omg steve lookie I can make the 51 sing kinda !

[Steve]

accelerates slower, far less armored

incorrect.

[BnZs]

FWIW, I find the Dora the steadier gun platform of the two planes. 190s across the board seem to be very steady and lack nose bounce, even when you are "abusing" the control inputs trying to make a last minute adjustment for a snap shot.

But yeah, the forward views on the 190s do suck, a little bit more than they need to IMHO.

OTOH, I think Steve low-rates the Pony just abit. Sure, the Corsairs float like a butterfly, but there are plenty of situations where the F4U won't quite have the get-up-and-go to drag your butt out of an ugly multi-bandit situation, and  the Mustang will.

[Yenny]

Dora's gun platform > the P51. Usually when I fly the Dora I only have literally .5 to 1 sec to fire. I usually only fire at 200 yards, on either snapshot or high speed pass. I am used to the D9 gun platform so I can't use any thing else. I have hard time aiming w/ the 50 cals and 30mm, or hispanoes etc. I've recall countles of time i fly spit ridin the enemy's 6 clock at 200 yards and I can't hit him because i keep overleading due to the fact that I'm used tothe D9 where you gotta pull a lot more lead cause the projectile rate is slower w/ its 20mm. I've sorties in D9 where i wrack up 20-26 kills w/o rearm. It just I am used to that platform and i can't adjust to any other plane. Just like the movie above, at 200 yards ez shot and I miss w/ the 50 cal because i'm not used to aiming it.

[redman555]

i hate 190 so much rofl, its like a flying brick with wings

-BigBOBCH

[Masherbrum]

I've turnfought 2 La7's OTD, while in a Ta-152 (2 on 1, no help).   They both were shot down and just to eliminate the "angles argument", I scraped water a couple of times doing less than 100 Indicated.   

OddCAF was there and was literally speechless that I RTB'd, let alone shoot two La7's down.   OddCAF had oil damage from one of them HO'ing him.   Another CAF sqauddie was shot down after not listening and just "barreled in". 

Planes aren't the "Yardstick" in this game.   It's how you use it, that makes ALL of the difference.   I turn Ponies, hell I turn EVERYTHING.   IDGAF about BnZ, etc.   I pay my monthly subscription to FIGHT.   Some lose this simple concept very easily.   

[Yenny]

^_^ killing newbies in La-7s aren't rly fighting !

[Gixer]

 I turn Ponies, hell I turn EVERYTHING.   IDGAF about BnZ, etc.   I pay my monthly subscription to FIGHT.   Some lose this simple concept very easily.   

Turning EVERYTHING doesn't equate to Fighting..


<S>...-Gixer

[BnZs]

So how does that work exactly?

I've turnfought 2 La7's OTD, while in a Ta-152 (2 on 1, no help).   They both were shot down and just to eliminate the "angles argument", I scraped water a couple of times doing less than 100 Indicated.   

OddCAF was there and was literally speechless that I RTB'd, let alone shoot two La7's down.   OddCAF had oil damage from one of them HO'ing him.   Another CAF sqauddie was shot down after not listening and just "barreled in". 

Planes aren't the "Yardstick" in this game.   It's how you use it, that makes ALL of the difference.   I turn Ponies, hell I turn EVERYTHING.   IDGAF about BnZ, etc.   I pay my monthly subscription to FIGHT.   Some lose this simple concept very easily.   

[Yenny]

Reason I said noob La-7s pilot is if they were good, it only take 1 to give you hell =). 2x of any plane vs one, and they know what you are doing, you almost got no chance. The constant one drag one tag, forcing you to break force you to have no E and just sitting there waiting to die=). But then again they were newbie!

[Anaxogoras]

I've sorties in D9 where i wrack up 20-26 kills w/o rearm.

Film?

[Steve]

OTOH, I think Steve low-rates the Pony just abit. Sure, the Corsairs float like a butterfly, but there are plenty of situations where the F4U won't quite have the get-up-and-go to drag your butt out of an ugly multi-bandit situation, and  the Mustang will.

My point about the f4u is that, all-around, it's the best plane in the set.  There may be anecdotal circumstances where another plane is better.

[Yenny]

Film?

Some of those sorties, I didn't really film it. I usually don't film my flight unless it's a DA 1 v 1 thingie. I do have a bunch of film of random stuff though. I guess i can get unrusty and film a few 20+ w/o rearm for ya =). I said 20-26 cause I have quite a few 20+ when I used to play this game like it was a job! but my best w/o rearm was 26, wrack the last 5 of them w/ the last 300 rounds of 13mm. Landed w/ 2% fuel. It was wild hehe.

[ink]

It might be inferior in one aspect or another performance wise to other late model rides but overall it's very good. The point I was making is that it has the best views in the game especially over the nose and fuel range which are overlooked as a significant advantage compared to any other ride.

Views,fuel range,overall performance,six 50s and ammo to spare is what makes it one of the best rides in the game and above some other late war rides.

Of course then HT went and patched the F4U making it the best non jet ride in the game by giving the late war F4Us the performance of a pony plus the low speed performance of a zeke with it's uber flaps. Which is just hilarious every time I come across one.   


<S>...-Gixer

i see this posted allot lately but, i just don't see it in game, f4u, certainly does not have the slow turning ability of a zeke, i fight them all the time, and they are quite easy to kill, unless the stick really knows how to fly them, but that goes for every plane in AH.

[ink]

Some of those sorties, I didn't really film it. I usually don't film my flight unless it's a DA 1 v 1 thingie. I do have a bunch of film of random stuff though. I guess i can get unrusty and film a few 20+ w/o rearm for ya =). I said 20-26 cause I have quite a few 20+ when I used to play this game like it was a job! but my best w/o rearm was 26, wrack the last 5 of them w/ the last 300 rounds of 13mm. Landed w/ 2% fuel. It was wild hehe.

sounds like lots of vulching to me.

or just a buch of TALL TALES.

[Yenny]

^_^ pff ammo is never the issue, fuel is. But i'll dust the rust off and take em D-9 out for some killwhoring run and film it !