Originally posted by Masherbrum
Again, I'm up to prove these numbers wrong as I do it often. Skills aside, you'd think the Bish and Knight folks that come across a Rook Ki61 wouldn't get cocky. But, they do and very often find themselves in the tower quickly. I applaud them for thinking like this, it makes my job even easier.
I'm sure the last two sentences will come across as arrogance as it has been common in the past. Folks will pile on my statements, and when defending myself, the accusations fly.
Now back on track. I RARELY am above 12k, my squaddies and friends in all countries will agree with this. I will use 12k worth of E in a fight, if I am on the deck, I will try and save some E. I DO NOT use flaps, and 90% of the time, rarely use them. I use throttle manipulation instead. It is more effective for my style of fighting. Climbing 8k more to me, is a waste of time and fuel. If I only fly to 20k and stay there at all costs, I am limiting my skills and restricting tactics even further. I WILL climb to 20k and knock someone off of that perch, and then dive back to altitude.
In the 5 years + of playing AH, I have shocked country mates by predicting Con maneuvers before they even happen. I can often with a degree of accuracy tell who I'm fighting.
Summary: Numbers and charts mean watermelon in a MA environment. The numbers are replaced by cockiness, laziness, and 2nd guesses. I have NO PROBLEMS turning with Spits and easier yet, Ki84's. I did it Monday night. I do it often. He even had altitude, but he made a fatal error, he misjudged my E, I was easily catching him in the ONLY plus the Ki84 has. He was caught going vertical, and had about 11k to plummet.
Strafing, you've always a problem with me for some reason as I've never done anything to you personally. I believe you are one who is younger than myself and carries a grudge over the most minuscule of dealings. I dropped the MA milk run baggage that you participated in over a year ago. The Rooks who were on last night would concur with this as well.
Look at my scores this Tour, and 2 Tours ago. You'll see what I mean.
Finally, if you want to get better, do not hesitate to see if I want to take you to the DA. I'd be happy to teach all that I know. Then again, "since Karaya sucks, I might be wasting my time."
<> Goth and Helm for teaching me the ways of the "POS Tony". ENY of 25 
Well again, I'm not saying a Ki-61 is a bad plane, I'm saying it's not the equal of a ki-84 in a equal setting. In the MA of course charts don't mean a thing, as one guys is likely to always have a advantage over the other for one reason or another.
It might be a E advantage, Alt or even a weight advantage. The ki-61 might be on his lat leg of his fuel tank while the Ki-84 might have just dropped his drop tanks. All sort of little things can add up to an advantage for one guy or the other.
I've killed quite a few guys in the Ki-61 myself, but it's not my primary ride but I know it's a great plane if flown well. Simply because a lot of guys under estimate it. Then again that can happen with a lot of planes, hell I had my but handed to me the other day in my 38G by a guy in a A20 of all planes. I know the A20 can be a killer but yea just tend to assume it's going to be a easy kill.. lol well I was wrong.
Much can be said the same with a Ki-61, a lot of guys will under estimate it which gives you an advantage. I honestly like the plane, at speed it seems to fly better than the ki-84 it just suffers from a horrible climb rate.
When I fly either of the KI's I also rarely ever use any flaps, in an attempt to keep my speed up. With A6m's I use flaps all the time, but it's a different style of plane and needs to be flown differently.
I'm' pretty sure we are in agreement that the 61 is a good plane, I was just saying if all things are equal the 84 is the better performer.
On the furballer vs toolsheaders I try not to get into that stuff anymore. I figure I fall right in the middle.. I like to capture bases and win wars but I also like a good fight.
I just tend to stay away from furballs, because I like to kill my own kills and not have 5 guys jump in on the kill I was working and only get an assist for my effort. (Assists tick me off it's a pet peve) So furballs over all annoy me, but it's not because of the win the war reasons.
That's why I tend to lean towards smaller fights or bases attacks, at least that way I know I don't have to worry about 5 guys jumping in on the con I was fighting.
