109G6, I'm starting to like it

[angelsandair]

Today in MA, I was in my 109G6 w/ gondolas, I was jumped by a P-38 and a Spixteen after going RTB to land 3 kills. I tell you one thing, even WITH the gondolas, I handled my own. I didn't worry too much about the P-38 till he started to TnB... I made short work of him as quick as I could (got the assist though, wierd...), then the spixteen came in on me. It shot out my radiator and my little 109 kept chuggin along. I ended up killing him after a quick overshoot, and it lasted about another 4 to 5 minutes and I landed my kills

[Saurdaukar]

Lose the gondolas and it becomes a whole new A/C.

[spit16nooby]

Agreed with out the gondalas it is much better.  It might be a better idea to try the g-2. It is better at everything except the g-6's secondary guns are upgraded to 13mm.  I would also reccomend my main ride the 109k-4. 

[Bosco123]

I personally like the G6, it can TnB, if you know how to use it porperly. I usually don't fly it in the MA, but in the DA, were I get the best fights out of everyone.
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[BlauK]

If you want gondolas, I'd rather suggest flying G-14. It can carry them easier.

[weazely]

Fun plane to fly.

[angelsandair]

I'm still sorta new with that "stall limiter off" combat, and the 109G6 is very kind to my turns. It doesnt stall out as easily, when in a spit 5, I was spinning after doing less than half the stuff...

[Xasthur]

All the 109s take much more control input to create a serious stall. The 109's most violent stalls are still a 'wing dip' compared to what I've ended up with in the Spitfire.

Whilst the Spitfire is a dream going into turns I find it requires much more restraint that 109, where you can barrel into turns, roll over with full rudder input and only get a little stall buffet out of it.

The same sort of control inputs in a Spitfire will put it into a 'falling leaf' stall, I have found.

[angelsandair]

yea... and the gondolas on the 109G6 makes it a deadly buff-hunter. Last night, I was flying one looking for a good fight, got jumped at 10k by another 109G2, spixteen, and an F4U.  I HO'd the spixteen (since I'm not gonna waste my time with one of those) and I took on the F4U first and after about 3 turns, down, same with the 109G2. I ended up landing 4 kills

[Motherland]

Wow.... that's horrible...
the Bf.109G6 is probably the worst of the series. The fact that someone in a G2 was not able to beat you, with gondolas on your G6 no less, is kind of sad, since the G2 is one of the most well rounded of the series and one of my favorites.

The G6 is a lot of fun to fly though.

[angelsandair]

Ehh... I was really really tired, and for some reason, when I'm tired, I do a whole lot better 

[DPQ5]

yeah i am starting to like the g6 my self, i use to only fly the g14

[angelsandair]

Earlier today, I got a whole bunch of people mad at me.

2 of them thought it would be an easy kill to HO my 109 (which I even usually think it is) but I almost always load-out gondolas. A spit 9 and a P-38 tried to HO me and.... well, it wasn't pretty. I then got in a turn fight with 2 different spit 9s and Won.

But is it me or are the Gondolas not very accurate? I wasnt hitting too much with time till atleast 400 out.

[Xasthur]

That will depend on your convergence, they are a long way out on the wing and they're set low. Think of the angle the gondolas have to fire from to meet at one set point.

Also, whilst you may have bagged some Spit9s in a G6 with gondolas keep in mind that a decent or even equal pilot will walk all over you given equal positions. The fact of the matter is that even a clean G6 with a light fuel load will be fighting a tough battle with a Spit9 or less as far as turning goes.

The Spit9 will also give the K4 a run for its money in the vertical, provided you don't have a significant advantage to begin with. Always be wary of Spits and don't be surprised if you get caught out by one that knows what they're doing.

There is a reason why many of the Luftwaffe pilots regarded the Spitfire as their most feared adversary.

[angelsandair]

Well, I really like the 109s climb too. I had a spit about 1k below me trying to climb up to get a "free kill" I just nosed on up, when he fell down, I ruddered it and got him!

Oh and I set my Gondola convergence to usually 225 or 250. Should it be out a little farther?