Author Topic: La5 and LA7 (Read 8608 times)

Squire · « **Reply #30 on:** February 06, 2008, 03:30:40 PM »

200 F4U-1Cs were produced, and its perked. LA-7s delivered during the war with 3 x 20mm, my guess would be no more than 100 or so. Operational? less than that.

Remember that production #s sometimes include post war #s, and the Russians built LA-7s after the war.

Karnak · « **Reply #31 on:** February 06, 2008, 03:32:01 PM »

I agree, if the quad Hispano loadout on the F4U-1C (to be a perk loadout of the F4U-1D) is perked so should the three cannon La-7s, for the same reason. Very rare in WWII, very, very common in AH if unperked.

1Boner · « **Reply #32 on:** February 06, 2008, 03:35:20 PM »

Yeah!! what they all said!!

And a much higher perk for the tempest too!!

VansCrew1 · « **Reply #33 on:** February 06, 2008, 03:38:20 PM »

Perk the trees.

Wmaker · « **Reply #34 on:** February 06, 2008, 03:48:20 PM »

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Originally posted by Greebo
Sorry guys, but the La-7 still has the 3 gun option.

I know you're probably not allowed to spill the beans, but is there any change for new variants? La-5/La-5F would really be useful additions!

1Boner · « **Reply #35 on:** February 06, 2008, 03:59:38 PM »

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Originally posted by Greebo
Sorry guys, but the La-7 still has the 3 gun option.

Most Guys claim the La7 is such an easy plane to shoot down.

Why do they want it perked?

Why would a 3rd gun make any difference?

Its so easy to shoot down anyways.

Wait!!! I think i know the answer--------

Not really puzzled on this one,

Boner

Masherbrum · « **Reply #36 on:** February 06, 2008, 04:00:53 PM »

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Originally posted by Squire
200 F4U-1Cs were produced, and its perked. LA-7s delivered during the war with 3 x 20mm, my guess would be no more than 100 or so. Operational? less than that.

Remember that production #s sometimes include post war #s, and the Russians built LA-7s after the war.

200 Niki's produced and it isn't perked.

2 guns are more than enough to land 10 kills without rearming an La7.

Bronk · « **Reply #37 on:** February 06, 2008, 04:01:52 PM »

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Originally posted by 1Boner
Most Guys claim the La7 is such an easy plane to shoot down.

Why do they want it perked?

Why would a 3rd gun make any difference?

Its so easy to shoot down anyways.

Wait!!! I think i know the answer--------

Not really puzzled on this one,

Boner

Quote

Originally posted by Squire
200 F4U-1Cs were produced, and its perked. LA-7s delivered during the war with 3 x 20mm, my guess would be no more than 100 or so. Operational? less than that.

Remember that production #s sometimes include post war #s, and the Russians built LA-7s after the war.

Masherbrum · « **Reply #38 on:** February 06, 2008, 04:03:02 PM »

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Originally posted by 1Boner
Most Guys claim the La7 is such an easy plane to shoot down.

Why do they want it perked?

Why would a 3rd gun make any difference?

Its so easy to shoot down anyways.

Wait!!! I think i know the answer--------

Not really puzzled on this one,

Boner

VansCrew has been flying since Tour 72, maybe he can tell us.

VansCrew1 · « **Reply #39 on:** February 06, 2008, 04:08:56 PM »

lol. LA's are only good for running. And i think most every tour the #1 plane i shot down was the LA. why perk something when it will never get behind you.

PS: glad masherbrum thought of me.

Bronk · « **Reply #40 on:** February 06, 2008, 04:10:09 PM »

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Originally posted by VansCrew1
lol. LA's are only good for running. And i think most every tour the #1 plane i shot down was the LA. why perk something when it will never get behind you.

PS: glad masherbrum thought of me.

Shane would kick your arse from one end of the arena to the other in one.

Tilt · « **Reply #41 on:** February 06, 2008, 04:13:15 PM »

That is one very nice skin Greebo really I cant fault it from the pictures given.

The La5FN internal cockpit looks much more like the real thing.

Very nice rail effects IMO.

The armoured glass seems a little too thick and a little too transparant (not opaque enough) but that could just be the angle of view.

The La5fn insturment panel seems to be an La7 panel with some of the central dials locations mixed up.

I suspect that the La5FN and La7 are going to have the same instrument panels.

It could be the angle of the view but the canopy shape seems to be the earlier shape with the lower forward frame. It will be interesting to see if this is higher on the La7

The external rendering seems very well done. Especially the area forward of the cockpit. The air intake cowl is superbly shaped IMO.

It will be interseting to see if the tail root is as thin as it was historically.

RedTop · « **Reply #42 on:** February 06, 2008, 04:14:52 PM »

LA smell-A DO the jugs!!!!

Could personally care less if the code for the LALA's got lost somewhere in the ozone layer someplace near Iran or something.

MajIssue · « **Reply #43 on:** February 06, 2008, 04:20:01 PM »

check out the homepage guys... looks like we get (maybe) new airplanes tomorrow!

I take back all my snied two weeks comments!

ALL of them

Ack-Ack · « **Reply #44 on:** February 06, 2008, 04:22:36 PM »

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Originally posted by Karnak
I agree, if the quad Hispano loadout on the F4U-1C (to be a perk loadout of the F4U-1D) is perked so should the three cannon La-7s, for the same reason. Very rare in WWII, very, very common in AH if unperked.

But the La7 didn't or nor ever has unbalanced the game play like the F4U-1C did, hence why it was originally perked.

ack-ack