Last night I was flying a bunch of different planes as I tend to do. I started out in the A6M5, moved to the BF109F-4, then the P-39D and ended up in the P-38G.
So I was flying the P-38 and ended up chasing a 190 on the deck. He was stick stirring and I was trying to lead his erratic movements when I slapped the nose into the turf and died.
Dissapointed with myself, I typed the infamous one-liner into 200 text; "Nice stick stirring" to which I got the response "Nice auger".
So I upped my next, like new, P-38G to give it another go. I managed 3 kills then ran into a P-47. By then I had one engine smoking but never one to leave an enemy unvanquished, I engaged. We went around several times and I hit him twice but not catostrophically (sp). Soon, I saw the red hoard approaching on radar and since I already had 3 kills, was alone in the area and had an engine smoking I egressed the fight and headed toward home. Less than a minute later, my smoking engine finally died.
Then I got a PM:
"Was that you in the P-38 I was fighting?"
"Yep"
"You rtb?"
"Yep, dead engine."
"See, I didn't have to stick stir"
"Nope, and I bet it was a lot more fun for both of us"
"Yes it was"
"I was just using the 190's roll advantage"
"There are other, better ways to use the 190's roll advantage"
This lead to a short discussion on 190 tactics and a <S> from both sides.
I'm not sure what the moral is to this story but what started out as a mild exchange on 200 turned out to be a good fight and a good discussion.
This has happened to me on a few occasions and I sort of enjoy when it does. I guess it's in the turning something bad into something good.
Just thought I'd share it.
