D + Fence!

[smokey23]

NIKI 50% fuel and all the cannon it can carry reaon it turns better at slower speeds and gets up with out a long runnout IMHO

[Denholm]

Spitfire Mk. V.

Because its the all-in-one package!

[MjTalon]

P47D25
50% + D 75 Gal DT's
Spawn away from the enemies to grab a bit, a bout 2.5-4k proceed to engage the bandits doing about 300+ IAS.


reason, P47 is my standard plane and I'm more use to her than any other plane. Plus with 50% internal she turns with the best of them... Well i know how to make her turn with the best of them anyway

[FTDEEP]

good post. first i jump in SB and see if a cv is vizable. try and get a peek on the town. if town is still good, i'll up at a base behind the base that is being attacked. then out comes the Caddy <F4C 50% fuel w/extrnls>. if i feel buffs are ib, a 110 is upped a base behind also, 50% fuel w/2 extrnls and ROCKETS. if there is no other base to up from, out comes the nik or 190A8. if they don't have cannons forgetaboutit. hopefully enter the field just about the clouds..most are looking down at the field <waiting for someone to deack> and try and catch them by suprise. all the time watching for goon or lvts.

[JimBeam]

Ki-84

Reasoning:

- Ki-84 has excellent acceleration which helps to build E quickly
- Ki-84 turns very well and works the vertical well
- Ki-84 is commonly underestimated by the opponents
- Ki-84 is the planer I fly most frequently and I am very comfortable in it

im with the turning tendency

[humble]

The light A-20 is a suprisingly good point defense "fighter". Especially if you have enough time to get up of the deck a bit. Give an A-20 5K of air under the wings and it becomes a formidable opponent.

[Fugita]

Ki-84

Reasoning:

- Ki-84 has excellent acceleration which helps to build E quickly
- Ki-84 turns very well and works the vertical well
- Ki-84 is commonly underestimated by the opponents
- Ki-84 is the planer I fly most frequently and I am very comfortable in it

Love my Ki-84

[VansCrew1]

LA7, in the right hands the LA's unstoppable on the deck. And because it's uber-gay. 

[ghi]

Scramble Scramble!  Enemies inbound!   low-level enemy raid coming in your direction from your airfield's tower, but you are unsure what the enemy is flying (7+ enemies). 

il2, 25% fuel 2x23mm,
i would HO 2 of them in first pass, 2 are going to die to acs fire deacking the town,other 2 must be noob for sure and  blow up bombing too low, and the last 1 more worried about score ,k/d is going to run smoking.

=> Sistem:ghi landed 2 kills and 4 proxis in IL2.
 incoming  PMs:  damn  HO dork.

[E25280]

il2, 25% fuel 2x23mm,
i would HO 2 of them in first pass, 2 are going to die to acs fire deacking the town,other 2 must be noob for sure and  blow up bombing too low, and the last 1 more worried about score ,k/d is going to run smoking.

=> Sistem:ghi landed 2 kills and 4 proxis in IL2.
 incoming  PMs:  damn  HO dork.

GHI beat me to it! 

[BillyD]

il2, 25% fuel 2x23mm,
i would HO 2 of them in first pass, 2 are going to die to acs fire deacking the town,other 2 must be noob for sure and  blow up bombing too low, and the last 1 more worried about score ,k/d is going to run smoking.

=> Sistem:ghi landed 2 kills and 4 proxis in IL2.
 incoming  PMs:  damn  HO dork.

LOL!

With no time/alt the uber dweeby Spit 16 light is an awesome base defense aircraft.

I like the Typhoon the best tho, the hispanos tear the super tough american birds to shreds which is a big bonus.

For some other interesting options, F4U1, Seafire, YAK 9T, etc.

[Anodizer]

First, I'll use what I normally play with (38G)..  I usually take off from the base, but if it's being vulched I'll try to spawn directly out of the hanger or the next closest base..  I like to have at least 5k of alt to work with..  Sometimes more depending on the situation.. 
If I'm not able to achieve effectiveness with the 38, I'll go hotwire a George..  If it's worse than that, I'll take a 38L from another base go to 10K and BnZ everything I can..  If it's worse still, maybe, just maybe, just possibly.........I may be tempted to up a Tempest....But I only use it for medicinal purposes.....I swear...

[LYNX]

Spit 16/8 and get alt above the F4's / F6's.  Most will be heavy so running them down isn't a problem.  When actually fighting F4's / F6's and they commit to flaps down just use the vertical.... 16 = 100% + drop 8 = 75% fuel

HurriC to rip the snot outta any hvy's. = 75%  fuel

Hurri1 to turn the piss outta Zero's and FM2's.  Even whack the F4 / F6's.  More smiles per kill. = 75% fuel

[Widewing]

I usually grab an A-20 or an IL-2. Why? Because it's guaranteed that the average dweebenheimer will figure either is an easy kill. They'll be confident one second and dead the next.

The other evening, I was chasing a 190D-9 with my A-20. Its pilot figured he could go vertical and rope the bomber. He figured wrong. I chased him down going straight up. Welcome to your first course in applied physics, Newton's second law of motion. F=M*A, paying close attention to M (mass)... No fighter can out-zoom a Co-E A-20.

Fly the clunkers and hanger queens, it'll make you a better pilot.


My regards,

Widewing

[thndregg]

Fly the clunkers and hanger queens, it'll make you a better pilot.

Amen to that, Sir!  <<S>>

It has to be a desperate time before I even touch a "training wheeler" like a Spit16 or La7. I just feel wrong about it.

In defense of a base, I up a Yak9u, or 9T. I go out on the sly and hunt for the source. The goon(s). Then the harried fight begins and ends with me being turned into scrap. All of them after my puny plane.