn them....should i just join their team lol?

oh well, ill figure something out. that la7 is sweet though, its pretty fast, nice and small profile, good cannons and decent climb. i was comparing it to the yaku's..but i just dont thing they are that much better than the la7.

maybe as my tactics improve i can hang with them a little better.

Lusche · « **Reply #4 on:** April 20, 2007, 01:41:27 PM »

The Spit 16 climbs better, turns better and even accelerates better at low-med speeds. Of course a good pilot in La7 can outturn a lousy Spit driver, but if both pilots know what they are doing, you have to fight at your strenghts, not the Spitty's. Keep speed up, manage your energy, and don't be shy to extend if needed. Over 300 mph you accelerate better & you have about 40mph more max speed. Just don't play his game.

zlehmann · « **Reply #5 on:** April 20, 2007, 02:08:39 PM »

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Originally posted by Lusche
The Spit 16 climbs better, turns better and even accelerates better at low-med speeds. Of course a good pilot in La7 can outturn a lousy Spit driver, but if both pilots know what they are doing, you have to fight at your strenghts, not the Spitty's. Keep speed up, manage your energy, and don't be shy to extend if needed. Over 300 mph you accelerate better & you have about 40mph more max speed. Just don't play his game.

thanks Lusche...it will be difficult but you gave me something to chew on before my next engagement!:aok

4deck · « **Reply #6 on:** April 20, 2007, 02:32:15 PM »

Extension unfortuantly is the only option really. Which sux, because u will find your self running a good deal.

may I intrest u in the Yak.

B@tfinkV · « **Reply #7 on:** April 20, 2007, 02:44:07 PM »

hey dont know if you want to bother with films n that but here are a couple of small films of the la7 vs spitfires.

La7 owns high spitfire

La7 barrel rolls vs spitfires at fighter town

the la7 is a fine aircraft if you dont fly it like a dweeb, no hos, no running away, you will make a good living in the la7 at about 2k right underneath a furball, rather than being the higher alt E fighter.
S!

zlehmann · « **Reply #8 on:** April 20, 2007, 04:03:41 PM »

huh interesting you say that because thus far i've been much more successful running higher than others and diving down on them, maybe ive just been lucky! thanks for the vids im watching them now!:aok

oh and to respond to the other response about the yak...do you like it? i was looking at the stats and i didnt see too much of an improvement but i am yet to fly it. what is it you like most about it?

FBplmmr · « **Reply #9 on:** April 20, 2007, 04:23:55 PM »

no offense, but I get the impression you are just too happy!

How about throwing in a whine or something, come on sullen up.

and non of that glass half empty crap..thats for amateurs .. I wanna hear

"who the hell stole my drink!"

Gulp · « **Reply #10 on:** April 20, 2007, 04:24:08 PM »

Yaks are cool and great for learning to conserve ammo. They have their strengths like every other plane.

While you are checking rides out, take a look at the KI84. It's a good plane that is decent at about everything. It's not the king in any category, but it does alot of things well and it gets under estimated by opponents. It can bleed and gain energy fast and is fast enough to play with the bnz crowd, if you watch your dive speed and manage your E. It's a good turner and a very dangerous plane in that medium speed range that many fights end up at.

You also earn perk points 3 time faster than you do in an LA7.

BaldEagl · « **Reply #11 on:** April 20, 2007, 04:34:29 PM »

I used to fly Spits a lot. I always saw LA's as a lunch treat unless they ran away.

I've been flying the LA-5 and more recently the LA-7 a bit and here's what I've found; Keep them low (under 10K) and fast. Against turn fighters use them in a slashing role (attack, extend, turn, attack). Keep convergence under 400 as ballistics aren't that great.

Used this way they can beat just about anything.

They will, of course, out-turn a lot of planes but not the best turn fighters and they will B'n'Z and extend pretty well but not as good as the best B'n'Zers. They really fit into that middle ground so many of the planes in the set do although, like the Spits, they are at the upper end of that middle-ground. While the Spits lean toward the turn fight the LA's lean toward the B'n'Z role although both are pretty good at both styles of fighting.

Dichotomy · « **Reply #12 on:** April 20, 2007, 05:21:53 PM »

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Originally posted by FBplmmr
no offense, but I get the impression you are just too happy!

How about throwing in a whine or something, come on sullen up.

and non of that glass half empty crap..thats for amateurs .. I wanna hear

"who the hell stole my drink!"

many years of training it takes to first class whiner become..

Flint · « **Reply #13 on:** April 20, 2007, 09:05:44 PM »

Kill the spit on your first pass.

EsX_Raptor · « **Reply #14 on:** April 20, 2007, 09:48:30 PM »

I love my Spitfire =]

I find it hard to get someone off of my high 6 T__T