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Offline SmokinLoon

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Re: Bf109E-4
« Reply #15 on: August 23, 2008, 03:46:52 PM »
109E = poorman's Spit 5.

"Poorman's Spit 5" ???

If the guy is in a Spit 5 to begin with, you cant get much more poorer than that.   :D 
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Re: Bf109E-4
« Reply #16 on: August 23, 2008, 05:16:41 PM »
Spit V outclasses the 109E4.

Hell, hurr2 outclasses the 109E4. Fire Over Malta illustrated that ALL too well.

The 109E is obsolete compared to any RAF fighter that doesn't have a "Mk.I" in the name, and that's not even getting into modeling issues with some planes, just how it stacks up "as-is"

That said, it is quite fun at times. My squad did a sweep over fighter town one day in them, and I and another 109E covered their egress. I didn't survive, but when I went down had 5 kills and 40 rounds left. Just can't ever disengage!!

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Re: Bf109E-4
« Reply #17 on: August 23, 2008, 05:28:57 PM »
... Just can't ever disengage!!

Nope.  It's one of those planes like the F4F-4, FM2 and Hurries where once you commit you're committed until you kill them all, die or get help.
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Re: Bf109E-4
« Reply #18 on: August 23, 2008, 11:10:46 PM »
Fly the F4. End of story.
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Re: Bf109E-4
« Reply #19 on: August 24, 2008, 12:47:10 AM »
Fly the F4. End of story.

Boring.  Try the G6.

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Re: Bf109E-4
« Reply #20 on: August 24, 2008, 07:54:56 AM »
Boring.  Try the G6.

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F4 & G6 does present a nice line in the sand: machine guns on the G6 proporitonate 50 cals while the F4 comes with of 30 cals (sort of).

A bit more VA-Room too in the engine.

Lots to love about both planes.

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Re: Bf109E-4
« Reply #21 on: August 24, 2008, 08:39:10 AM »
your both wrong. Fly the K4. Problems solved.


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Re: Bf109E-4
« Reply #22 on: August 24, 2008, 02:28:21 PM »
Boring.  Try the G6.

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Not at all. If it's boring, set challenges. I love using it in CV battles. Fiddy straight and you can outturn zekes all day.
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Re: Bf109E-4
« Reply #23 on: August 25, 2008, 12:58:17 PM »
/24's 

The trick to downing a 24 quickly in any aircraft is to set an engine alight.

Flying matchsticks, those things.

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Re: Bf109E-4
« Reply #24 on: August 25, 2008, 02:17:38 PM »
The German fighter pilots would also say just that. A B-24 would burn much easier than a B-17, and "brightly"
It was very interesting to carry out the flight trials at Rechlin with the Spitfire and the Hurricane. Both types are very simple to fly compared to our aircraft, and childishly easy to take-off and land. (Werner Mölders)

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Re: Bf109E-4
« Reply #25 on: August 26, 2008, 12:02:43 PM »
i like the 109e. it flies well good ina dog fight. i would not use it to intercept bombers. the plane has no punch to bring them down.

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Re: Bf109E-4
« Reply #26 on: August 26, 2008, 12:19:16 PM »
2x20mm is punch.
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Re: Bf109E-4
« Reply #27 on: August 26, 2008, 12:34:42 PM »
2x20mm is punch.

If those 20mm's were ballistically any poorer you'd have to be careful not to run into them after firing.   ;)
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Re: Bf109E-4
« Reply #28 on: August 26, 2008, 12:38:33 PM »
If those 20mm's were ballistically any poorer you'd have to be careful not to run into them after firing.   ;)

Heh.  True enough.  Like most early-war planes, you have to get the Emil in to 200 yards or less before you open fire. The MG-FFs work fine then.  The 60-round ammo limit is its biggest problem.

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Re: Bf109E-4
« Reply #29 on: August 27, 2008, 05:55:31 AM »
2x20mm is punch.

not enough rounds to bring down a bomber unless your really close or get a lucky shot