Tank killer question..

[fudgums]

I use the P51D, use 1000's pounders get 2 kills, then go fight 

[Bronk]

Not sure about Shermans.

Just behind turret vent looking deal.

[Spikes]

In order:
IL2 w/37mm - 100 rounds of pure firepower. Should be perked
B25H - A big lumpy target, but if you get this hunk of junk close enough to a GV it will blow the ever loving s*** out of it. The 6 500lb bombs are also a treat too.
HurriIID - A hard plane to kill GV's with. You only have 32 rounds of ammo, but they are twin 40mm cannons. Watch their recoil as well.
A20G - 8x 500lb bombs, who can go wrong? If you're a decent dive bomber, you can get 8 kills and a couple more with your 8x 50cal MGs.
P38J/L - 2x 1000lb bombs and they are basically as close to YOU as they can get, since they are almost under the cockpit. No need to line up differently to get the bomb to land in the right place. Just dive and release. Rocket situation. With the J, don't bother taking rockets. The L has 10x rockets on wing pylons. These are good for strafing runs on soft(er) GVs like M3s, M8s etc. but can also be used for turreting Wirbles and Ostis. After you're out of ord, you can strafe with 2000 rounds of 50cal and a single 20mm cannon.

Overall:
Ord up: A20G, P38J/L
Ord Down: B25H, Hurri IID

[E25280]

Like this.http://www.mediafire.com/?ynzmjjfnweh

Heh, where did that come from.   

[Bronk]

Heh, where did that come from.   

Hehe thanks .

[1Boner]

I like the Typhoon with 2 1000lbers.

Dump the bombs, kill some tanks, and now I'm locked and loaded for some plane to plane action.

(most of the time the action consists of me plummeting to my untimely demise)

The "spanos" are good for killing smaller gvs also.

And if I need to "egress" for any reason, I can do so very swiftly.

[sldered]

38L with 2 eggs and rockets 

[TIMMY]

with ord  =a20  (still learning the f8)
no ord = hurri D

i use the a20 as a quick base defense against gv's
it climbs, turns, well protected and 6 nose 50's and no ord have suprised many a fighter
(if im just having some fun the f8 is my choice)

the IID is a monster there is nothing like getting a converged shot through the lid of a panzer
and dodging the flying turret in the pullout 

i tried the il2 was too easy and it doesn't perform in the vertical like the hurri which is how you get the most out of these smaller AT cannons

[Bronk]

i tried the il2 was too easy and it doesn't perform in the vertical like the hurri which is how you get the most out of these smaller AT cannons

37mm<40mm

[splitatom]

i think the a-20 is the best because afer i drop all my bombs which ends up with 6 kills i can dogfight with the planes over tanktown and add somemore kills

[E25280]

the IID is a monster there is nothing like getting a converged shot through the lid of a panzer
and dodging the flying turret in the pullout 

i tried the il2 was too easy and it doesn't perform in the vertical like the hurri which is how you get the most out of these smaller AT cannons

I've tried the IID on several occasions . . . to date, exactly one kill (after about 3-4 augers against a guy who was tracked)   .

My general suckiness aside, the thing I do NOT like about the IID is that it feels helpless against any enemy aircraft.  Perhaps you can get a hit with the 40mms, but with that low ammo load, you will quickly be dead meat.  The 4x.303s simply won't get the job done fast enough most of the time.  YMMV

The IL-2, otoh, has plenty of ammo and is (now) capable of taking out any GV in the game.  Unless someone calls out that there is a Tiger or T-34, I still use the 23mms for their higher ammo level and rate of fire vs. enemy air cons (although the 37mms make a nice, bright orange ball when they hit  ).

I am still amazed at how many people actually will take a HO shot against an IL-2.  Makes me smile (almost) every time.  Those that are too late in turning away often get raked in the side or underbelly anyway.

[whiteman]

IL-2 with the smaller gun package, the weight of the big guns has me clipping trees. Then a tie between the F6F and the F4U-1D.

[Becinhu]

The 190 F-8 is an excellent tank killer if you can be accurate with the rockets. You only need 1 to kill with if you hit the gv properly. My best sortie in one was 5 kills with no rearm. One gv with the 500kg bomb and the other 4 with rockets salvoed at 2. I haven't killed a tiger with the rockets but just about everything else. Panzers pop with a hit to the engine or flush on the side armor. T-34s I have only killed in the engine with rockets.

[TIMMY]

the thing I do NOT like about the IID is that it feels helpless against any enemy aircraft.  Perhaps you can get a hit with the 40mms, but with that low ammo load, you will quickly be dead meat.  The 4x.303s simply won't get the job done fast enough most of the time

unfortunatly like all aircraft of the era you couldn't have it all.
the il2 can dogfight pretty well .... for about 3 turns then you have no E left and  you are struggling to keep it airborne.
IMHO the hurri can hold it own a bit better  mainly because you have more options because of the superior climbrate etc
i would rate them about equal overall in the hands of a good stick

hurri has climbrate, smaller target, faster and the 40MM out penetrates the 37mm considerably.
its a trade off anything the hurri doesn't have the IL2 has

the main reason i fly hurri is it can swing around alot more when in an almost vertical dive
and rather than doin a run and circling around like in the il2 you can just go vertical after the pullout and do it all over again in a matter of seconds


oh yeah anyone know if we have the normal or the squeezebore vickers S?

The 190 F-8 is an excellent tank killer if you can be accurate with the rockets. You only need 1 to kill with if you hit the gv properly. My best sortie in one was 5 kills with no rearm. One gv with the 500kg bomb and the other 4 with rockets salvoed at 2. I haven't killed a tiger with the rockets but just about everything else. Panzers pop with a hit to the engine or flush on the side armor. T-34s I have only killed in the engine with rockets.

that it is  but it would have to be the hardest plane here to master i find im more accurate level @ about 200ft with the rockets i cant hit **** diving and using rockets
i take my hat off to whoever has mastered the f8

[Becinhu]

The main problem with the 190 f-8 is the trajectory on the rockets..it stinks. It's not like the American rockets that fly fairly straight once released. The f-8 rockets pretty much have a trajectory that's almost as bad as the b-25h 75mm. Once you learn that though you can be quite lethal. Unfortunately, My attention span prevents me from ever getting good in it...