What plane for buff hunting?

[Banshee7]

Originally posted by Gixer
What about the 262 and 163? Haven't done it in a while but nothing funnier then busting up someones 2 hour HQ mission with a 10min flight in a 163.  

Personally If I want to frustrate buffs I'll grab a 262, but in general I just don't bother with them.


...-Gixer

I hate them ragged POS planes   I occassionally take one up but i like to gain more perkies than use em:aok

[DoNKeY]

Originally posted by Banshee7
As it has been said before, and I agree with it, It's not the plane, it's the way you attack.

Donkey, in my opinion the 38 is one of the worst (but it's not) Because it's such a large target and is very easy to get a PW...maybe you've just been getting lucky or the bombers couldn't gun.  Either way, if you don't know what you are doing, it's very easy to get killed by buffs in any plane.  But to list a few of my favorite buff hunters:   Ta-152, 190-D9 or A8, 109-G14 and K4.  But I kill a lot of buffs with .50 cal American planes (Usually 51 (both models) or F4U-1A or D.)

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Banshee7

I guess you're speaking from you experience, so you must not being flying the 38 the "right" way.  I have only gotten ONE, yes one, pw this tour so far combined with the last tour (I seem to lose more ailerons then anything else), and no, I don't just BnZ so as to stay "safe."  

What's more, if you attack buffs right, they will see a very slim profile, which is smaller then some other single engine planes.  All it is is setting up your attack.  

Feel free to disagree with me.

donkey

[Banshee7]

Not disagreeing with ya....just saying what happens to me.  PW is not as big of an issue as losing Engine oil for me.  That and a few rudders, ailerons.....the whole shi-bang

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Banshee7

[Rich46yo]

If you absolutely need to fly a bomber that can eat fighters for lunch then fly the Dragon. This month, so far, Im 25K to 11D in KI67s with about 30 sent home with their pants on fire. Thats in attacks on airfield ords only from 10,000' to 14,000'.

                        Come into an airfield at 4,000' in B-24s, dancing along in the konga line, and you deserve what you get. I see these heavy cannoned fighters just chew them to death.

[BaldEagl]

Originally posted by Rich46yo
If you absolutely need to fly a bomber that can eat fighters for lunch then fly the Dragon. This month, so far, Im 25K to 11D in KI67s with about 30 sent home with their pants on fire. Thats in attacks on airfield ords only from 10,000' to 14,000'.

                        Come into an airfield at 4,000' in B-24s, dancing along in the konga line, and you deserve what you get. I see these heavy cannoned fighters just chew them to death.

I don't think he meant hunting WITH buffs.  I think he meant hunting FOR them.